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No. 21-846 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
 
Title: John Montenegro Cruz, Petitioner
v.
Arizona
Docketed: December 7, 2021
Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Arizona
   Case Numbers: (CR-17-0567-PC)
   Decision Date: June 4, 2021
   Rehearing Denied: June 23, 2021
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Nov 22 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2022)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2021 Waiver of Arizona filed 12/16/21 removed from docket. (See Rule 15.1)
Dec 20 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 6, 2022 to February 7, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Dec 21 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 7, 2022.
Jan 06 2022 Amicus brief of LatinoJustice PRLDEF not accepted for filing. (January 07, 2022 - correct pdf to be re-efiled)
Jan 06 2022 Brief amicus curiae of LatinoJustice PRLDEF filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jan 06 2022 Brief amici curiae of Habeas Scholars filed.
Main Document Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 04 2022 Brief of respondent Arizona in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Feb 22 2022 Reply of petitioner John Montenegro Cruz filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Feb 23 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
Mar 21 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
Mar 28 2022 Petition GRANTED limited to the following question: Whether the Arizona Supreme Court’s holding that Arizona Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.1(g) precluded post-conviction relief is an adequate and independent state-law ground for the judgment.
Apr 07 2022 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Apr 28 2022 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 13, 2022. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 12, 2022.
Jun 06 2022 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, John Montenegro Cruz
Blanket Consent
Jun 13 2022 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Arizona
Blanket Consent
Jun 13 2022 Brief of petitioner John Montenegro Cruz filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 13 2022 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Main Document Proof of Service
Jun 21 2022 Amicus brief of Habeas Scholars not accepted for filing. (June 22, 2022)
Jun 21 2022 Brief amici curiae of Ohio Justice & Policy Center and Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 21 2022 Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 21 2022 Brief amici curiae of LatinoJustice PRLDEF, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 21 2022 Brief amici curiae of Arizona Capital Representation Project, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 21 2022 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 03 2022 ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, November 1, 2022.
Aug 12 2022 Brief of respondent Arizona filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 19 2022 Brief amici curiae of Jonathan F. Mitchell, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 31 2022 CIRCULATED
Sep 12 2022 Record requested from the Supreme Court of Arizona.
Sep 12 2022 Reply of petitioner John Montenegro Cruz filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 11 2022 Record received from the Superior Court of the State of Arizona (Pima County) 1 Box. Part of the record has been electronically filed.
Nov 01 2022 Argued. For petitioner: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Joseph A. Kanefield, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Phoenix, Ariz.
Dec 07 2022 Record received from the Supreme Court of Arizona (3 boxes and the electronic record).
Feb 22 2023 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Barrett, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined.
Mar 27 2023 Judgment and mandate issued.
Main Document
Apr 25 2023 Record returned to the Supreme Court of Arizona (3 boxes and the electronic record).
Apr 26 2023 Record returned to the Superior Court of the State of Arizona (Pima County) 1 Box.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Neal Kumar Katyal
Counsel of Record
Hogan Lovells US LLP
555 Thirteenth St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com
Ph: 202 637 5528
Party name: John Montenegro Cruz


Attorneys for Respondents
Jeffrey Lee Sparks
Counsel of Record
Arizona Attorney General
2005 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004
jeffrey.sparks@azag.gov
Ph: 602-542-4686
Party name: State of Arizona


Joseph Andrew Kanefield
Arizona Attorney General's Off
2005 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Joe.Kanefield@azag.gov
Ph: 602-542-8080
Party name: State of Arizona


Other Attorneys
Elizabeth Graber Bentley
Counsel of Record
University of Minnesota Law School
Civil Rights Appellate Clinic
229 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
ebentley@umn.edu
Ph: 612-625-7809
Party name: Arizona Capital Representation Project and Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice


Michael Evan Bern
Counsel of Record
Latham & Watkins LLP
555 Eleventh Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-1304
michael.bern@lw.com
Ph: 202-637-2200
Party name: Ohio Justice & Policy Center and Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center


Melanie Lynn Bostwick
Counsel of Record
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
1152 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
mbostwick@orrick.com
Ph: 202-339-8483
Party name: Federal Courts Scholars


Melanie Lynn Bostwick
Counsel of Record
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
1152 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
mbostwick@orrick.com
Ph: 202-339-8483
Party name: Habeas Scholars


Noah Adam Levine
Counsel of Record
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007
noah.levine@wilmerhale.com
Ph: 212-230-8800
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, American Civil Liberties Union, and American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona


Adam Karl Mortara
Counsel of Record
Lawfair LLC
40 Burton Hills Boulevard
Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37215
mortara@lawfairllc.com
Ph: 773 750 7154
Party name: Jonathan F. Mitchell and Adam K. Mortara


Bruce H. Schneider
Counsel of Record
Stroock Stroock & Lavan LLP
180 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
bschneider@stroock.com
Ph: (212) 806-5400
Party name: LatinoJustice PRLDEF, et al.

 

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