No. 06-1680     *** CAPITAL CASE ***  
Title:
Richard F. Allen, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, Petitioner
v.
Daniel Siebert
Docketed:June 19, 2007
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  Case Nos.:(06-11841)
  Decision Date:March 7, 2007
  Rehearing Denied:April 30, 2007

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jun 15 2007 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 19, 2007)
Jul 12 2007 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 17, 2007.
Sep 17 2007 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Criminal Justice Legal Foundation.
Sep 17 2007 Brief of respondent Daniel Siebert in opposition filed.
Sep 17 2007 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Daniel Siebert.
Sep 17 2007 Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed.
Sep 27 2007 Reply of petitioner Richard F. Allen, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections filed.
Sep 28 2007 Letter of September 28, 2007, from counsel for petitioner received.
Oct 3 2007 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 26, 2007.
Oct 29 2007 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 2, 2007.
Nov 5 2007 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Criminal Justice Legal Foundation GRANTED.
Nov 5 2007 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Nov 5 2007 Petition GRANTED, Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Justice Stevens and Justice Ginsburg dissent. Opinion per curiam.
Nov 30 2007 Petition for Rehearing filed.
Dec 5 2007 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 4, 2008.
Jan 7 2008 Rehearing DENIED.
Jan 7 2008 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Kevin C. Newsom Solicitor General(334) 242-7401
Office of Attorney General
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, AL  36130
Party name: Richard F. Allen, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections
Attorneys for Respondent:
Anne E. Borelli Federal Defenders(334) 834-2099
Middle District of Alabama
Federal Defender Program, Inc.
201 Monroe Street, Suite 407
Montgomery, AL  36104
Party name: Daniel Siebert
Other:
Jay Paul Hoffmann Assistant Attorney General(312) 814-3421
100 West Randolph Street
12th Floor
Chicago, IL  60601
Party name: Illinois, et al.
 
Kent S. Scheidegger Criminal Justice Legal Foundation(916) 446-0345
2131 L Street
Sacramento, CA  95816
cjlf@cjlf.org
Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation