Dunn v. Reeves

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
20-1084	11th Cir.	Not Argued	Jul 2, 2021	6-3	Per Curiam	OT 2020

Holding: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit erred in characterizing the Alabama court"s case-specific analysis as a "categorical rule" that any prisoner will always lose an ineffective-assistance-of-trial-counsel claim if he fails to call and question trial counsel concerning his or her actions and reasoning; the Alabama court did not violate clearly established federal law when it rejected Reeves" ineffective-assistance-of-trial-counsel claim.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded in a per curiam opinion on July 2, 2021. Justice Breyer dissented. Justices Sotomayor filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Kagan joined.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/05/2021	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 11, 2021)
02/17/2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 11, 2021 to April 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
02/18/2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 12, 2021.
03/11/2021	Brief amici curiae of State of Arizona, et al. filed.
04/12/2021	Brief of respondent Matthew Reeves in opposition filed.
04/27/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/13/2021.
04/27/2021	Reply of petitioner Commissioner, Alabama Dept. of Corrections filed. (Distributed)
04/30/2021	Record Requested.
05/03/2021	Record received from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit. The record is electronic.
05/04/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/20/2021.
05/24/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
06/01/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.
06/07/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/10/2021.
06/14/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
06/21/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
07/01/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2021.
07/02/2021	Petition GRANTED. Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED for proceedings consistent with the opinion of the Court. Justice Breyer dissents. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion) Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Kagan joins, dissenting. (Detached Opinion)
08/03/2021	JUDGMENT ISSUED.