Decided

No. 09-6338

Percy Dillon v. United States

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

See other cases from the Third Circuit.

Docket Entries

Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Western District of Pennsylvania.

Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 3rd Circuit.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Alito, J., took no part in the decision of... (orders list)

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Alito, J., took no part in the decision of the (orders list)

Argued. For petitioner: Lisa B. Freeland, Federal Public Defender, Pittsburgh, Pa. For respondent: Leondra R. Kruger, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Justice Alito is recused in this case.

Reply of petitioner Percy Dillon filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of United States Sentencing Commission filed. (Distributed)

Record received from U.S.D.C. for Western District of Pennsylvania. (1 box) There are sealed documents in this record.

Motion for leave to file Volume II of the joint appendix under seal GRANTED. (orders list)

Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)

Record received from U.S.C.A. for 3rd Circuit. (1 envelope)

Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 26, 2010.

CIRCULATED.

Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 19, 2010.

Brief amici curiae of Federal Public and Community Defenders, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Motion for leave to file Volume II of the joint appendix under seal filed by petitioner Percy Dillon.

Brief of petitioner Percy Dillon filed.

The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including January 25, 2010.

The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 22, 2010.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 30, 2010.

Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 4, 2009.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 24, 2009.

Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 30, 2009.

Response Requested . (Due October 30, 2009)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 9, 2009.

Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 9, 2009)

Parties

Percy Dillon, Petitioner, represented by Lisa B. Freeland

Percy Dillon, Petitioner, represented by Renee Domenique Pietropaolo

United States, Respondent, represented by Elena Kagan

United States, Respondent, represented by Leondra Reid Kruger

Amici Curiae

Federal Public and Community Defenders, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Amy Baron-Evans

United States Sentencing Commission, Amicus Curiae, represented by David C. Frederick

Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Cory L. Andrews

 
Last updated: September 24, 2010