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Docket for 25-7555 *** CAPITAL CASE ***

No. 25-7555 * CAPITAL CASE *

Title:	Tauno Waidla, Petitioner v. Christopher Pierce, Warden
Docketed:	June 9, 2026
Linked with:	25A963
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Case Numbers:	(18-99001, 18-99002)
Decision Date:	December 23, 2024
Rehearing Denied:	December 22, 2025

Proceedings and Orders

Feb 26 2026

Application (25A963) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 22, 2026 to May 21, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Main Document

Mar 03 2026

Application (25A963) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until May 21, 2026.

May 19 2026

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 9, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Jun 15 2026

Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 9, 2026 to August 8, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document

Jun 16 2026

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 10, 2026. See Rule 30.1

Jul 09 2026

Brief amici curiae of Retired United States Circuit Judges filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Aug 04 2026

Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 10, 2026 to September 9, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document Proof of Service

Aug 05 2026

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 9, 2026.

Attorneys

Attorneys for Petitioner

Marta Maria VanLandingham
Counsel of Record

Office of the Federal Public Defender
321 E. Second Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
marta_vanlandingham@fd.org
Ph: 2138947565
Party name: Tauno Waidla

Attorneys for Respondent

Seth Patrick McCutcheon
Counsel of Record

California Department of Justice
300 South Spring St., Suite 1702
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Seth.McCutcheon@doj.ca.gov
Ph: 213-269-6133
Party name: Christopher Pierce

Other Attorneys

Kevin Spencer Elliker
Counsel of Record

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
951 East Byrd Street, East Tower
Richmond, VA 23219
KELLIKER@HUNTON.COM
Ph: 804-788-8200
Party name: Retired United States Circuit Judges

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