| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Feb 26 2007 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2007) |
| Mar 28 2007 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 27, 2007. |
| Apr 27 2007 |
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| May 8 2007 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 24, 2007. |
| May 8 2007 |
Reply of petitioner John R. Sand & Gravel Company filed. (Distributed) |
| May 29 2007 |
Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| Jun 27 2007 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 3, 2007. |
| Aug 3 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Home Builders filed. |
| Aug 3 2007 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received) |
| Aug 3 2007 |
Brief of petitioner John R. Sand & Gravel Company filed. |
| Aug 3 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
| Aug 10 2007 |
The time within which to file the respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 28, 2007. |
| Aug 30 2007 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT Monday, November 6, 2007. |
| Sep 6 2007 |
Record received from USCA for Federal Circuit. (1 box containing 1-binder, 1-argument tape and 1 set of pleadings) |
| Sep 20 2007 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Sep 21 2007 |
Record received from U.S. Court of Federal Claims. (2 boxes) |
| Sep 28 2007 |
Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 28 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of Metamora Group filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 26 2007 |
Reply of petitioner John R. Sand & Gravel Company filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 6 2007 |
Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey K. Haynes, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. For respondent: Malcolm L. Stewart, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 8 2008 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Feb 11 2008 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Feb 12 2008 |
Record returned to U.S. C.A. for the Federal Circuit. |
| Feb 12 2008 |
Record returned to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. |
| Feb 21 2008 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (02/12/08) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit received. |