The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in four October calendar cases. The next day, it ordered supplemental briefing in two of them.
In In re Gadlin, the court directed the parties to address, “Did the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation exceed its authority under article I, section 32 of the California Constitution by promulgating regulations excluding from nonviolent offender parole consideration inmates currently convicted of nonviolent offenses requiring registration pursuant to Penal Code section 290?”
In People v. Gentile, the court wants to know, “Does Senate Bill No. 1437 apply retroactively to cases not yet final on appeal?”
Initial briefs in both cases are due in 10 days, replies a week later, and amicus briefs can be filed four days after that.
The post-argument briefing will not delay the Gadlin and Gentile opinions, because the court didn’t vacate submission of either case, which would reset the 90-day clock. (See here.) The opinions in all four October calendar case should file by January 4, 2021.