| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| May 4 2007 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 6, 2007) |
| May 30 2007 |
Waiver of right of respondent Alex E. Ferrer to respond filed. |
| Jun 5 2007 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 21, 2007. |
| Jun 12 2007 |
Response Requested . (Due July 12, 2007) |
| Jul 11 2007 |
Brief of respondent Alex E. Ferrer in opposition filed. |
| Jul 17 2007 |
Reply of petitioner Arnold M. Preston filed. |
| Jul 25 2007 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2007. |
| Sep 25 2007 |
Petition GRANTED. The brief of petitioner is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Monday, November 5, 2007. The brief of respondent is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Monday, December 3, 2007. A reply brief, if any, is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Friday, December 28, 2007. Briefs of amici curiae are to be filed with the Clerk and served upon counsel for the parties on or before 2 p.m., 7 days after the brief for the party supported is filed, or if in support of neither party, within 7 days after the petitioner's brief is filed. |
| Nov 1 2007 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received.) |
| Nov 1 2007 |
Brief of petitioner Arnold M. Preston filed. |
| Nov 7 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
| Nov 8 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Macy's Group Inc. filed. |
| Nov 8 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
| Nov 8 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of CTIA - The Wireless Association filed. |
| Nov 16 2007 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, January 14, 2008. |
| Nov 21 2007 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either or neither party received from counsel for the respondent. |
| Dec 3 2007 |
Brief of respondent Alex E. Ferrer filed. |
| Dec 6 2007 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 6 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of William Morris Agency filed. (Distributed). |
| Dec 7 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Screen Actors Guild, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Dec 27 2007 |
Reply of petitioner Arnold M. Preston filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 8 2008 |
Record received from Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District. (1 box) |
| Jan 14 2008 |
Argued. For petitioner: Joseph D. Schleimer, Beverly Hills, Cal. For respondent: G. Eric Brunstad, Jr., Hartford, Conn. |
| Feb 1 2008 |
Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by respondent. |
| Feb 15 2008 |
Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Feb 20 2008 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Mar 24 2008 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Apr 2 2008 |
Record returned to the Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellant District. |