| No. 14-954 | ||||
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| Docketed: | February 6, 2015 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (13-5181) |
| Decision Date: | September 18, 2014 |
| Rehearing Denied: | November 6, 2014 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Feb 3 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2015) |
| Feb 24 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for Animal Care Trust, Paula Hurn, and Karen Walsh. |
| Mar 4 2015 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. |
| Mar 9 2015 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. |
| Mar 11 2015 | Waiver of right of respondent United Pet Supply, Inc. to respond filed. |
| Mar 25 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 17, 2015. |
| Mar 26 2015 | Response Requested . (Due April 27, 2015) |
| Apr 27 2015 | Brief of respondent United Pet Supply, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| May 8 2015 | Reply of petitioners Animal Care Trust, et al. filed. |
| May 12 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 28, 2015. |
| Jun 1 2015 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. GRANTED. |
| Jun 1 2015 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals GRANTED. |
| Jun 1 2015 | Petition DENIED. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | ||
| Scott Burnett Smith | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | (256) 517-5100 |
| Counsel of Record | 200 Clinton Avenue West, Suite 900 | |
| Huntsville, AL 35801 | ||
| ssmith@babc.com | ||
| Party name: Animal Care Trust, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent: | ||
| Mark Andrew Pippenger | Leitner Williams Dooley & Napolitan PLLC | 423-265-0214 |
| Counsel of Record | 200 W. M.L. King Blvd., Suite 500 | |
| Chattanooga, TN 37402 | ||
| andy.pippenger@leitnerfirm.com | ||
| Party name: United Pet Supply, Inc. | ||
| James S. Hildebrand | Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC | (423) 265-0214 |
| Tallan Building - Suite 500, 200 W. Martin Luther King Blvd. | ||
| Chattanooga, TN 37402 | ||
| jay.hildebrand@leitnerfirm.com | ||
| Party name: United Pet Supply, Inc. | ||
| Other: | ||
| Jennifer Helen Chin | American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 212-876-7700 |
| 520 Eighth Avenue, 7th floor | ||
| New York, NY 10018 | ||
| jennifer.chin@aspca.org | ||
| Party name: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | ||
| Geoffrey Paul Eaton | Winston & Strawn LLP | (202) 282-5000 |
| 1700 K Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| geaton@winston.com | ||
| Party name: The International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. | ||