| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Nov 17 2008 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 19, 2008) |
| Dec 9 2008 |
Brief of respondents City of New York, New York, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Dec 23 2008 |
Reply of petitioner United States, ex rel. Irwin Eisenstein filed. |
| Dec 30 2008 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2009. |
| Jan 7 2009 |
Supplemental brief of petitioner United States, ex rel. Irwin Eisenstein filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 16 2009 |
Petition GRANTED The brief of petitioner is to be filed on or before Wednesday, February 25, 2009. The brief of respondents is to be filed on or before Wednesday, March 25, 2009. A reply brief, if any, is to be filed in accordance with Rule 25.3 of the Rules of this Court. |
| Feb 23 2009 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, April 21, 2009. |
| Feb 25 2009 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Feb 25 2009 |
Brief of petitioner United States, ex rel. Irwin Eisenstein filed. |
| Feb 26 2009 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Mar 2 2009 |
Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents. |
| Mar 4 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund filed. |
| Mar 4 2009 |
Brief amici curiae of Patricia Haight and In Defense of Animals filed. |
| Mar 19 2009 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 20 2009 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for 2nd Circuit. (1 box) |
| Mar 24 2009 |
Brief of respondents City of New York, Michael Bloomberg, John Doe, Jane Doe filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 25 2009 |
Motion to allow Jeffrey B. Wall, Esquire, to argue pro hac vice filed by the Solicitor General. |
| Mar 31 2009 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Mar 31 2009 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Apr 3 2009 |
Motion of the Solicitor General to allow Jeffrey B. Wall, Esquire, to present arguement pro hac vice GRANTED. |
| Apr 3 2009 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 13 2009 |
Reply of petitioner United States, ex rel. Irwin Eisenstein filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 21 2009 |
Argued. For petitioner: Gideon A. Schor, New York, N.Y. For respondents: Paul T. Rephen, New York, N.Y.; and Jeffrey B. Wall, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae) (pro hac vice.) |
| Jun 8 2009 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Jul 10 2009 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED |
| Jul 14 2009 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 2nd Circuit. |