White v. Woodall
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-794 | 6th Cir. | Dec 11, 2013 | Apr 23, 2014 | 6-3 | Scalia | OT 2013 |
Holding: Because the Kentucky Supreme Court’s rejection of respondent’s Fifth Amendment claim was not objectively unreasonable, the Sixth Circuit erred in granting the writ of habeas.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 6-3, in an opinion by Justice Scalia on April 23, 2014. Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Ginsburg and Justice Sotomayor joined.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Opinion analysis: Extending limitations on habeas relief (Jordan Steiker, April 24, 2014)
- Argument analysis: Remorseless application of AEDPA? (Jordan Steiker, December 12, 2013)
- Argument preview: Varying degrees of speaking and silence (Jordan Steiker, December 6, 2013)
- Petition of the day (Mary Pat Dwyer, April 11, 2013)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Dec 26 2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 4, 2013) |
| Dec 26 2012 | Appendix of Randy White, Warden filed. |
| Jan 25 2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 6, 2013. |
| Mar 6 2013 | Brief of respondent Robert Keith Woodall in opposition filed. |
| Mar 6 2013 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Robert Keith Woodall. |
| Mar 20 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 12, 2013. |
| Mar 25 2013 | Reply of petitioner Randy White, Warden filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 9 2013 | Record Requested . |
| Apr 10 2013 | Record received for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucy are electronically filed (Not on PACER) |
| Apr 16 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 9, 2013. |
| Apr 26 2013 | Record received from U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky at Paducah (2 Boxes). |
| Apr 30 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 16, 2013. |
| May 20 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 23, 2013. |
| May 28 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 30, 2013. |
| Jun 3 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 6, 2013. |
| Jun 10 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 13, 2013. |
| Jun 17 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 20, 2013. |
| Jun 25 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2013. |
| Jun 27 2013 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Jun 27 2013 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jul 12 2013 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 11, 2013. |
| Jul 18 2013 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent Robert Keith Woodall. |
| Jul 24 2013 | Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2013. |
| Sep 11 2013 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the respondent. |
| Sep 11 2013 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Sep 11 2013 | Brief of petitioner Randy White, Warden filed. |
| Sep 17 2013 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday December 11, 2013. |
| Sep 17 2013 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 17 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Arizona and Thirteen Other States filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 18 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Texas filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 18 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 1 2013 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including November 12, 2013. |
| Oct 7 2013 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent GRANTED. Laurence E. Komp, Esquire, of Manchester, Missouri, is appointed to serve as counsel for the respondent in this case. |
| Nov 12 2013 | Brief of respondent Robert Keith Woodall filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 19 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 19 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 3 2013 | Reply of petitioner Randy White, Warden filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 11 2013 | Argued. For petitioner: Susan R. Lenz, Assistant Attorney General, Frankfort, Ky. For respondent: Laurence E. Komp, Manchester, Mo. (Appointed by this Court.) |
| Apr 23 2014 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. |
| May 19 2014 | Petition for Rehearing filed. |
| May 27 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 12, 2014. |
| Jun 16 2014 | Rehearing DENIED. |
| Jun 16 2014 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jun 17 2014 | Record returned for U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit. |
