| No. 23-1039 | |
| Title: | Marlean A. Ames, Petitioner v. Ohio Department of Youth Services |
| Docketed: | March 20, 2024 |
| Linked with 23A777 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (23-3341) |
| Decision Date: | December 4, 2023 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Feb 22 2024 | Application (23A777) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 3, 2024 to March 18, 2024, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh. |
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| Feb 26 2024 | Application (23A777) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until March 18, 2024. |
| Mar 18 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 19, 2024) |
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| Mar 22 2024 | Waiver of right of respondent Ohio Department of Youth Services to respond filed. |
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| Mar 27 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024. |
| Apr 03 2024 | Response Requested. (Due May 3, 2024) |
| Apr 03 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 3, 2024 to June 3, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Apr 04 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 3, 2024. |
| May 31 2024 | Brief of respondent Ohio Department of Youth Services in opposition filed. |
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| Jun 03 2024 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner. |
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| Jun 04 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024. |
| Jun 04 2024 | Reply of petitioner Marlean A. Ames filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jun 20 2024 | Rescheduled. |
| Sep 23 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024. |
| Oct 04 2024 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Oct 25 2024 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Oct 31 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 9, 2024. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 17, 2025. Petitioner will file the reply brief on the merits on or before February 7, 2025. |
| Nov 27 2024 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. |
| Dec 06 2024 | Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and available with the Clerk. |
| Dec 09 2024 | Brief of petitioner Marlean A. Ames filed. |
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| Dec 09 2024 | Joint appendix (2 volumes) filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Dec 16 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Dec 16 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Massachusetts Chapter of the National Organization for Women filed. |
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| Dec 16 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Katie Eyer, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 16 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of The National Employment of Lawyers Association filed. |
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| Dec 16 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Dec 16 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of The Equal Protection Project filed. |
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| Dec 16 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of American Alliance for Equal Rights filed. |
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| Dec 16 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Josh Young filed. |
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| Dec 16 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Xiao Wang Counsel of Record | University of Virginia School of Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic 580 Massie Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 x.wang@law.virginia.edu | (434) 924-8956 |
| Party name: Marlean A. Ames | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Thomas Elliot Gaiser Counsel of Record | Office of the Ohio Attorney General 30 E. Broad St., 17th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 thomas.gaiser@ohioago.gov | 6144668980 |
| Party name: Ohio Department of Youth Services | ||
| Michael Jason Hendershot | Ohio Attorney General's Office 30 E. Broad Street, 17th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 michael.hendershot@ohioago.gov | 614.466.8980 |
| Party name: Ohio Department of Youth Services | ||
| Other | ||
| William Alan Jacobson Counsel of Record | 18 Maple Ave #280 Barrington, RI 02806 contact@legalinsurrection.com | 4012464192 |
| Party name: The Equal Protection Project | ||
| Jeffrey Daniel Jennings Counsel of Record | PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION 3100 Clarendon Blvd Suite 1000 Arlington, VA 22201 jjennings@pacificlegal.org | 2028886881 |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation | ||
| Robert Scott Mantell Counsel of Record | Law Office of Robert S. Mantell 47 Liberty Ave. Somerville, MA 02144 rmantell@theemploymentlawyers.com | (617) 470-1033 |
| Party name: Massachusetts Chapter of the National Organization for Women | ||
| Thomas Ryan McCarthy Counsel of Record | Consovoy McCarthy PLLC 1600 Wilson Boulevard Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22209 TOM@CONSOVOYMCCARTHY.COM | 7032439423 |
| Party name: American Alliance for Equal Rights | ||
| Christopher E. Mills Counsel of Record | Spero Law LLC 557 East Bay Street #22251 Charleston, SC 29413 cmills@spero.law | 8436060640 |
| Party name: America First Legal Foundation | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Eric Schnapper Counsel of Record | Univ. of Washington School of Law P.O. Box 353020 Seattle, WA 98195 SCHNAPP@UW.EDU | 206-616-3167 |
| Party name: The National Employment of Lawyers Association | ||
| William E. Trachman Counsel of Record | Mountain States Legal Foundation 2596 South Lewis Way Lakewood, CO 80227 wtrachman@mslegal.org | 3032922021 |
| Party name: Josh Young | ||
| Zachary D. Tripp Counsel of Record | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 2001 M Street NW Washington, DC 20036 ZACK.TRIPP@WEIL.COM | (202) 682-7000 |
| Party name: Professors Katie Eyer, Sandra Sperino, and Deborah Widiss | ||