No. 12-133
Title:
American Express Company, et al., Petitioners
v.
Italian Colors Restaurant, et al.
Docketed:July 30, 2012
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  Case Nos.:(06-1871-cv)
  Decision Date:February 1, 2012
  Rehearing Denied:May 29, 2012
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jul 30 2012 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 29, 2012)
Aug 13 2012 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 28, 2012.
Aug 14 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners.
Aug 22 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the respondents.
Aug 24 2012 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 12, 2012.
Aug 28 2012 Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed.
Aug 29 2012 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America, et al. filed.
Aug 29 2012 Brief amicus curiae of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.
Aug 29 2012 Brief amici curiae of Marcy Cohen, et al. filed.
Oct 12 2012 Brief of respondents Italian Colors Restaurant, et al. in opposition filed.
Oct 24 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 9, 2012.
Oct 24 2012 Reply of petitioners American Express Company, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 9 2012 Petition GRANTED. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Nov 19 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
Dec 12 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents.
Dec 18 2012 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Dec 21 2012 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Dec 21 2012 Brief of petitioners American Express Company, et al. filed.
Dec 27 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Equal Employment Advisory Council filed.
Dec 28 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Experian Information Solutions, Inc., et al. filed.
Dec 28 2012 Brief amici curiae of American Bankers Association, et al. filed.
Dec 28 2012 Brief amicus curiae of The Financial Services Roundtable filed.
Dec 28 2012 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America, et al. filed.
Dec 28 2012 Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed.
Dec 28 2012 Brief amici curiae of Marcy S. Cohen, et al. filed.
Dec 28 2012 Brief amici curiae of Distinguished Law Professors filed.
Dec 28 2012 Brief amicus curiae of DRI - Voice of the Defense Bar filed.
Jan 4 2013 Record from U.S.D.C. for Southern District of New York is electronic.
Jan 9 2013 Record received from the U.S.D.C. Southern District of New York. (1 box)
Jan 10 2013 CIRCULATED.
Jan 11 2013 Record from U.S.C.A. for 2nd Circuit is electronic.
Jan 22 2013 Brief of respondents Italian Colors Restaurant, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of National Community Pharmacists Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of COSAL filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amici curiae of Ohio and 21 other states filed. (Distributed).
Jan 29 2013 Brief amici curiae of Professors of Civil Procedure filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amici curiae of Public Justice, P.C., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amici curiae of Food Marketing Institute and the National Retail Federation filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amici curiae of Professional Arbitrators and Arbitration Scholars filed. (Distributed).
Jan 29 2013 Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Scholars filed. (Distributed)
Feb 15 2013 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Feb 15 2013 Reply of petitioners American Express Company, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 27 2013 Argued. For petitioners: Michael Kellogg, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C.; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Jun 20 2013 Judgment REVERSED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Breyer, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Jul 22 2013 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 24 2013 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Southern District of New York.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Michael K. Kellogg Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd Evans & Figel PLLC(202) 326-7900
    Counsel of Record1615 M Street, N.W.
Suite 400
Washington, DC  20036
mkellogg@khhte.com
Party name: American Express Company, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Paul D. Clement Bancroft PLLC(202) 234-0090
    Counsel of Record1919 M Street, N.W., Suite 470
Washington, DC  20036
pclement@bancroftpllc.com
Party name: Italian Colors Restaurant, et al.
 
Deepak Gupta Gupta Beck PLLC(202) 888-1741
1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC  20036
deepak@guptafirm.com
Party name: Italian Colors Restaurant, et al.
Other:
David A. Balto Law Offices of David A. Balto(202)-789-5424
1325 G Street, NW, Suite 500
suite 850
Washington, DC  20005
david.balto@yahoo.com
Party name: Food Marketing Institute and the National Retail Federation
 
F. Paul Bland Jr. Public Justice, P.C.(202) 797-8600
1825 K Street, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC  20006
pbland@publicjustice.net
Party name: Public Justice, P.C., et al.
 
Matthew L. Cantor Constantine Cannon LLP(212)-350-2738
335 Madison Ave.
New York, NY  10017
mcantor@constantinecannon.com
Party name: National Community Pharmacists Association, et al.
 
Linda T. Coberly Winston & Strawn LLP(312) 558-5600
35 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL  60601
LCoberly@winston.com
Party name: The Financial Services Roundtable
 
Jonathan W. Cuneo Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP(202) 789-3960
507 C Street, N.E.
Washington, DC  20002
joel@cuneolaw.com
Party name: COSAL
 
Meir Feder Jones Day(212) 326-3939
222 East 41st Street
New York, NY  10017
mfeder@jonesday.com
Party name: Experian Information Solutions, Inc., et al.
 
Alan S. Kaplinsky Ballard Spahrl, LLP(215) 665-8500
1735 Market Street, 51st Floor
Philadelphia, PA  19103
kaplinsky@ballardspahr.com
Party name: American Bankers Association, et al.
 
Martin S. Kaufman Atlantic Legal Foundation(914) 834-3322
2039 Palmer Avenue
Larchmont, NY  10538
mskaufman@atlanticlegal.org
Party name: Marcy Cohen, et al.
 
Thomas R. McCarthy Wiley Rein LLP(202)-719-7476
1776 K St NW
Washington, DC  20006
tmccarthy@wileyrein.com
Party name: Distinguished Law Professors
 
Lisa T. McElroy Earle Mack School of Law(215) 571-4807
Drexel University
3320 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA  19104
ltm35@drexel.edu
Party name: Professional Arbitrators and Arbitration Scholars
 
Ellen Meriwether Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP(215) 864-2800
1101 Market Street, Suite 2650
Philadelphia, PA  19102
emeriwether@caffertyclobes.com
Party name: American Antitrust Institute
 
Scott L. Nelson Public Citizen Litigation Group(202) 588-1000
1600 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20009
snelson@citizen.org
Party name: Public Citizen, Inc.
 
Andrew J. Pincus Mayer Brown LLP(202) 263-3000
1999 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006-1101
apincus@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America, et al.
 
David A. Reiser Zuckerman Spaeder LLP(202) 778-1800
800 M Street, N.W.
Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20036
dresier@zuckerman.com
Party name: Antitrust Scholars
 
Benjamin G. Robbins New England Legal Foundation(617) 695-3660
150 Lincoln Street
Boston, MA  02111-2504
benrobbins@nelfonline.org
Party name: New England Legal Foundation
 
Mary Massaron Ross President of DRI(312) 795-1101
DRI- The Voice of the Defense Bar
55 West Monroe
Suite 2000
Chicago, IL  6063
mmassaron@plunkettcooney.com
Party name: DRI - Voice of the Defense Bar
 
Alexandra T. Schimmer Solicitor General(614) 466-8980
Office of the Ohio Attorney General
30 East Broad Street, 17th Floor
Columbus, OH  43215-3428
alexandra.schimmer@ohioattorneygeneral.gov
Party name: Ohio and 21 other states
 
Alexander H. Schmidt Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz(212) 263-3000
270 Madison Avenue
New York, NY  10016
schmidt@whafh.com
Party name: Professors of civil procedure
 
Henry M. Sneath President of DRI(312) 795-1101
55 West Monroe
Suite 2000
Chicago, IL  60603
hsneath@psmn.com
Party name: DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar
 
Malcolm L. Stewart Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
malcolm.l.stewart@usjoj.gov
Party name: American Express Company, et al. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, et al.
 
Rae T. Vann Norris Tysse Lampley & Lakis LLP(202) 629-5600
1501 M Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC  20005
rvann@ntll.com
Party name: Equal Employment Advisory Council
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: the United States