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Mathena v. Malvo

Petition dismissed pursuant Rule 46 on February 26, 2020

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
18-217 Oct 16, 2019 TBD TBD TBD OT 2019

Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit erred in concluding"in direct conflict with Virginia"s highest court and other courts"that a decision of the Supreme Court, Montgomery v. Louisiana, addressing whether a new constitutional rule announced in an earlier decision, Miller v. Alabama, applies retroactively on collateral review may properly be interpreted as modifying and substantively expanding the very rule whose retroactivity was in question.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/16/2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 19, 2018)
08/31/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 19, 2018 to October 19, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
08/31/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 19, 2018
09/18/2018Brief amicus curiae of Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc. filed.
10/19/2018Brief of respondent Lee Boyd Malvo in opposition filed.
10/30/2018Reply of petitioner Randall Mathena filed.
11/07/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
11/29/2018Rescheduled.
12/03/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
12/20/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
01/07/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019.
01/14/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
02/04/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
02/19/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
02/25/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019.
03/11/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
03/18/2019Petition GRANTED.
03/19/2019Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Randall Mathena.
03/20/2019Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
04/03/2019Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 11, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 20, 2019.
06/11/2019Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
06/11/2019Brief of petitioner Randall Mathena filed.
06/18/2019Brief amici curiae of States of Indiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming filed.
06/18/2019Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
06/18/2019Brief amici curiae of Jonathan F. Mitchell and Adam K. Mortara filed.
06/18/2019Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.
06/18/2019Brief amicus curiae of Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc. filed.
07/01/2019SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 16, 2019.
07/17/2019Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
08/01/2019CIRCULATED
08/16/2019Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit.
08/20/2019Brief of respondent Lee Boyd Malvo filed. (Distributed)
08/27/2019Brief amici curiae of Isa Nichols, et al. filed. (Distributed)
08/27/2019Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Prosecutors, Department of Justice Officials, and Judges filed. (Distributed)
08/27/2019Brief amici curiae of David I. Bruck, et al. filed. (Distributed)
08/27/2019Brief amici curiae of Former WV Delegate John Ellem, et al. filed. (Distributed)
08/27/2019Brief amici curiae of Erwin Chemerinsky, et al. filed. (Distributed)
08/27/2019Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributed)
08/27/2019Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
08/28/2019Record located on PACER (U.S.D.C. Eastern District of Virginia and U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit). Sealed record received from the District Court (4 boxes).
09/11/2019Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
09/19/2019Reply of petitioner Randall Mathena filed. (Distributed)
10/16/2019Argued. For petitioner: Toby J. Heytens, Solicitor General, Richmond, Va.; and Eric J. Feigin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Danielle Spinelli, Washington, D. C.
02/24/2020Stipulation of Dismissal Under Rule 46.1 filed.
02/26/2020Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
08/02/2021Record returned to U.S.D.C. Eastern District of Virginia (4 boxes).