~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
May 11 2011 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 13, 2011) |
Jun 8 2011 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 13, 2011. |
Jul 11 2011 |
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including July 20, 2011. |
Jul 20 2011 |
Brief of respondent Federal Respondent in opposition filed. |
Aug 3 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2011. |
Aug 9 2011 |
Reply of petitioner Dana Roberts filed. (Distributed) |
Sep 27 2011 |
Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
Nov 3 2011 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Dana Roberts. |
Nov 14 2011 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 11, 2012. |
Nov 14 2011 |
Brief of petitioner Dana Roberts filed. |
Nov 18 2011 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope) |
Nov 18 2011 |
CIRCULATED. |
Nov 21 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of The American Association for Justice filed. (Distributed) |
Nov 22 2011 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
Dec 14 2011 |
Brief of respondents Sea-Land Services, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
Dec 14 2011 |
Brief of respondent Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs filed. (Distributed) |
Dec 15 2011 |
Record received from U.S. Dept. of Labor Benefits Review Board. (1 Box) |
Dec 21 2011 |
Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General. |
Dec 30 2011 |
Motion for divided argument filed by respondent GRANTED. |
Jan 4 2012 |
Reply of petitioner Dana Roberts filed. (Distributed) |
Jan 11 2012 |
Argued. For petitioner: Joshua T. Gillelan, II, Washington, D. C. For federal respondent: Joesph R. Palmore, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For private respondent: Peter Keisler, Washington, D. C. |
Mar 20 2012 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. |
Apr 23 2012 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
May 2 2012 |
Record returned to U.S. Department of Labor Benefits Review Board. |