Decided

No. 10-6549

Billy Joe Reynolds v. United States

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

See other cases from the Third Circuit.

Docket Entries

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

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

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

Argued. For petitioner: Candace Cain, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Pittsburgh, Pa. For respondent: Melissa Arbus Sheryy, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Argued. For petitioner: Candace Cain, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Pittsburgh, Pa. For respondent: Melissa Arbus Sherry, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Record from U.S.D.C. for Western District of Pennslvania is electronic.

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

Reply of petitioner Billy Joe Reynolds filed. (Distributed)

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, October 3, 2011.

Record from U.S.C.A. for 3rd Circuit is electronic.

CIRCULATED

Brief of respondent United States filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioner Billy Joe Reynolds filed.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including May 12, 2011.

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 23, 2011.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 9, 2011.

Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to Question I presented by the petition for a writ of certiorari. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 21, 2011.

Letter of January 13, 2011, from counsel for the petitioner in response received. (Distributed)

Letter of January 12, 2011, from Acting Solicitor General received. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 14, 2011.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 7, 2011.

Reply of petitioner Billy Joe Reynolds filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 19, 2010.

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 20, 2010)

Parties

Billy Joe Reynolds, Petitioner, represented by Candace Cain

Billy Joe Reynolds, Petitioner, represented by Lisa B. Freeland

United States, Respondent, represented by Neal Kumar Katyal

United States, Respondent, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

United States, Respondent, represented by Melissa Arbus Sherry

 
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