| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Nov 17 2011 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 21, 2011) |
| Dec 13 2011 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 20, 2012. |
| Dec 19 2011 |
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The Maritime Law Association of the United States |
| Jan 20 2012 |
Brief of respondent The City of Riviera Beach, Florida in opposition filed. |
| Jan 31 2012 |
Reply of petitioner Fane Lozman filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 1 2012 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2012. |
| Feb 21 2012 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Feb 21 2012 |
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The Maritime Law Association of the United States GRANTED. |
| Mar 8 2012 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 7, 2012. |
| Mar 8 2012 |
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 10, 2012. |
| May 4 2012 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including May 8, 2012, |
| May 4 2012 |
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including July 12, 2012. |
| May 8 2012 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| May 8 2012 |
Brief of petitioner Fane Lozman filed. |
| May 15 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of the Solicitor General filed. |
| May 15 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of Seattle Floating Homes Association, et al. filed. |
| May 15 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Gaming Association filed. |
| May 15 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of Maritime Law Professors filed. |
| Jun 27 2012 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner |
| Jul 10 2012 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent . |
| Jul 12 2012 |
Brief of respondent The City of Riviera Beach, Florida filed. |
| Jul 19 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of Thirty-six Admiralty and Maritime Law Professors filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 19 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 19 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of Maritime Law Association of the United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 19 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Kevin M. Clermont filed. |
| Jul 19 2012 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jul 19 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Marine Bankers Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 23 2012 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, October 1, 2012 |
| Jul 24 2012 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 3 2012 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Aug 7 2012 |
Reply of petitioner Fane Lozman filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 13 2012 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Aug 14 2012 |
The parties are directed, and the Solicitor General is invited, to file letter briefs addressing the following question: �The res in this putative in rem admiralty proceeding was sold at a judicial auction in execution of the district court�s judgment on a maritime lien and a maritime trespass claim, Petn. App. 9a-10a, and subsequently destroyed, Petr. Br. 10-11. Does either the judicial auction or the subsequent destruction of the res render this case moot?� The briefs, limited to 10 pages, are to be filed simultaneously with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Tuesday, August 28, 2012. |
| Aug 28 2012 |
Supplemental brief of the Solicitor General filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 28 2012 |
Supplemental brief of petitioner Fane Lozman filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 28 2012 |
Supplemental brief of respondent The City of Riviera Beach, Florida filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 10 2012 |
U.S..D.C. for Southern District of Florida. (1 box) |
| Oct 1 2012 |
Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. and Curtis E. Gannon, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: David C. Frederick, Washington, D. C. |
| Jan 15 2013 |
Judgment REVERSED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy, J., joined. |
| Feb 19 2013 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Apr 2 2013 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. for Eleventh Circuit. |
| Apr 2 2013 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for District of Columbia. |