Decided

No. 13-1074

United States v. Kwai Fun Wong

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment is AFFIRMED and CASE REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: Roman Martinez, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Eric Schnapper, Seattle, Wash.

Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Clinic for Legal Assistance to Servicemembers and Veterans filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Paralyzed Veterans of America, et al. filed. (Distributed).

Brief amicus curiae of Gregory C. Sisk filed. VIDED. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED.

Brief of respondent Kwai Fun Wong filed. (Distributed)

Record received from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.

Record requested from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)

Brief of petitioner United States filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, December 10, 2014.

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including November 4, 2014.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 9, 2014.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2014.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 19, 2014.

Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) VIDED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 12, 2014.

Brief of respondent Kwai Fun Wong in opposition filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 7, 2014.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 7, 2014)

Application (13A653) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until March 8, 2014.

Application (13A653) to extend further the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 6, 2014 to March 8, 2014, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Application (13A653) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until February 6, 2014.

Application (13A653) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 7, 2014 to February 6, 2014, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Parties

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

United States, Petitioner, represented by Roman Martinez V.

Kwai Fun Wong, Respondent, represented by Eric Schnapper

Amici Curiae

American Association for Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey R. White

Clinic for Legal Assistance to Servicemembers and Veterans, Amicus Curiae, represented by James C. Martin

Gregory C. Sisk, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory C. Sisk

Paralyzed Veterans of America, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Joshua D. N. Hess

 
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