| No. 03-107 | |
| Title: |
| United States, Petitioner |
| v. |
| Billy Jo Lara |
|
| Docketed: | July 22, 2003 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jun 12 2003 |
Application (02A1059) to extend the time to file a
petition for a writ of certiorari from June 22, 2003 to July 22, 2003,
submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Jun 13 2003 |
Application (02A1059) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until July 22, 2003. |
| Jul 22 2003 |
Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 21, 2003) |
| Aug 21 2003 |
Brief of respondent Billy Jo Lara in opposition filed. |
| Aug 21 2003 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Billy Jo Lara. |
| Sep 3 2003 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2003. |
| Sep 10 2003 |
Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 30 2003 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Sep 30 2003 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Sep 30 2003 |
Motion of respondent Billy Jo Lara for appointment of counsel. |
| Oct 15 2003 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 31, 2003. |
| Nov 3 2003 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent GRANTED.
Alexander F. Reichert, Esquire, of Grand Forks, North Dakota is
appointed to serve as counsel for the respondent in this case. |
| Nov 3 2003 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT Wednesday, January 21, 2004. |
| Nov 14 2003 |
Brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Nov 14 2003 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians filed. |
| Nov 14 2003 |
Brief amici curiae of Washington, et al. filed. |
| Nov 14 2003 |
Brief amici curiae of Eighteen American Indian Tribes, Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe, et al. filed. |
| Nov 14 2003 |
Brief amici curiae of Idaho, et al. filed. |
| Nov 18 2003 |
Record received from the U.S.C.A for the 8th Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Nov 21 2003 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner United States. |
| Nov 24 2003 |
Record received from the U.S. Dist. Court of North Dakota. (1 folder) |
| Nov 26 2003 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 1 2003 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Dec 15 2003 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 15 2003 |
Brief amici curiae of Thomas Lee Morris, Elizabeth S. Morris, and Roland J. Morris filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 15 2003 |
Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 15 2003 |
Brief amici curiae of Lewis County, Idaho, Mille Lacs County, MN, and Thurston County, Nebraska filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 15 2003 |
Brief of respondent Billy Jo Lara filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 19 2003 |
Motion for leave to participate in oral argument as
amici curiae and for divided argument filed by National Congress of
American Indians, et al. |
| Dec 31 2003 |
Motion to strike portions of the amici curiae brief on
behalf of Eighteen American Indian Tribes, Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe,
et al. filed by respondent. |
| Jan 8 2004 |
Response of amici curiae Eighteen American Indian
Tribes, Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe, et al. to respondent's motion to
strike portions of amici brief. |
| Jan 9 2004 |
Motion of National Congress of American Indians, et
al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for
divided argument DENIED. |
| Jan 14 2004 |
Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 21 2004 |
Argued. For petitioner: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy
Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For
respondent: Alexander F. Reichert, Grand Forks, N.D. (Appointed by this
Court.) |
| Jan 26 2004 |
Motion to strike portions of the amici curiae brief on
behalf of Eighteen American Indian Tribes, Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe,
et al. DENIED. |
| Apr 19 2004 |
Judgment REVERSED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion
of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Stevens, O'Connor, and
Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a concurring opinion.
Kennedy, J., and Thomas, J., filed opinions concurring in the judgment.
Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined. |
| May 21 2004 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| May 26 2004 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. - 8th Circuit. |
| May 26 2004 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. - for North Dakota. |
| Jun 3 2004 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (05/25/04) of the judgment
from the Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
received. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Theodore B. Olson |
Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
|
United States Department of Justice | |
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Room 5614 | |
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | |
| | | |
| Party name: United States |
| | | |
| Edwin S. Kneedler |
Acting Solicitor General | (220) 514-2201 |
|
Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
| Party name: United States |
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| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Alexander F. Reichert |
Reichert Law Office | (701) 787-8802 |
| 405 Bruce Avenue, Suite 100 A | |
| Grand Forks, ND 58201 | |
| Party name: Billy Jo Lara |
| | | |
| Other: | | |
| Robert K. Costello |
Deputy Attorney General | (360) 753-6245 |
|
1125 Washington Street SE | |
| Olympia, WA 98504-0100 | |
| Party name: Washington, et al. |
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| | | |
| Carter G. Phillips |
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP | (202) 736-8000 |
| 1501 K Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: National Congress of American Indians |
| | | |
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| Tracy Labin |
Native American Rights Fund | (202) 785-4166 |
| 1712 N Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| Party name: Eighteen American Indian Tribes, Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe, et al. |
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| Clay Riggs Smith |
Deputy Attorney General | (208) 334-2400 |
|
700 W. Jefferson | |
| P.O. Box 83720 | |
| Boise, ID 88720-0010 | |
| Party name: Idaho, et al. |
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| Virginia G. Villa |
14 Wall Street | (212) 732-0707 |
| 28th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10005 | |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
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| Jon Metropoulos |
Gough, Shanahan, Johnson & Waterman | (406) 442-8560 |
| PO Box 1715 | |
| Helena, MT 59624 | |
| Party name: Thomas Lee Morris, Elizabeth S. Morris, and Roland J. Morris |
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| Randy V. Thompson |
Nolan, MacGregor, Thompson & Leighton | (651) 227-6661 |
| 710 Lawson Commons | |
| 380 St. Peter Street | |
| St. Paul, MN 55102 | |
| Party name: Citizens Equal Rights Foundation |
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| Tom D. Tobin |
Tobin Law Offices PC | (605) 842-2500 |
| P.O. Box 730 | |
| 422 Main street | |
| Winner, SD 57580-0730 | |
| Party name: Lewis County, Idaho, Mille Lacs County, MN, and Thurston County, Nebraska |
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