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Record returned to U.S.D.C. Southern District of Texas Houston Division. 2 Boxes.
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. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy and Alito, JJ., joined.
Argued. For petitioner: Randolph L. Schaffer, Jr., Houston, Tex. For respondent: Andrew S. Oldham, Deputy Solicitor General, Austin, Tex.
Reply of petitioner Robert Mitchell Jennings filed. (Distributed)
CIRCULATED.
Brief of respondent William Stephens, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division filed.
Record received from U.S.D.C. Southern District of Texas Houston Division. (2 - Box)
Record received from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Record requested from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit.
Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation in support of neither party filed.
Brief of petitioner Robert Mitchell Jennings filed.
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED. Randolph L. Schaffer, Jr., Esquire, of Houston, Texas is appointed to serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 12, 2014.
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 10, 2014.
Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Robert Mitchell Jennings.
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis GRANTED. Petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to Question 4 presented by the petition.
Brief of respondent William Stephens, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division in opposition filed.
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 3, 2014.
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 3, 2014.
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 4, 2013)
Robert Mitchell Jennings, Petitioner, represented by Randolph L. Schaffer Jr.
William Stephens, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent, represented by Tomee M. Heining
William Stephens, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent, represented by Andrew S. Oldham
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kent S. Scheidegger