| No. 08-1555 | ||||
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| Docketed: | June 19, 2009 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (07-1893) |
| Decision Date: | January 8, 2009 |
| Rehearing Denied: | February 2, 2009 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Apr 20 2009 | Application (08A928) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 3, 2009 to June 18, 2009, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Apr 23 2009 | Application (08A928) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 18, 2009. |
| Jun 18 2009 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 20, 2009) |
| Jul 7 2009 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 3, 2009. |
| Aug 28 2009 | Brief of respondents Bashe Abdi Yousuf, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Sep 9 2009 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2009. |
| Sep 11 2009 | Reply of petitioner Mohamed Ali Samantar filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 30 2009 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Oct 16 2009 | The time within which to file petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including November 30, 2009. |
| Oct 16 2009 | The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including January 13, 2010. |
| Nov 30 2009 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, March 3, 2010. |
| Nov 30 2009 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Nov 30 2009 | Brief of petitioner Mohamed Ali Samantar filed. |
| Dec 7 2009 | CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 7 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 7 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Former Attorneys General of the United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 7 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of American Jewish Congress filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 7 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Anti-Defamation League in support of neither party filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 7 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Zionist Organization of America, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 30 2009 | Record received from U.S.C.A. for Fourth Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Jan 5 2010 | Record received from U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of Virginia. (1 box) There are sealed documents in the record. |
| Jan 11 2010 | The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is further extended to and including January 20, 2010. |
| Jan 20 2010 | Brief of respondents Bashe Abdi Yousuf, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 27 2010 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jan 27 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Retired Military Professionals filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 27 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 27 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Academic Experts in Somali History and Current Affairs filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 27 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Former United States Diplomats Morton I. Abramowitz, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 27 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Senator Arlen Specter, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 27 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of International Litigation and Foreign Relations Law filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 27 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of Public International Law and Comparative Law filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 27 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of Foreign Minister for the Republic of Somaliland, Abdillahi Mohamed Duale filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 27 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Dolly Filartiga, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 27 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Martin Weiss, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Michael A. Carvin | Jones Day | (202) 879-3939 |
| Counsel of Record | 51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| macarvin@jonesday.com | ||
| Party name: Mohamed Ali Samantar | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| Patricia A. Millett | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | (202) 887-4450 |
| Counsel of Record | 1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| pmillett@akingump.com | ||
| Party name: Bashe Abdi Yousuf, et al. | ||
| Robert R. Vieth | Cooley Godward Kronish LLP | (703) 456-8000 |
| One Freedom Square | ||
| 11951 Freedom Drive | ||
| Reston, VA 20190 | ||
| Party name: Bashe Abdi Yousuf, et al. | ||
| Other: | ||
| Douglass W. Cassel | Center for Civil and Human Rights | (574) 631-8555 |
| Notre Dame Law School | ||
| 2150 Eck Hall of Law | ||
| Notre Dame, IN 46556 | ||
| Party name: Former United States Diplomats Morton I. Abramowitz, et al. | ||
| Michael James Edney | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP | (202) 955-8500 |
| 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| medney@gibsondunn.com | ||
| Party name: Former Attorneys General of the United States | ||
| Tyler Richard Giannini | Pound Hall 401 | (617) 495-9263 |
| 1563 Massachusetts Ave. | ||
| Cambridge, MA 02138 | ||
| giannini@law.harvard.edu | ||
| Party name: Dolly Filartiga, et al. | ||
| Elena Kagan | 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 | ||
| Chimene I. Keitner | University of California | (415) 565-4790 |
| Hastings College of the Law | ||
| 200 Mcallister St | ||
| San Francisco, CA 94102 | ||
| keitnerc@uchastings.edu | ||
| Party name: Professors of Public International Law and Comparative Law | ||
| Michael K. Kellogg | Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, | (202) 326-7900 |
| Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C. | ||
| 1615 M Street, N.W., Suite 400 | ||
| Washington, DC 20036-3209 | ||
| mkellogg@khhte.com | ||
| Party name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||
| Nathan Lewin | Lewin & Lewin, LLP | (202) 828-1000 |
| 1828 L Street, N.W. | ||
| Suite 901 | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| Party name: Zionist Organization of America, et al. | ||
| Michael D. Ramsey | University of San Diego School of Law | (619) 260-4145 |
| 5998 Alcala Park | ||
| San Diego, CA 92110 | ||
| Party name: Professors of International Litigation and Foreign Relations Law | ||
| Steven M. Schneebaum | Greenberg Traurig LLP | (202) 530-8544 |
| 2101 L Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20037 | ||
| Party name: Academic Experts in Somali History and Current Affairs | ||
| Virginia A. Seitz | Sidley Austin LLP | (202) 736-8000 |
| 1501 K Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| Party name: Retired Military Professionals | ||
| Charles S. Sims | Proskauer Rose LLP | (212) 969-3950 |
| 1585 Broadway | ||
| New York, NY 10036-8299 | ||
| csims@proskauer.com | ||
| Party name: Anti-Defamation League | ||
| Arlen Specter | Ranking Member | (202) 224-4254 |
| Senate Judiciary Committee | ||
| 711 Hart Senate Off. Bldg. | ||
| Washington, DC 20510 | ||
| Party name: Senator Arlen Specter, et al. | ||
| Marc D. Stern | American Jewish Congress | (212) 360-1545 |
| 825 Third Avenue | ||
| Suite 1800 | ||
| New York, NY 10022-7519 | ||
| Party name: American Jewish Congress | ||
| Nancy L. Tompkins | Townsend and Towsend and Crew LLP | (415) 576-0200 |
| Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor | ||
| San Francisco, CA 94111 | ||
| Party name: Foreign Minister for the Republic of Somaliland, Abdillahi Mohamed Duale | ||
| Sonya D. Winner | Covington & Burling LLP | (415) 591-6000 |
| One Front Street | ||
| San Francisco, CA 94111 | ||
| Party name: Martin Weiss, et al. | ||