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William Dale Wooden v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 19-5189 · judgment December 19, 2019
Question presented
I. DID THE WARRANTLESS ENTRY AND SEARCH OF PETITIONER’S HOME VIOLATE HIS FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM ILLEGAL SEARCH AND SEIZURE? II. DID THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ERR BY EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1) IN THE ABSENCE OF CLEAR STATUTORY DEFINITION WITH REGARD TO THE VAGUE TERM "COMMITTED ON OCCASIONS DIFFERENT FROM ONE ANOTHER”? LIMITED TO QUESTION 2 PRESENTED BY THE PETITION.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Allon Kedem
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences
Amicus briefs
6 merits
(6 supporting pet./neither)
Argument & decision
Argued October 4, 2021 — Allon Kedem · Erica L. Ross. Audio and transcript
Decided March 7, 2022. Opinion by Kagan.
Proceedings
- Apr 08 2022JUDGMENT ISSUED.
- Mar 07 2022Judgment REVERSED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, Alito, and Barrett, JJ., joined as to all but Part II–B. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. Barrett, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Sotomayor, J., joined as to Parts II, III, and IV.
- Oct 04 2021Argued. For petitioner: Allon Kedem, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
- Aug 03 2021CIRCULATED
- Jul 28 2021Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit.
- Jul 28 2021Reply of petitioner William Dale Wooden filed.
- Jul 28 2021Record received from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit has been electronically filed.
- Jul 13 2021ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, October 4, 2021.
- Jun 28 2021Brief of respondent United States filed.
- May 10 2021Brief amicus curiae of National Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
- May 10 2021Brief amicus curiae of Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed.
- May 10 2021Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed.
- May 10 2021Brief amici curiae of Professors of Criminal Law filed.
- May 10 2021Brief amicus curiae of FAMM filed.
- May 10 2021Brief amicus curiae of Human Rights For Kids filed.
- May 03 2021Brief of petitioner William Dale Wooden filed.
- May 03 2021Joint appendix filed (statement of cost filed.)
- Mar 22 2021Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 3, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 28, 2021.
- Mar 05 2021Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
- Feb 22 2021Motion to proceed in forma pauperis GRANTED. Petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to Question 2 presented by the petition.
- Feb 12 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
- Jan 07 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
- Jan 06 2021Reply of petitioner William Dale Wooden filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 21 2020Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Nov 10 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 23, 2020.
- Nov 09 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 23, 2020 to December 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Oct 15 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 23, 2020.
- Oct 14 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2020 to November 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 22 2020Response Requested. (Due October 22, 2020)
- Aug 27 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
- Aug 12 2020Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jul 24 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 4, 2020)