Shinn v. Kayer
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-1302 | 9th Cir. | Not Argued | Dec 14, 2020 | 6-3 | Per Curiam | OT 2020 |
Holding: A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit granting post-conviction relief to a man on Arizona's death row for his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel violated the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.
Judgment: Vacated and remanded in a per curiam opinion on December 14, 2020. Justices Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan dissent.
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- Petitions of the week (Andrew Hamm, June 17, 2020)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 02/18/2020 | Application (19A923) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 17, 2020 to April 16, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| 02/21/2020 | Application (19A923) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until April 16, 2020. |
| 05/15/2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 19, 2020) |
| 06/03/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 19, 2020 to July 19, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 06/03/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 20, 2020. See Rule 30.1. |
| 06/19/2020 | Brief amici curiae of Idaho, et al. filed. |
| 07/13/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 20, 2020 to August 19, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 07/14/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 19, 2020. |
| 08/19/2020 | Brief of respondent George Kayer in opposition filed. |
| 09/02/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020. |
| 09/02/2020 | Reply of petitioners David Shinn, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/05/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020. |
| 10/13/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020. |
| 10/15/2020 | Record Requested. |
| 10/26/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020. |
| 10/28/2020 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit (3 boxes of state court records). The remaining record is available on PACER. |
| 11/02/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020. |
| 11/09/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/13/2020. |
| 11/16/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020. |
| 11/30/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020. |
| 12/07/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020. |
| 12/14/2020 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. Justice Breyer, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan dissent. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion) |
| 01/15/2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| 04/05/2021 | Record returned to the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit (3 boxes of state court records). |