Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Eastern District of California.

Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Northern District of California.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in whi... (orders list)

Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by appellants GRANTED. (orders list)

Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by appellees GRANTED. (orders list)

Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by appellees Plata and Coleman Appellees. (Distributed)

Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by appellants Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Governor of California, et al.

Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by appellants Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Governor of California, et al. (Distributed)

Argued. For appellants: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D. C. For appellees: Donald Specter, Berkeley, Cal.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by J. Clark Kelso, Receiver for Medical Healthcare for the California State Prisons GRANTED. (orders list)

Reply of appellants Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Reply of Intervenors filed. (Distributed)

Motion of appellees for divided argument DENIED. An additional ten minutes are allotted to each side for oral argument. (orders list)

Application (10A483) of appellants for leave to file a reply brief on the merits in excess of the word limit granted by Justice Kennedy .

Application (10A483) of appellants for leave to file a reply brief on the merits in excess of the word limit, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Joint appendix filed (6 volumes). (Distributed)

Joint appendix filed (6 volumes). (Statement of costs filed). (Distributed)

Joint appendix filed (6 volumes). Statement of costs filed. (Distributed)

Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by J. Clark Kelso, Receiver for Medical Healthcare for the California State Prisons.

Brief amici curiae of American Psychiatric Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of American Public Health Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Corrections and Law Enforcement Personnel filed. (Distributed)

Joint motion of appellees for divided argument filed.

Brief amici curiae of Center on the Administration of Criminal Law and 30 Criminologists filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Prison Fellowship, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Trial exhibits received from counsel. (There are sealed documents in these exhibits)

Trial exhibits received from counsel. (There are sealed documents in these exhiibits)

Brief of Plata Appellees filed. (Distributed)

Brief of Coleman Appellees filed. (Distributed) (To Be Reprinted)

Brief of appellees Coleman Appellees filed. (Distributed) TBP

Brief of appellees Plata Appellees filed. (Distributed)

Brief of appellee Appellee Intervenor California Correctional Peace Officers' Association filed. (Distributed)

*Brief of Coleman Appellees, footnote 1, p. 4, refers to jurisdictional statement appendix in Case No. 416, filed October 5, 2009.

Brief of Coleman Appellees filed. (Distributed)

Brief of Coleman Appellees filed. (Distributed) TBP

Brief of Appellee Intervenor California Correctional Peace Officers filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Plata Appellees filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, November 30, 2010.

Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce filed.

Brief amici curiae of Louisiana, et al. filed.

Brief of appellants Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, et al. filed.

Brief of appellants Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, et al. filed. (To Be Printed).

Brief of appellees California State Republican Legislator Intervenors, et al. (To be printed) filed.

Brief of appellees California State Republican Legislator Intervenors, et al. filed.

Record received from U.S.D.C. for Eastern District of California. (22 boxes)

Record received from U.S.D.C. for Northern District of California (7 boxes). There are sealed documents in this record.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for appellees, counsel for the appellants, and counsel for appellee intervenor.

The time to file appellees' briefs on the merits is extended to and including October 25, 2010.

Counsel for the appellants agrees to file a reply brief on the merits, if any, on or before November 19, 2010.

The time to file appellants' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 27, 2010.

The Clerk has approved use of the deferred joint appendix method.

Further consideration of the question of jurisdiction is POSTPONED to the hearing of the case on the merits.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 10, 2010.

Consolidated opposition of appellants to appellees' motions to dismiss or affirm filed. (Distributed)

Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by Coleman Plaintiffs-Appellees. VIDED.

Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by Plata Appellees. VIDED.

Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellee Intervenor California Correctional Peace Officers' Association. VIDED.

Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due May 14, 2010)

Application (09A849) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until April 12, 2010.

Application (09A849) to extend the time to file a jurisdictional statement on appeal from March 20, 2010 to April 12, 2010, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Docket Sheet received from U.S.D.C. for Northern District of California. (1 envelope)

Appellee Intervenor California Correctional Peace Officers' Association, Appellant, represented by Laurie J. Hepler

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, et al., Appellant, represented by Carter G. Phillips

California State Republican Legislator Intervenors, et al., Appellant, represented by Steven S. Kaufhold

Coleman Plaintiffs-Appellees, Appellant, represented by Paul D. Clement

Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Governor of California, et al., Appellant, represented by Carter G. Phillips

Plata Appellees, Appellant, represented by Donald Specter

American Bar Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Stephen N. Zack

American Civil Liberties Union, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by David C. Fathi

American Psychiatric Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Aaron M. Panner

American Public Health Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Lisa S. Blatt

Center on the Administration of Criminal Law and 30 Criminologists, Amicus Curiae, represented by John C. Rozendaal

Corrections and Law Enforcement Personnel, Amicus Curiae, represented by William A. Burck

Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kent S. Scheidegger

Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce, Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven A. Herum

J. Clark Kelso, Receiver for Medical Healthcare for the California State Prisons, Amicus Curiae, represented by George C. Harris

Louisiana, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Ronald Eisenberg

Prison Fellowship, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by James Stewart