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Docket for 04-623
No. 04-623
Title:
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, et al., Petitioners
v.
Oregon, et al.
Docketed:November 9, 2004
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(02-35587)
  Decision Date:May 26, 2004
  Rehearing Denied:August 11, 2004
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nov 9 2004 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 9, 2004)
Nov 9 2004 Appendix of John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General, et al. filed.
Dec 1 2004 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 10, 2005, for all respondents.
Dec 6 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Family and Family Research Council filed.
Jan 7 2005 Brief of respondents Oregon, et al. in opposition filed.
Jan 10 2005 Brief of respondents Patient-Respondents in opposition filed.
Jan 10 2005 Brief of respondents Peter Rasmussen and David Hochhalter in opposition filed.
Jan 26 2005 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 18, 2005.
Feb 2 2005 Reply of petitioners John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 22 2005 Petition GRANTED.
Mar 29 2005 Brief amici curiae of Family and Family Research Council filed.
Mar 31 2005 Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits to and including May 9, 2005.
May 2 2005 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners.
May 5 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel filed.
May 6 2005 Further extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits to and including May 12, 2005.
May 6 2005 Brief amici curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, et al. filed.
May 9 2005 Brief amicus curiae of International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide filed.
May 9 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Americans United for Life filed.
May 9 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Society filed.
May 9 2005 Brief amici curiae of Pro-Life Legal Defense of Life, et al. filed.
May 9 2005 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Pro-Life Nurses filed.
May 9 2005 Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
May 9 2005 Brief amici curiae of Not Dead Yet, et al. filed.
May 9 2005 Brief amicus curiae of National Legal Center for the Medically Dependent & Disabled, Inc. filed.
May 9 2005 Brief amici curiae of Christian Medical Association, et al. filed.
May 11 2005 Brief amici curiae of Rick Santorum, et al. filed.
May 11 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Catholic Medical Association filed.
May 12 2005 Brief of petitioners Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. filed.
May 12 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Physicians for Compassionate Care Education Foundation filed.
May 16 2005 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
Jun 6 2005 Extension of time within which to file respondents' briefs on the merits to and including July 18, 2005.
Jun 10 2005 Brief amici curiae of Healthlaw Professors filed.
Jul 15 2005 Further extension of time within which to file respondents' briefs on the merits to and including July 21, 2005.
Jul 15 2005 Brief of respondent Oregon filed.
Jul 15 2005 Brief amicus curiae of American College of Legal Medicine filed. (Distributed)
Jul 18 2005 Brief amici curiae of Magaret P. Battin, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jul 18 2005 Brief amici curiae of Coalition of Medical Associations and Societies, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jul 18 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Members of Oregon Congressional Delegation filed. (Distributed)
Jul 18 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
Jul 18 2005 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Oregon filed. (Distributed)
Jul 18 2005 Brief amici curiae of 52 Religious and Religious Freedom Organizations filed. (Distributed)
Jul 18 2005 Brief amicus curiae of American Public Health Association filed. (Distributed)
Jul 18 2005 Brief amici curiae of Professors of Law filed. (Distributed)
Jul 20 2005 CIRCULATED.
Jul 20 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Surviving Family Members filed. (Distributed).
Jul 20 2005 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 5, 2005.
Jul 21 2005 Brief amici curiae of Autonomy, Inc. and Cascades AIDS Project filed. (Distributed).
Jul 21 2005 Brief of respondents Peter Rasmussen and David Hochhalter filed. (Distributed)
Jul 21 2005 Brief of Patient-Respondents filed.(Distributed)
Jul 21 2005 Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jul 21 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Coalition of Mental Health Professionals filed. (Distributed).
Jul 29 2005 Record received from U.S.C.A. For 9th Circuit. (1 box)
Aug 5 2005 Motion for additional time to argue and for divided argument or in the alternative for divided argument filed by Patient-respondents.
Aug 11 2005 Motion for leave to intervene filed by Andrews, et al.
Aug 17 2005 Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2005.
Aug 19 2005 Record received from U.S.District Court for Dist. of Oregon. (3 boxes)
Aug 25 2005 Reply of petitioners Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 2 2005 Motion for additional time to argue and for divided argument by respondent DENIED.
Oct 3 2005 Motion for leave to intervene filed by respondents GRANTED. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Oct 5 2005 Argued. For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Robert M. Atkinson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Salem, Ore.
Jan 17 2006 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C.J., and Thomas J., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Feb 17 2006 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Mar 7 2006 Acknowledgement of receipt (02/21/06) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit received.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Paul D. Clement Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Mary H. Williams Solicitor General(503) 378-4402
    Counsel of Record Oregon Department of Justice
1162 Court Street, NE
Salem, OR  97301-4096
mary.williams@doj.state.or.us
Party name: Oregon, et al.
 
Robert Moorehead Atkinson Senior Assistant Attorney General
400 Justice Building
Salem, OR  97301-4096
Party name: Oregon, et al.
 
Eli D. Stutsman 621 SW Morrison(503) 274-4048
Thirteenth Floor
Portland, OR  97205
Party name: Peter Rasmussen and David Hochhalter
 
Nicholas W. van Aelstyn Heller Ehrman White & WcAuliffe LLP(415) 772-6566
333 Bush Street
San Francisco, CA  94104-2878
Party name: Oregon, et al.
Other:
Steven H. Aden 1440 Sachem Place(434) 978-3888
Charlottesville, VA  22901
Party name: Christian Medical Association, et al.
 
Daniel Avila 31 Linden Street(617) 387-3049
Everett, MA  02149
Party name: National Association of Pro-Life Nurses
 
James Bopp Jr. The Bopp Law Firm(812) 232-2434
1 South 6th Street
Terre Haute, IN  47807-3510
jboppjr@aol.com
Party name: National Legal Center for the Medically Dependent & Disabled, Inc.
 
Taylor S. Carey Special Assistant Attorney General(916) 322-0206
1300 I Street
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA  94244-2550
Party name: California, et al.
 
Gregory Andrew Castanias Jones Day(202) 879-3939
51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20001-2113
gcastanias@jonesday.com
Party name: 52 Religious and Religious Freedom Organizations
 
Mark E. Chopko Associate General Counsel(202) 541-3300
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
3211 Fourth Street, N.E.
Washington, DC  20017
Party name: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, et al.
 
Teresa Stanton Collett University of St. Thomas School of Law(651) 962-4973
MSL 400
1000 LaSalle Avenue
Minneapolis, MN  55403-2015
tscollett@stthomas.edu
Party name: Catholic Medical Association
 
Donald A. Daugherty Jr. Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek SC(414) 273-2100
555 E. Wells Street
Suite 1900
Milwaukee, WI  53202
Party name: Rick Santorum, et al.
 
Rebecca P. Dick Dechert LLP(202) 261-3500
1775 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006
Party name: Magaret P. Battin, et al.
 
Dwight G. Duncan Colbe Mazzarella(508) 985-1124
333 Faunce Corner Road
North Dartmouth, MA  02747
dduncan@umassd.edu
Party name: Pro-Life Legal Defense of Life, et al.
 
Robert A. Free MacDonald Hoague & Bayless(206) 622-1604
1500 Hoge Building
705 Second Avenue
Seattle, WA  98104
Party name: Surviving Family Members
 
Andrew L. Frey Mayer Brown LLP(212) 506-2672
1675 Broadway
New York, NY  10019
afrey@mayerbrown.com
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Oregon
 
David T. Goldberg Donahue & Goldberg, LLP(212) 334-8813
99 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY  10013
david@donahuegoldberg.com
Party name: American Public Health Association
 
Pamela Harris O'Melveny & Myers LLP(202) 383-5300
1625 Eye Street, N. W.
Washington, DC  20006-4001
pharris@omm.com
Party name: Cato Institute
 
Arthur B. LaFrance Professor of Law(503) 768-6627
Lewis & Clark Law School
Portland, OR  97219
Party name: Healthlaw Professors
 
Max Lapertosa Access Living(312) 253-7000
614 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL  60630
Party name: Not Dead Yet, et al.
 
Paul Benjamin Linton Special Counsel(847) 291-3848
Thomas More Society
921 Keystone Avenue
Northbrook, IL  60062
PBLCONLAW@AOL.COM
Party name: Thomas More Society
 
Gregory P. Lynch 747 SW Mill View Way(541) 408-0122
Bend, OR  97702
Party name: Physicians for Compassionate Care Education Foundation
 
Rita L. Marker 1233 Maryland Avenue(740) 282-3810
Steubeville, OH  43952
Party name: International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
 
Geoffrey J. Michael Arnold & Porter LLP(202) 942-5000
555 12th NW
Washington, DC  20004
Party name: Coalition of Medical Associations, et al.
 
Nelson P. Miller Cooley Law School(517) 371-5140
300 South Capitol
Lansing, MI  8933
Party name: Family and Family Research Council
 
Nikolas T. Nikas Americans United for Life(312) 492-7234
310 South Peoria Street
Suite 300
Chicago, IL  60607
Party name: Americans United for Life
 
David W. Ogden Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6440
1875 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20006
david.ogden@wilmerhale.com
Party name: Professors of Law
 
Steven A. Reiss Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP(212) 310-8174
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY  10153
steven.reiss@weil.com
Party name: Coalition of Mental Health Professionals
 
Amy R. Sabrin Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP(202) 371-7000
1440 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20005
Party name: Autonomy, Inc. and Cascades AIDS Project
 
Jay Alan Sekulow American Center for Law & Justice(202) 546-8890
201 Maryland Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC  20002
sekulow@aclj.org
Party name: American Center for Law and Justice
 
Mathew D. Staver Liberty Counsel(800) 671-1776
1055 Maitland Center Commons
Second Floor
Maitland, FL  32751
court@lc.org
Party name: Liberty Counsel
 
William R. Stein Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP(202) 721-4600
1775 I Street NW
Washington, DC  20006
stein@hugheshubbard.com
Party name: Members of Oregon Congressional Delegation
 
Miles J. Zaremski Zaremski Law Group(847) 418-3830
Suite 600
707 Skokie Blvd.
Northbrook, IL  60062
Party name: American College of Legal Medicine

 

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