No. 12-315
Title:
Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation, Petitioner
v.
William L. Hoeper
Docketed:September 13, 2012
Linked with 12A18
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Colorado
  Case Nos.:(09SC1050)
  Decision Date:March 19, 2012
  Rehearing Denied:April 23, 2012
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jul 3 2012 Application (12A18) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 22, 2012 to August 22, 2012, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Jul 6 2012 Application (12A18) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until August 22, 2012.
Aug 7 2012 Application (12A18) to extend further the time from August 22, 2012 to September 12, 2012, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Aug 9 2012 Application (12A18) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until September 12, 2012.
Sep 11 2012 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 15, 2012)
Oct 1 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner, and counsel for the respondents .
Oct 10 2012 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 14, 2012.
Oct 12 2012 Brief amicus curiae of John L. Mica filed.
Oct 15 2012 Brief amicus curiae of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.
Oct 15 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed.
Oct 15 2012 Brief amicus curiae of International Air Transport Association filed.
Nov 14 2012 Brief of respondent William L. Hoeper in opposition filed.
Nov 27 2012 Reply of petitioner Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation filed.
Nov 28 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 4, 2013.
Jan 7 2013 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
May 17 2013 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
May 28 2013 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 13, 2013.
May 28 2013 Supplemental brief of respondent William L. Hoeper filed. (Distributed)
Jun 17 2013 Petition GRANTED limited to the following Question: Whether ATSA immunity may be denied without a determination that the air carrier's disclosure was materially false.
Jul 10 2013 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 29, 2013.
Jul 10 2013 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 25, 2013.
Jul 31 2013 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Aug 7 2013 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Aug 29 2013 Joint appendix filed (3 volumes.) (Statement of costs filed.)
Aug 29 2013 Brief of petitioner Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation filed.
Sep 4 2013 Brief amicus curiae of U.S. Representative John L. Mica filed.
Sep 5 2013 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Sep 5 2013 Brief amici curiae of Airlines for America, et al. filed.
Sep 5 2013 Brief amicus curiae of International Air Transport Association filed.
Sep 5 2013 Brief amicus curiae of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.
Sep 5 2013 Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Coalition filed.
Sep 5 2013 Brief amici curiae of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 17 2013 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday December 9, 2013.
Sep 17 2013 CIRCULATED
Oct 23 2013 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Oct 25 2013 Brief of respondent William L. Hoeper filed. (Distributed)
Nov 18 2013 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Nov 25 2013 Reply of petitioner Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation filed. (Distributed)
Dec 9 2013 Argued. For petitioner: Jonathan F. Cohn, Washington, D. C.; and Eric J. Feigin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae). For respondent: Kevin K. Russell, Washington, D. C.
Dec 12 2013 Record received from Supreme Court of Colorado. (3 Boxes)
Jan 27 2014 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined, and in which Scalia, Thomas, and Kagan, JJ., joined as to Parts I, II, and III-A. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Thomas and Kagan, JJ., joined.
Feb 21 2014 Petition for Rehearing filed.
Feb 26 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 21, 2014.
Mar 24 2014 Rehearing DENIED.
Mar 24 2014 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Mar 27 2014 Record returned to Supreme Court of Colorado. (3 Boxes)



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Peter D. Keisler Sidley Austin LLP(202) 736-8000
    Counsel of Record1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
pkeisler@sidley.com
Party name: Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation
 
Jonathan F. Cohn Sidley Austin LLP(202) 736-8000
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
jcohn@sidley.com
Party name: Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation
Attorneys for Respondent:
Scott A. McGath Overturf McGath Hull & Doherty P.C.(303) 860-2848
    Counsel of Record625 E. 16th Avenue, Suite 100
Denver, CO  80203
sam@omhdlaw.com
Party name: William L. Hoeper
 
Kevin K. Russell Goldstein & Russell, P.C.(202) 362-0636
5225 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 404
Washington, DC  20015
kr@goldsteinrussell.com
Party name: William L. Hoeper
Other:
Bruce D. Brown The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press(703) 807-2101
1101 Wilson Blvd., Ste1100
Arlington, VA  22209-2100
bbrown@rcfp.org
Party name: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
 
Robert L. Corn-Revere Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP(202) 973-4200
1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, DC  20006-3401
bobcornrevere@dwt.com
Party name: The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al.
 
Jon M. DeVore 1155 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1200(202)-659-5800
Washington, DC  20036
jdevore@dc.bhb.com
Party name: John L. Mica
 
Eric J. Feigin Assistant to the Solicitor General(202)-305-2452
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC  20530
eric.feigin@usdoj.gov
Party name: United States
 
Christopher T. Handman Hogan Lovells US LLP(202) 637-5719
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
chris.handman@hoganlovells.com
Party name: Airlines for America, et al.
 
Andrew J. Harakas Clyde & Co US LLP(212) 710-3900
Chrysler Building
405 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY  10174
andrew.harakas@clydeco.us
Party name: International Air Transport Association
 
Jean-Paul Jassy Bostwick & Jassy LLP(310) 979-6059
12400 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA  90025
jpjassy@bostwickjassy.com
Party name: First Amendment Coalition
 
Mary Massaron Ross President(313) 983-4801
DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar
Plunkett Clooney
38505 Woodward Ave
Suite 2000.
Bloomfield Hills, MI  48304
mmassaron@plunkettcooney.com
Party name: DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar
 
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
 
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: United States