Decided

No. 15-339

Michael Ross v. Shaidon Blake

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in part.

Argued. For petitioner: Julia Doyle Bernhardt, Assistant Attorney General, Baltimore, Md.; and Zachary D. Tripp, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Paul W. Hughes, Washington, D. C.

The Clerk has approved petitioner's lodging proposal. Copies of cited material received and distributed.

The Clerk has approved respondent's lodging proposal. Copies of non-record material received and distributed.

Reply of petitioner Michael Ross filed. (Distributed).

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

Proposal of counsel for petitioner to lodge copies of non-record materials cited in the reply brief on the merits.

Brief amicus curiae of National Police Accountability Project and Human Rights Defense Center filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Legal Aid Society of New York and Morningside Heights Legal Services, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Brief of respondent Shaidon Blake filed. (Distributed)

Proposal of counsel for respondent to lodge bound copies of non-record materials cited in respondent's brief on the merits.

CIRCULATED.

Record received from U.S.D.C. Dist. of Maryland Southern Div. is electronic and located on PACER. Sealed records are also electronic, not on PACER.

Record received from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.

Record requested from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit.

Brief amici curiae of West Virginia and 38 Other States filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Brief of petitioner Michael Ross filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including March 3, 2016.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including January 29, 2016.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 27, 2016.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 11, 2015.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 4, 2015.

Reply of petitioner Michael Ross filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Shaidon Blake in opposition filed.

Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, and 21 Other States filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 18, 2015.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 19, 2015)

Parties

Michael Ross, Petitioner, represented by Julia Doyle Bernhardt

Shaidon Blake, Respondent, represented by Paul W. Hughes

Amici Curiae

Legal Aid Society of New York and Morningside Heights Legal Services, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by John Boston

National Police Accountability Project and Human Rights Defense Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher Wimmer

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Zachary D. Tripp

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

West Virginia and 21 Other States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elbert Lin

West Virginia and 38 Other States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elbert Lin

 
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