No. 19-1328
Department of Justice v. House Committee on the Judiciary
Tags: criminal-procedure federal-rules federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure grand-jury impeachment impeachment-trial judicial-proceeding legislative-body rule-6(e) rule-interpretation
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Latest Conference:
2020-07-01
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether an impeachment trial before a legislative body is a 'judicial proceeding' under Rule 6(e)(3)(E)(i) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether an impeachment trial before a legislative body is a “judicial proceeding” under Rule 6(e)(3)(E)(i) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. (I)
Docket Entries
2021-08-03
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2021-07-02
The motion to vacate the judgment is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit with instructions to direct the District Court to vacate the October 25, 2019 order granting the application of the Committee on the Judiciary, U. S. House of Representatives. See <i>United States</i> v. <i>Munsingwear, Inc.</i>, 340 U. S. 36 (1950).
2021-06-15
Response to motion from respondent House Committee on the Judiciary filed.
2021-06-14
Suggestion of mootness and motion to vacate the judgment of the court of appeals filed by petitioner.
2020-11-20
Motion to remove the case from the December 2020 argument calendar GRANTED.
2020-11-19
Response to motion to remove the case from the December 2020 argument calendar from petitioner Department of Justice filed. (Distributed)
2020-11-17
Motion to remove the case from the December 2020 argument calendar filed by respondent House Committee on the Judiciary. (Distributed)
2020-11-13
Reply of petitioner Department of Justice filed. (Distributed)
2020-10-27
CIRCULATED
2020-10-21
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
2020-10-19
Record received from the U.S.C.A. D.C. Circuit is electronic and located on PACER, some of the record has been electronically filed.
2020-10-14
Brief of respondent House Committee on the Judiciary filed.
2020-10-08
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. District of Columbia Circuit.
2020-10-05
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
2020-09-16
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, December 2, 2020.
2020-08-31
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner.
2020-08-31
Brief of petitioner Department of Justice filed.
2020-08-10
Joint motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 31, 2020. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 14, 2020.
2020-08-03
Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
2020-07-02
Petition GRANTED.
2020-06-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2020.
2020-06-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
2020-06-18
Reply of petitioner Department of Justice filed.
2020-06-15
Brief of respondent House Committee on the Judiciary in opposition filed.
2020-06-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 1, 2020)
2020-05-20
Application (19A1035) granted. The application for stay of the mandate presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is granted. The issuance of the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, case No. 19-5288, is stayed pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such petition is filed on or before June 1, 2020, by 5 p.m. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the issuance of the judgment of this Court. If no petition for a writ of certiorari is filed on or before June 1, 2020, by 5 p.m., the stay shall terminate.
2020-05-19
Reply of applicant Department of Justice filed.
2020-05-18
Response to application from respondent House Committee on the Judiciary filed.
2020-05-08
UPON CONSIDERATION of the application of counsel for the applicant,
IT IS ORDERED that the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, case No. 19-5288, is hereby stayed pending receipt of a response, due on or before Monday, May 18, 2020, by 3 p.m. ET, and further order of The Chief Justice or of the Court.
2020-05-07
Application (19A1035) for a stay pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
Constitutional Accountability Center
Department of Justice
Edwin Smiley Kneedler — D.O.J., Petitioner
Edwin Smiley Kneedler — D.O.J., Petitioner
House Committee on the Judiciary
Douglas Neal Letter — Office of General Counsel, U.S. House, Respondent
Douglas Neal Letter — Office of General Counsel, U.S. House, Respondent