Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder; Escobar v. Holder

Case Information
General Information about the case

Docket Number

09-60

Date Granted

12/14/2009

Oral Argument

Wed, 03/31/2010

Date Decided

06/14/2010

Appealed From

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Vote

9-0

Opinions/Dissents

Justice John Paul Stevens wrote the opinion for the unanimous court. Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas each filed opinions concurring in the judgment only.

Attorneys
Attorney information for this case

Attorneys for Petitioner:
Sri Srinivasan
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
(202) 383-5300
1625 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
ssrinivasan@omm.com
Party name: Jose Angel Carachuri-Rosendo

Attorneys for Respondent:
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: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General

Other:
Catherine M. Amirfar
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
(212) 909-6000
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Party name: Center on the Administration of Criminal Law

Richard A. Bierschbach
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
(212) 351-4000
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10036
rbierschbach@gibsondunn.com
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al.

Nancy Morawetz
Washington Square Legal Services Inc.
(212) 998-6451
245 Sullivan Street
5th Floor
New York, NY 10012
Party name: Center for Court Innovation

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