Decided

No. 12-414

Sherry L. Burt, Warden v. Vonlee Nicole Titlow

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

See other cases from the Sixth Circuit.

Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion. Ginsburg, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment.

Electronic record received from Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Argued. For petitioner: John J. Bursch, Solicitor General, Lansing, Mich.; and Ann O'Connell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Valerie R. Newman, Assistant Defender, Detroit, Mich.

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

Reply of petitioner Sherry L. Burt, Warden filed. (Distributed)

Opposition of respondent to petitioner's lodging proposal.

Record from U.S.C.A. for 6th Circuit is electronic

Proposal of counsel for petitioner to lodge copies of the official transcripts and opinion from Vonlee Titlow v. Frederick Toca, et al. (Oakland County Circuit Court No. 3-054451-CZ).

Brief amicus curiae of The Ethics Bureau at Yale filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Center on the Administration of Criminal Law, New York University School of Law filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Constitution Project filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 8, 2013.

CIRCULATED.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs from either party or neither party received from counsel for the respondent.

Brief of respondent Vonlee Nicole Titlow filed.

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including July 17, 2013.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.

Brief amici curiae of Connecticut and 34 Other States filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Brief of petitioner Sherry L. Burt, Warden filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent GRANTED. Valerie Newman, of Detroit, Michigan, is appointed to serve as counsel for the respondent in this case.

Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 26, 2013.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 10, 2013.

Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent Vonlee Nicole Titlow.

Petition GRANTED.

Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 22, 2013.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2013.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 18, 2013.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 11, 2013.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 4, 2013.

Record received from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (CD format).

Record received from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Electronic and located on PACER.

Record Requested .

Reply of petitioner Sherry L. Burt, Warden filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 20, 2012.

Brief amici curiae of Connecticut and 18 Other States filed. (Distributed)

Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Vonlee Nicole Titlow.

Brief of respondent Vonlee Nicole Titlow in opposition filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2012)

Application (12A166) denied by Justice Kagan.

Response to application from respondent Vonlee Nicole Titlow filed.

Response to application (12A166) requested by Justice Kagan, due Thursday, August 30, 2012, by 4 p.m. EDT.

Application (12A166) for a stay pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Parties

Sherry L. Burt, Warden, Petitioner, represented by John J. Bursch

Amici Curiae

Center on the Administration of Criminal Law, New York University School of Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel Meron

Connecticut and 34 Other States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael Joseph Proto

Constitution Project, Amicus Curiae, represented by John F. Cooney

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by David John Debold

The Ethics Bureau at Yale, Amicus Curiae, represented by Lawrence J. Fox

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

 
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