Decided

No. 15-8544

Travis Beckles v. United States

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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Docket Entries

Record from the U.S.D.C. Southern District of Florida has been returned.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed a concurring opinion. Ginsburg, J., and Sotomayor, J., filed opinions concurring in the judgment. Kagan, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Argued. For petitioner: Janice L. Bergmann, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For respondent: Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae: Adam K. Mortara, Chicago, Ill. (Appointed by this Court.)

Reply of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)

Reply of petitioner Travis Beckles filed. (Distributed)

Record received from the U.S.D.C. Southern District of Florida 1 Envelope. Also received from the Southern District of Florida are SEALED documents, these records are electronic.

Motion for additional time to argue by respondent GRANTED. and the time is divided as follows: 25 minutes for petitioner, 25 minutes for respondent, and 15 minutes for the Court-appointed amicus curiae. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.

Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit.

CIRCULATED.

Brief of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below on Question 2 filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 28, 2016

Motion for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument filed by respondent United States.

Brief amici curiae of Federal Public and Community Defenders, and the National Association of Federal Defenders filed.

Briefs of other amici curiae in support of the judgment below on Question 2 presented by the petition are to be filed on or before October 28, 2016.

The time to file the brief of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below on Question 2 presented by the petition is extended to and including October 21, 2016.

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 19, 2016.

Brief of petitioner Travis Beckles filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Adam K. Mortara, Esquire, of Chicago, Illinois, is invited to brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below on Question 2 presented by the petition. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this order.

Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion and this petition.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 23, 2016.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 16, 2016.

Supplemental brief of petitioner Travis Beckles filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 9, 2016.

Reply of petitioner Travis Beckles filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 2, 2016.

Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.

Letter dated May 6, 2016, received from counsel for petitioner waiving the 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply brief pursuant to Rule 15.5.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 13, 2016.

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 13, 2016)

Parties

Travis Beckles, Petitioner, represented by Janice L. Bergmann

Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below on Question 2, Respondent, represented by Adam K. Mortara

United States, Respondent, represented by Noel J. Francisco

United States, Respondent, represented by Michael R. Dreeben

Amici Curiae

Federal Public and Community Defenders, and the National Association of Federal Defenders, Amicus Curiae, represented by Amy Baron-Evans

Scholars of Criminal Law, Federal Courts, and Sentencing, Amicus Curiae, represented by Carissa Hessick

 
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