PADILLA v. YOO

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miguel A. Estrada (argued) and Scott P. Martin , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., for the appellant.

Jonathan M. Freiman (argued), Hope R. Metcalf , Tahlia Townsend and Amos E. Friedland , New Haven, CT; Natalie L. Bridgeman , San Francisco, CA, for the appellees.

Paul J. Orfanedes , Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae Judicial Watch, Inc.

Michael F. Hertz , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Barbara L. Herwig and Robert M. Loeb , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae United States.

Peter B. Ellis and Usha-Kiran K. Ghia , Foley Hoag LLP, Boston, MA, for amici curiae Bruce Fein, Roberts B. Owen and Michael P. Scharf.

Eric L. Lewis , Baach Robinson & Lewis PLLC, Washington, D.C.; Elizabeth A. Wilson , John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, for amici curiae Distinguished Professors of Constitutional and Federal Courts Law.

Hamid Jabbar , Scottsdale, AZ; Hirad D. Dadgostar , Los Angeles, CA; Dawinder S. Sidhu , Potomac, MD, for amici curiae Legal Ethics Scholars.

Before: RAYMOND C. FISHER and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges, and REBECCA R. PALLMEYER, District Judge.,