Decided

No. 21-442

Rodney Reed v. Bryan Goertz

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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Docket Entries

Judgment issued.

Judgment REVERSED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Sotomayor, Kagan, Barrett, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Gorsuch, J., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: Parker Rider-Longmaid, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Judd E. Stone, II, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex.

Reply of petitioner Rodney Reed filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Montana, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Bryan Goertz filed. (Distributed)

USDC, W. Dist., Tex. record on appeal, including sealed filings, has been electronically received by the Clerk.

CIRCULATED

Brief amici curiae of The Law Enforcement Action Partnership and the National Police Accountability Project filed.

Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed.

Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Professor Fred Smith Jr. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Eight Retired Judges filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioner Rodney Reed filed.

Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Bryan Goertz, et al.

The record from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.

Record requested from the 5th Circuit.

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Rodney Reed

ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, October, 11, 2022.

Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 1, 2022. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 23, 2022.

Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.

Petition GRANTED.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Constitutional Accountability Center GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2022.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.

Reply of petitioner Rodney Reed filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Bryan Goertz, et al. in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 19, 2022.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 5, 2022 to January 19, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 5, 2022.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 22, 2021 to January 5, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.

Brief amici curiae of Texas Exonerees Michael Morton and Anthony Graves, et al. filed.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Constitutional Accountability Center.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021. See Rule 30.1

Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2021 to November 21, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2021)

Parties

Rodney Reed, Petitioner, represented by Parker Andrew Rider-Longmaid

Bryan Goertz, Respondent, represented by Judd Edward Stone II

Amici Curiae

Chase Baumgartner, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael Logan Ware

Constitutional Accountability Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brianne Jenna Gorod

Eight Retired Judges, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jessica Lynn Ellsworth

Federal Courts Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Meaghan Elizabeth McLaine VerGow

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Samuel Spital

Professor Fred Smith Jr., Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory Jacob Dubinsky

State of Montana, Amicus Curiae, represented by David Morgan Steven Dewhirst

Texas Exonerees Michael Morton and Anthony Graves, the Innocence Network, and The Constitution Project at the Project on Government Oversight, Amicus Curiae, represented by Craig E. Stewart

The Law Enforcement Action Partnership and the National Police Accountability Project, Amicus Curiae, represented by James Patrick Davy

 
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