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Record returned to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. 1-envelope
MANDATE ISSUED.
Writ of certiorari DISMISSED as improvidently granted. Opinion per curiam. (orders list)
Argued. For petitioner: Jaclyn S. Frankfurt, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Robert A. Long, Jr., Washington, D. C.; and Elena Kagan, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Reply of petitioner John Robertson filed. (Distributed)
Record received from District of Columbia Court of Appeals. (1 envelope)
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. and the time is to be divided as follows: 30 minutes for petitioner, 10 minutes for the Solicitor General, and 30 minutes for... (orders list)
Brief amicus curiae of District of Columbia filed. (Distributed)
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Brief amicus curiae of National Crime Victim Law Institute filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Family Law Judges, Practitioners & Scholars filed. (Distributed)
Brief of respondent Wykenna Watson filed. (Distributed)
CIRCULATED.
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Brief of petitioner John Robertson filed.
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
Petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to the following question: Whether an action for criminal contempt in a congressionally created court may constitutionally be brought in the name and pursuant to the power of a private person, rather ...
Supplemental brief of petitioner John Robertson filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Brief of respondent Wykenna Watson in opposition filed. (Printed Brief)
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 11, 2009.
Response Requested . (Due January 12, 2009)
Petitioner complied with order of November 10, 2008.
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until December 1, 2008, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules ... (orders list)
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until December 1, 2008, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of t (orders list)
Waiver of right of respondent Wykenna Watson to respond filed.
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 14, 2008)
John Robertson, Petitioner, represented by James W. Klein
John Robertson, Petitioner, represented by Jaclyn S. Frankfurt
District of Columbia, Respondent, represented by Todd S. Kim
Wykenna Watson, Respondent, represented by Todd S. Kim
Wykenna Watson, Respondent, represented by Robert A. Long Jr.
Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Brian R. Matsui
Family Law Judges, Practitioners & Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Evan A. Davis
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Blair Gerard Brown
National Crime Victim Law Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Douglas E. Beloof
United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elena Kagan