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Docket for 21-499

No. 21-499

Title:	Carlos Vega, Petitioner v. Terence B. Tekoh
Docketed:	October 4, 2021
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Case Numbers:	(18-56414)
Decision Date:	January 15, 2021
Rehearing Denied:	June 3, 2021
Questions Presented

Proceedings and Orders

Oct 01 2021

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 3, 2021)
Petition Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Oct 29 2021

Waiver of right of respondent Terence B. Tekoh to respond filed.
Main Document

Nov 02 2021

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/19/2021.

Nov 03 2021

Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Nov 03 2021

Brief amici curiae of Arizona, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Nov 03 2021

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Police Organizations filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Nov 04 2021

Response Requested. (Due December 6, 2021)

Dec 06 2021

Brief of respondent Terence B. Tekoh in opposition filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Dec 22 2021

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.

Dec 22 2021

Reply of petitioner Carlos Vega filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Jan 10 2022

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.

Jan 14 2022

Petition GRANTED.

Feb 16 2022

Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Terence B. Tekoh
Blanket Consent Proof of Service

Feb 16 2022

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Carlos Vega
Blanket Consent

Feb 28 2022

Brief of petitioner Carlos Vega filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Feb 28 2022

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Main Document Proof of Service

Mar 07 2022

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Main Document Proof of Service

Mar 07 2022

Brief amici curiae of Local Government Organizations (IMLA) filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Mar 07 2022

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Police Organizations filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Mar 07 2022

Brief amici curiae of Arizona, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Mar 08 2022

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
Proof of Service Main Document

Mar 15 2022

ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

Mar 16 2022

Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.

Mar 17 2022

The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer, with the exception of one Sealed document that has been electronically filed.

Mar 23 2022

CIRCULATED

Mar 30 2022

Brief of respondent Terence B. Tekoh filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 04 2022

Brief amici curiae of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice and Professor Charles D. Weisselberg filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 06 2022

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 06 2022

Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 06 2022

Brief amici curiae of False Confession and Wrongful Conviction Scholars filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 06 2022

Brief amici curiae of The American Civil Liberties Union and Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service Main Document

Apr 06 2022

Brief amici curiae of Historians of Criminal Procedure filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 06 2022

Brief amicus curiae of The National Police Accountability Project filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 08 2022

Reply of petitioner Carlos Vega filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 14 2022

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.

Apr 20 2022

Argued. For petitioner: Roman Martinez, Washington, D. C.; and Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Paul L. Hoffman, Hermosa Beach, Cal.

Jun 23 2022

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer and Sotomayor, JJ., joined.

Jul 25 2022

JUDGMENT ISSUED

Attorneys

Attorneys for Petitioners

Roman Martinez V
Counsel of Record

Latham & Watkins, LLP
555 Eleventh Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004
roman.martinez@lw.com
Ph: 202-637-3377
Party name: Carlos Vega

Attorneys for Respondents

Paul Lindsey Hoffman
Counsel of Record

Schonbrun Seplow Harris Hoffman & Zeldes LLP
200 Pier Ave.
Suite 226
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
hoffpaul@aol.com
Ph: 3107177373
Party name: Terence B. Tekoh

Other Attorneys

Steven Edwards Art
Counsel of Record

Loevy & Loevy
311 N. Aberdeen St., 3rd Fl.
Chicago, IL 60607
steve@loevy.com
Ph: 312-243-5900
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

James Patrick Davy
Counsel of Record

All Rise Trial & Appellate
P.O. Box 15216
Philadelphia, PA 19125
jimdavy@allriselaw.org
Ph: (215) 792-3579
Party name: The National Police Accountability Project

Drew Curtis Ensign
Counsel of Record

Office of the Attorney General
2005 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004
drew.ensign@azag.gov
Ph: 602-542-5025
Party name: Arizona, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia

Drew Curtis Ensign
Counsel of Record

Office of the Attorney General
2005 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004
drew.ensign@azag.gov
Ph: 602-542-5025
Party name: State of Arizona, et al.

Brianne Jenna Gorod
Counsel of Record

Constitutional Accountability Center
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 501
Washington, DC 20036
brianne@theusconstitution.org
Ph: 202 296 6889
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center

Jeffrey Matthew Harris
Counsel of Record

Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
1600 Wilson Blvd.
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209
jeff@consovoymccarthy.com
Ph: 202-321-4120
Party name: National Association of Police Organizations

Brett Max Kaufman
Counsel of Record

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
bkaufman@aclu.org
Ph: 2125492603
Party name: The American Civil Liberties Union and Cato Institute

Wesley M. Oliver
Counsel of Record

Duquesne University School of Law
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
oliverw@duq.edu
Ph: 617-909-9849
Party name: Historians of Criminal Procedure

Elizabeth B. Prelogar

Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States

Charles Harker Rhodes IV
Counsel of Record

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
harker.rhodes@kirkland.com
Ph: (202) 389-5000
Party name: Local Government Organizations (IMLA)

Dan Stormer
Counsel of Record

Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP
128 N. Fair Oaks Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91103
dstormer@hadsellstormer.com
Ph: (626) 585-9600
Party name: False Confession and Wrongful Conviction Scholars

Charles David Weisselberg
Counsel of Record

University of California
School of Law
Berkeley, CA 94720-7200
cdw@berkeley.edu
Ph: 510-643-8159
Party name: California Attorneys for Criminal Justice and Professor Charles D. Weisselberg