No. 05-9222
Title:
Lonnie Lee Burton, Petitioner
v.
Belinda Stewart, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center
Docketed:February 15, 2006
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(03-35095)
  Decision Date:July 28, 2005
  Rehearing Denied:October 13, 2005
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dec 20 2005 Application (05A569) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 11, 2006 to February 10, 2006, submitted to Justice O'Connor.
Dec 28 2005 Application (05A569) granted by Justice O'Connor extending the time to file until February 10, 2006.
Feb 10 2006 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 17, 2006)
Mar 1 2006 Waiver of right of respondent Douglas Waddington, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center to respond filed.
Mar 23 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 14, 2006.
Mar 27 2006 Response Requested . (Due April 26, 2006)
Apr 26 2006 Brief of respondent Douglas Waddington, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center in opposition filed.
May 5 2006 Reply of petitioner Lonnie Lee Burton filed.
May 10 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 25, 2006.
May 22 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 25, 2006.
May 30 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 1, 2006.
Jun 5 2006 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Jun 13 2006 Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Lonnie Lee Burton.
Jun 15 2006 Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including August 21, 2006.
Jun 28 2006 Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2006.
Aug 8 2006 Further extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including August 28, 2006.
Aug 14 2006 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 7, 2006,
Aug 24 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Law Offices of Robert A. Ratliff filed.
Aug 28 2006 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and The Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
Aug 28 2006 Joint appendix filed.
Aug 28 2006 Brief of petitioner Lonnie Lee Burton filed.
Sep 13 2006 CIRCULATED.
Sep 20 2006 Record received from U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit.
Sep 20 2006 Record for U.S.D.C. for the Western District of Washington electronically Filed - no hard copy.
Oct 2 2006 Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED. Jeffrey L. Fisher, Esquire, of Stanford, California is appointed to serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case.
Oct 2 2006 Brief amici curiae of Indiana, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 2 2006 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed).
Oct 2 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Oct 2 2006 Brief of respondent Douglas Waddington, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center filed. (Distributed)
Oct 12 2006 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Oct 27 2006 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Oct 30 2006 Reply of petitioner Lonnie Lee Burton filed. (Distributed)
Nov 7 2006 Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. (Appointed by this Court.) For respondent: William B. Collins, Deputy Solicitor General, Olympia, Wash.; and Matthew D. Roberts, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for the United States as amicus curiae.)
Dec 4 2006 Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by petitioner Lonnie Lee Burton.
Dec 18 2006 Motion to file a supplemental brief after oral argument filed by respondent Belinda Stewart, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center.
Jan 5 2007 Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Jan 5 2007 Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by respondent GRANTED.
Jan 9 2007 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Opinion per curiam.
Jan 30 2007 Petition for Rehearing filed.
Feb 7 2007 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 23, 2007.
Feb 26 2007 Rehearing DENIED.
Feb 26 2007 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 6 2007 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Jeffrey L. Fisher Davis Wright Tremaine LLP(206) 622-3150
    Counsel of Record2600 Century Sq.
1501 Fourth Ave.
Seattle, WA  98101
Party name: Lonnie Lee Burton
 
Lonnie Burton #978598
Stafford Correctional Center
191 Constantine Way (H1-11)
Aberdeen, WA  98520
Party name: Lonnie Lee Burton
 
Brian Tsuchida Office of the Federal Public Defender(206) 553-1100
1601 Fifth Avenue, Suite 700
Seattle, WA  98101
Party name: Lonnie Lee Burton
Attorneys for Respondent:
John J. Samson Office of the Attorney General (360) 586-1445
    Counsel of RecordP.O. Box 40116
Olympia, WA  98504-0116
JohnS@atg.wa.gov
Party name: Belinda Stewart, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center
 
William B. Collins Deputy Solicitor General(360) 753-6245
1125 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA  98504-0100
billc@atg.wa.gov
Party name: Belinda Stewart, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center
Other:
Paul D. Clement Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
 
Thomas M. Fisher Solicitor General (317) 232-6201
IGC South, Fifth Floor
302 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN  46204
tom.fisher@atg.in.gov
Party name: Indiana, et al.
 
Sheryl Gordon McCloud 710 Cherry Street(206) 224-8777
Seattle, WA  98104-1925
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and The Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
 
Robert Allen Ratliff Law Offices of Robert A. Ratliff(251)-438-2250
713 Dauphin St
Mobile, AL  36602
Party name: Law Offices of Robert A. Ratliff
 
Matthew D. Roberts Assistant to the Solicitor General
Solicitor General's Office
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: Lonnie Lee Burton v. Belinda Stewart, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center
 
Kent S. Scheidegger Criminal Justice Legal Foundation(916) 446-0345
2131 L Street
Sacramento, CA  95816
cjlf@cjlf.org
Party name: Criiminal Justice Legal Foundation