| No. 07-8521 | *** CAPITAL CASE *** | |||
| Vide 07-8519, 07-8520 | ||||
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| Docketed: | January 3, 2008 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (07-5059) |
| Decision Date: | September 27, 2007 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Dec 21 2007 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 4, 2008) |
| Feb 1 2008 | Brief of respondent Ricky Bell, Warden in opposition filed. |
| Feb 11 2008 | Reply of petitioner Edward Jerome Harbison filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 14 2008 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 29, 2008. |
| Mar 3 2008 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| May 23 2008 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Jun 4 2008 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 19, 2008. |
| Jun 23 2008 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. |
| Jul 1 2008 | Letter from Respondent's Counsel |
| Jul 31 2008 | Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including September 8, 2008. |
| Aug 29 2008 | Joint Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed. |
| Sep 5 2008 | Brief of respondent Ricky Bell, Warden, supporting reversal filed. |
| Sep 8 2008 | Brief of petitioner Edward Jerome Harbison filed. |
| Sep 15 2008 | Brief amici curiae of Former Governors filed. |
| Sep 15 2008 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitution Project filed. |
| Oct 6 2008 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Dana C. Hansen Chavis | Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. | (865) 637-7979 |
| Counsel of Record | 800 S. Gay Street, Suite 2400 | |
| Knoxville, TN 37929-9714 | ||
| dana_hansen@fd.org | ||
| Party name: Edward Jerome Harbison | ||
| Andrew J. Pincus | Mayer Brown LLP | (202) 263-3220 |
| 1909 K Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20006-1101 | ||
| apincus@mayerbrownrowe.com | ||
| Party name: Edward Jerome Harbison | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent: | ||
| Gordon W. Smith | Associate Solicitor General | (615) 741-4150 |
| Counsel of Record | 425 Fifth Avenue North | |
| Nashville, TN 37243 | ||
| Gordon.Smith@state.tn.us | ||
| Party name: Ricky Bell, Warden | ||
| Other: | ||
| Gregory G. Garre | Acting Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
| United States Department of Justice | ||
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | ||
| Party name: United States | ||
| Daniel T. Kobil | Capital University Law School | (614) 236-6675 |
| 303 E. Broad Street | ||
| Columbus, OH 43215 | ||
| Party name: Former Governors | ||
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. | Jenner & Block LLP | (202) 639-6000 |
| 1099 New York Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Suite 900 | ||
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| dverrilli@jenner.com | ||
| Party name: Constitution Project | ||