| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Feb 13 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 20, 2001) |
| Feb 15 2001 | Order extending time to file response to petition until March 20, |
| | 2001. |
| Mar 20 2001 | Brief of respondents Sigmon Coal Company, Inc., and Jericol Mining, |
| | Inc. in opposition filed. |
| Mar 20 2001 | Motion of Trustees of UMWA Combined Benefit Fund for leave to file |
| | a brief as amicus curiae filed. |
| Apr 2 2001 | Opposition of Respondents to motion of Trustees of UMWA Combined |
| | Benefit Fund for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae filed. |
| Apr 4 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 20, 2001 |
| Apr 5 2001 | Reply brief of petitioner Walter Halter, Acting Commr. of Social |
| | Security filed. |
| Apr 23 2001 | Motion of Trustees of UMWA Combined Benefit Fund for leave to file |
| | a brief as amicus curiae GRANTED. |
| Apr 23 2001 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT November 7, 2001. |
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| May 29 2001 | Order extending time to file petitioner's brief on the merits to |
| | and including June 21, 2001. |
| Jun 21 2001 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Jun 21 2001 | Brief of petitioner Larry Massanari, Acting Commissioner of Social |
| | Security filed. |
| Jun 21 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of United Mine Workers of America filed. |
| Jun 21 2001 | Brief amici curiae of Trustees of UMWA Combined Benefit Fund filed. |
| Jun 21 2001 | LODGING consisting of twenty bound copies of related material |
| | submitted by counsel for the amici Trustees. |
| Jul 23 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Bellaire Corporation filed. |
| Jul 24 2001 | Brief of respondents Sigmon Coal Co., et al. filed. |
| Jul 24 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of R.G. Johnson Co., Inc. filed. |
| Jul 24 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of USX Corp., et al. filed. |
| Aug 8 2001 | Motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument and to allow |
| | United Mine Workers of of America Combined Fund leave to |
| | participate in oral argument as amicus curiae filed. |
| Aug 14 2001 | Application (A01-141) to extend the time to file a reply brief from |
| | August 27, 2001 to September 10, 2001 by Petitioner, submitted to |
| | The Chief Justice. |
| Aug 15 2001 | Application (A01-141) granted by the Chief Justice extending the |
| | time to file until September 10, 2001. |
| Aug 16 2001 | CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 22 2001 | Record filed. |
| Aug 28 2001 | Supplemental brief of respondents filed. |
| Sep 10 2001 | Reply brief of petitioner Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner of |
| | Social Security filed. |
| Sep 12 2001 | Record filed. |
| Sep 24 2001 | Motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument and to allow |
| | United Mine Workers of America Combined Fund leave to participate |
| | in oral argument as amicus curiae DISTRIBUTED. |
| Oct 1 2001 | Motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument and to allow |
| | United Mine Workers of of America Combined Fund leave to |
| | participate in oral argument as amicus curiae GRANTED. |
| Nov 5 2001 | LODGING consisting of twenty copies of a letter and Fourth Circuit |
| | lodging submitted by the Solicitor General and distributed. |
| Nov 7 2001 | ARGUED. |
| Feb 19 2002 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. J. Thomas delivered the opinion of the |
| | Court, in which C.J. Rehnquist, J. Scalia, J. Kennedy, J. |
| | Souter,and J. Ginsburg, joined. J. Stevens filed a dissenting |
| | opinion, in which J. O'Connor and J. Breyer, joined. |
| Mar 21 2002 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| May 10 2002 | |
| | Record returned to the USDC W. Dist. of Virginia. |
| May 10 2002 | Record returned to the USCA for the Fourth Circuit. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Solicitor General | U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
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| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| John R. Woodrum | Heenan Althen Roles | 2028870800 |
| 1110 Vermont Avenue, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: Sigmon Coal Co., et al. |
| | | |
| Harold Ronnie Montgomery | PO Box 366 | |
| Jonesville, VA 24263 | |
| | | |
| Peter Buscemi | Morgan Lewis & Bockius | 2027395190 |
| 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20004 | |
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| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Peter Buscemi | Morgan Lewis Bockius | 2024677190 |
| 1800 M Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| Party name: Trustees of UMWA Combined Benefit Fund |
| | | |
| Grant Crandall | AMW of America | 7032087200 |
| 8315 Lee Highway | |
| Fairfax, VA 22031 | |
| Party name: United Mine Workers of America |
| | | |
| Donald B. Ayer | Jones, Day, Reavis, Pogue | 2028793939 |
| 51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| Party name: Bellaire Corporation |
| | | |
| Mary Lou Smith | 1747 Penn. Ave. | 2022965680 |
| Suite 1050 | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| Party name: R.G. Johnson Co., Inc. |
| | | |
| David J. Laurent | Two Gateway Center | 4123946440 |
| 8th Floor | |
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222 | |
| Party name: USX Corp., et al. |
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