Acknowledgement of receipt (07/2/08) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit received.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, J., joined. Alito, J., f... (orders list)

Supplemental reply brief After Oral Argument of respondent filed. (Distributed)

Supplemental reply brief After Oral Argument of petitioner filed. (Distributed)

Lodging consisting of twenty copies of material received from counsel for petitioner. (Distributed).

Petitioner's lodging proposal approved by Clerk of Court.

Supplemental brief After Oral Argument of respondent Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General filed. (Distributed)

Letter from counsel for petitioner proposing to lodge copies of unpublished agency decisions and filings in Matter of Davis (A76-832-166) filed.

Supplemental brief After Oral Argument of petitioner Samson Taiwo Dada filed. (Distributed)

The parties are directed to file supplemental briefs addressing the following question: "Whether an alien who has been granted voluntary departure and has filed a timely motion to reopen should be permitted to withdraw the request for voluntary depar...

Argued. For petitioner: Cristopher J. Meade, New York, N.Y. For respondent: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Reply of petitioner Samson Taiwo Dada filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED.

Brief of respondent Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, January 7, 2008.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. (orders list)

Brief amicus curiae of Adil Chedad filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Immigration Law Foundation, et al. filed.

Brief of petitioner Samson Taiwo Dada filed.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Samson Taiwo Dada.

Record received from U.S.C.A. for the 5th Circuit. (1 envelope)

Petition GRANTED limited to the following Question: "Whether the filing of a motion to reopen removal proceedings automatically tolls the period within which an alien must depart the United States under an order granting voluntary departure." The br... (orders list)

Reply of petitioner Samson Taiwo Dada filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2007.

Brief of respondent Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General in opposition filed.

Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including June 1, 2007.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 2, 2007.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 2, 2007)

Samson Taiwo Dada, Petitioner, represented by Christopher J. Meade

Samson Taiwo Dada, Petitioner, represented by Raed Gonzalez

Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General, Respondent, represented by Gregory G. Garre

Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General, Respondent, represented by Edwin S. Kneedler

Peter D. Keisler, Acting Attorney General, Respondent, represented by Paul D. Clement

Adil Chedad, Amicus Curiae, represented by David C. Frederick

American Immigration Law Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Nadine K. Wettstein