Reyes Mata v. Lynch
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-185 | 5th Cir. | Apr 29, 2015 | Jun 15, 2015 | 8-1 | Kagan | OT 2014 |
Holding: A court of appeals has jurisdiction to review the rejection by the Board of Immigration Appeals of a non-citizen"s motion to reopen, even when the Board rejects the motion as untimely or it rejects a motion requesting equitable tolling of the time limit.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 8-1, in an opinion by Justice Kagan on June 15, 2015. Justice Thomas filed a dissenting opinion.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Opinion analysis: Distinguishing between jurisdiction over (and the merits of) untimely immigration appeals (Steve Vladeck, June 15, 2015)
- A View from the Courtroom: The Goldbergs (Mark Walsh, June 15, 2015)
- Argument analysis: The easy way or the hard way to decide an untimely immigration appeal? (Steve Vladeck, April 30, 2015)
- Argument preview: What happens when deadlines in removal proceedings are missed due to ineffective assistance of counsel? (Steve Vladeck, April 27, 2015)
- Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, November 27, 2014)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 08/14/2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 17, 2014) |
| 09/17/2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 17, 2014. |
| 10/09/2014 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 17, 2014. |
| 11/17/2014 | Brief of respondent Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General filed. |
| 12/02/2014 | Reply of petitioner Noel Reyes Mata filed. |
| 12/03/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015. |
| 01/12/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2015. |
| 01/13/2015 | Record received from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. The record is electronic. |
| 01/16/2015 | Petition GRANTED. William Peterson, Esquire, of Houston, Texas, is invited to brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below. |
| 02/27/2015 | Deferred appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| 02/27/2015 | Brief of petitioner Noel Reyes Mata filed. |
| 02/27/2015 | Brief of respondent Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General supporting reversal and remand filed. |
| 03/05/2015 | Brief amicus curiae of National Immigrant Justice Center filed. |
| 03/06/2015 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, April 29, 2015 |
| 03/06/2015 | Brief amici curiae of The American Immigration Council, et al. filed. |
| 03/16/2015 | CIRCULATED. |
| 03/30/2015 | Brief of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/06/2015 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondent Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General. |
| 04/17/2015 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| 04/21/2015 | Reply of respondent Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/22/2015 | Reply of petitioner Noel Reyes Mata filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/29/2015 | Argued. For petitioner: Mark C. Fleming, Boston, Mass. For respondent in support of reversal and remand: Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For amicus curiae in support of judgment below: William R. Peterson, Houston, Tex. (Appointed by this Court.) |
| 06/15/2015 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| 07/17/2015 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |