Docket for 08-1119
| No. 08-1119 | |
| Vide 08-1225 | |
| Title: |
| Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A., et al., Petitioners |
| v. |
| United States |
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| Docketed: | March 9, 2009 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (07-2405) |
| Decision Date: | September 4, 2008 |
| Rehearing Denied: | December 5, 2008 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Mar 5 2009 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 8, 2009) |
| Apr 3 2009 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 8, 2009. |
| May 8 2009 |
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| May 19 2009 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 4, 2009. |
| Jun 8 2009 |
Petition GRANTED The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 08-1225 is granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. |
| Jul 2 2009 |
The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 25, 2009. |
| Jul 2 2009 |
The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 21, 2009. |
| Jul 2 2009 |
Joint motion to amend the briefing schedule and expand the word limits filed. VIDED. |
| Jul 27 2009 |
Motion of the parties to amend the briefing schedule and expand the word limits GRANTED. Petitioners in No. 08-1119 will file an opening brief, not to exceed 20,000 words, on or before August 25, 2009. Petitioner in No. 08-1225 will file a response brief, not to exceed 20,000 words, on or before October 21, 2009. Petitioners in No. 08-1119 will file a reply brief, not to exceed 10,000 words, on or before November 20, 2009. |
| Aug 24 2009 |
Joint appendix filed (statement of costs received.) VIDED. |
| Aug 25 2009 |
Brief of petitioners Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A., et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 27 2009 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for the petitioners. VIDED. |
| Aug 28 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Sep 1 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Commercial Law League of America filed. |
| Sep 1 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. |
| Sep 28 2009 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, December 1 , 2009. |
| Sep 29 2009 |
CIRCULATED |
| Oct 21 2009 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for the 8th Circuit. |
| Oct 21 2009 |
Brief of respondent United States filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 28 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Public Good, et al. filed. (Distributed) VIDED. |
| Nov 20 2009 |
Reply of petitioners Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Nov 24 2009 |
U.S.D.C. for the District of Minnesota is electronic. |
| Dec 1 2009 |
Argued. For petitioners in No. 08-1119 and respondents in No. 08-1225: G. Eric Brunstad, Jr., Hartford, Conn. For respondents in No. 08-1119 and petitioner in No. 08-1225: William M. Jay, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 8 2010 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined, in which Scalia, J., joined except for n. 3, and in which Thomas, J., joined except for Part III-C. Scalia, J., and Thomas, J., filed opinions concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. |
| Apr 9 2010 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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