Decided

No. 13-7120

Samuel James Johnson v. United States

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

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

Reargued. For petitioner: Katherine M. Menendez, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, Minn. For respondent: Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Supplemental reply brief of petitioner Samuel James Johnson filed. (Distributed)

Record received from U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit. (1-Envelope)

Record received from U.S.D.C. District of Minnesota. The record is electronic, also 1 envelope (SEALED).

Supplemental brief of respondent United States filed (Reprinted). (Distributed)

Record requested from U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit.

CIRCULATED.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, April 20, 2015

Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.

This case is restored to the calendar for reargument. The parties are directed to file supplemental briefs addressing the following question: "Whether the residual clause in the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984, 18 U. S. C. �924(e)(2)(B)(ii), is unconstitutionally vague." The supplemental brief of petitioner is due on or before Wednesday, February 18, 2015. The supplemental brief of the United States is due on or before Friday, March 20, 2015. The reply brief, if any, is due on or before Friday, April 10, 2015. The time to file amicus curiae briefs is as provided for by Rule 37.3(a). The word limits and cover colors for the briefs should correspond to the provisions of Rule 33.1(g) pertaining to briefs on the merits rather than to the provision pertaining to supplemental briefs. The case will be set for oral argument during the April 2015 argument session.

Argued. For petitioner: Katherine M. Menendez, Assistant Federal Defender, Minneapolis, Minn. For respondent: John F. Bash, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

CIRCULATED

Reply of petitioner Samuel James Johnson filed.

Record received from U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit. 1 - Envelope

Record requested from U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 5, 2014.

Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed.

Brief amici curiae of The Brady Center for Gun Violence, et al. filed.

Brief of respondent the United States filed.

Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. filed.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.

Brief of petitioner Samuel James Johnson filed.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Samuel James Johnson.

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 18, 2014.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 26, 2014.

Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 18, 2014.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 4, 2014.

Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.

Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 28, 2014.

Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including January 29, 2014.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 30, 2013.

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 29, 2013)

Parties

Samuel James Johnson, Petitioner, represented by Katherine M. Menendez

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

United States, Respondent, represented by John F. Bash

United States, Respondent, represented by Michael R. Dreeben

Amici Curiae

Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Herbert W. Titus

Law Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Eric A. Johnson

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by David J. Debold

The Brady Center for Gun Violence, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory G. Little

 
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