~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Oct 30 2000 | Application (A00-374) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ |
| of certiorari from November 7, 2000 to November 28, 2000, |
| submitted to Justice Stevens. |
Nov 3 2000 | Application (A00-374) granted by Justice Stevens extending the |
| time to file until November 28, 2000. |
Nov 28 2000 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 16, 2001) |
Dec 11 2000 | Order extending time to file brief of respondent on the merits |
| until January 16, 2001. |
Dec 11 2000 | This extension of time is granted for all respondents. |
Jan 16 2001 | Brief of respondents Worldcom Technologies, Inc., et al. in opposition |
| filed. VIDED. |
Jan 16 2001 | Waiver of right of respondents AT&T Communications of Illinois, Inc., |
| et al. to respond filed. |
Jan 16 2001 | Brief of respondent Illinois Bell Telephone Company in opposition |
| filed. |
Jan 31 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 16, 2001 |
Feb 15 2001 | Supplemental brief of respondents WorldCom Technologies, Inc., et al. |
| filed. VIDED. |
Feb 20 2001 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 23, 2001 |
Feb 26 2001 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 2, 2001 |
Mar 5 2001 | Petition GRANTED. limited to the following questions: 1. Whether a |
| state commission's action relating to the enforcement of a |
| previously approved section 252 interconnection agreement is a |
| "determination under section 252" and thus is reviewable in |
| federal court under 47 U.S.C. Sec. 252(e)(6). 2. Whether a state |
| commission's acceptance of Congress's invitation to participate in |
| implementing a federal regulatory scheme that provides that state |
| commission determinations are reviewable in federal court |
| constitutes a waiver of Eleventh Amendment immunity. 3. Whetheran |
| official capacity action seeking prospective relief against state |
| public utility commissioners for alleged ongoing violations of |
| federal law in performing federal regulatory functions under the |
| federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 can be maintained under the |
| Ex parte Young doctrine. Justice O'Connor OUT. |
| SET FOR ARGUMENT December 5, 2001. |
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Apr 5 2001 | Order extending time to file petitioners' brief on the merits to |
| and including May 29, 2001. Order extending time to file |
| respondents' briefs on the merits to and including July 12, 2001. |
| A reply brief, if any, is due on or before August 13, 2001. |
Apr 19 2001 | Joint appendix filed. |
May 29 2001 | Brief of petitioners Richard Mathias, et al. filed. |
May 29 2001 | Brief amici curiae of National Assn. of Regulatory Utility |
| Commissioners, et al. filed. |
May 29 2001 | Brief amici curiae of Council of State Governments, et al. filed. |
May 29 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for Local Sovereignty filed. |
May 29 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission filed. |
May 29 2001 | Brief amici curiae of New Jersey, et al. filed. |
Jun 13 2001 | Motion of respondents Worldcom Technologies, Inc., et al., for |
| additional time for oral argument and for divided argument filed. |
Jul 3 2001 | Order further extending time to file respondents' briefs on the |
| merits to and including September 10, 2001. |
Jul 17 2001 | Motion of the United States to intervene filed. |
Jul 26 2001 | Responses requested of the parties to the motion of the United |
| States to intervene to be filed with the Clerk and served upon |
| counsel on or before noon,August 6, 2001. Rule 29.2 does not |
| apply. |
Aug 3 2001 | Response of Illinois Bell Telephone Co. to motion to intervene |
| filed. (NP) |
Aug 6 2001 | Response of respondents WorldCom Technologies, Inc., et al. to |
| above motion filed. |
Aug 6 2001 | Response of AT&T Communications of Illinois, Inc, et al.in support |
| of the motion above filed. |
Aug 6 2001 | Response of petitioners Richard L. Mathias, et al. to above motion |
| filed. |
Aug 8 2001 | Motion of the United States to intervene GRANTED. Justice O'Connor |
| OUT. |
Aug 23 2001 | Application (A01-163) to extend the time to file a reply brief from |
| October 10, 2001 to November 2, 2001, submitted to Justice |
| Stevens. |
Aug 27 2001 | Application (A01-163) granted by Justice Stevens extending the |
| time to file until November 2, 2001. |
Sep 4 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Sprint Corporation filed. |
Sep 10 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund filed. |
Sep 10 2001 | Brief of respondents AT&T Communications of Ill.,Inc. and Teleport |
| Communications filed. |
Sep 10 2001 | Brief of respondents WorldCom Technologies, Inc., et al. filed. |
Sep 10 2001 | Brief amici curiae of BellSouth, et al. filed. |
Sep 10 2001 | Brief of respondent United States filed. |
Sep 10 2001 | Brief of respondent Illinois Bell Telephone Company filed. |
Sep 25 2001 | CIRCULATED. |
Sep 25 2001 | Motion of the United States for divided argument filed. |
Sep 27 2001 | Respose to the motion of the United States for divided argument |
| from counsel for respondent Illinois Bell Telephone Company |
| received and DISTRIBUTED. |
Oct 2 2001 | Response to motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument |
| by counsel for WorldCom Technologies, Inc., et al., filed. |
Oct 5 2001 | Response of Illinois Bell Telephone Company to the motion for |
| divided and extended argument, and to the motion of the United |
| States for divided argument. |
Oct 29 2001 | Motion of the United States for divided argument GRANTED. Justice |
| O'Connor OUT. |
Oct 29 2001 | Motion of respondents Worldcom Technologies, Inc., et al., for |
| additional time for oral argument and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Justice O'Connor OUT. |
Nov 2 2001 | Reply brief of petitioners Richard L. Mathias, et al. filed. |
Nov 30 2001 | Record filed. |
Dec 5 2001 | ARGUED. |
Dec 6 2001 | Motion of respondent Illinois Bell Telephone Co. for leave to file |
| a supplemental brief after argument filed. |
Dec 17 2001 | Response of petitioners to above motion and motion for leave to |
| file a supplemental brief, after argument, filed. |
Dec 17 2001 | Motion of petitioners for leave to file a supplemental brief after |
| argument filed. |
Jan 7 2002 | Motion of respondent Illinois Bell Telephone Co. for leave to file |
| a supplemental brief after argument DENIED. Justice O'Connor OUT. |
Jan 7 2002 | Motion of petitioners for leave to file a supplemental brief after |
| argument DENIED. without prejudice to filing a brief addressing |
| only the jurisdictional question. Justice O'Connor OUT. |
Jan 14 2002 | Brief of petitioners Richard L. Mathias, et al. post-argument filed. |
| VIDED. |
May 8 2002 | Motion of respondents WorldCom Technologies, Inc., et al. for |
| leave to file a supplemental brief after argument filed. |
May 13 2002 | Motion of respondent Illinois Bell Telephone Co., dba Ameritech |
| Illinois, for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument |
| filed. |
May 20 2002 | Motion of respondents WorldCom Technologies, Inc., et al. for |
| leave to file a supplemental brief after argument GRANTED. Justice |
| O'Connor OUT. |
May 20 2002 | Motion of respondent Illinois Bell Telephone Co., dba Ameritech |
| Illinois, for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument |
| GRANTED. Justice O'Connor OUT. |
May 20 2002 | Writ of certiorari DISMISSED as improvidently granted. Opinion per |
| curiam. Justice O'Connor OUT. |
Jun 19 2002 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
Oct 3 2002 | Record returned to the USDC N. Dist. illinois. |
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~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
John Patrick Kelliher | Special Asst. Attorney General | 3127932877 |
| 160 N. LaSalle Street, #C-800 | |
| Chicago, IL 60601-3104 | |
Party name: Richard L. Mathias |
| | |
Joel D. Bertocchi | Solicitor General of Illinois | 3128143698 |
| 100 West Randolph St., 12th Fl | |
| Chicago, IL 60601 | |
Party name: Mathias, et al. |
| | |
Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
John E. Muench | Mayer, Brown & Platt | 3127820600 |
| 190 South LaSalle Street | |
| Chicago, IL 60603 | |
Party name: Illinois Bell |
| | |
Paul Smith | Jenner & Block | 2026396000 |
| 601 13th St., N. W., Ste. 1200 | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| | |
David W. Carpenter | Sidley & Austin | 2027368000 |
| 1501 K Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
Party name: AT&T Communications of Illinois, Inc., et al. |
| | |
Stephen M. Shapiro | Mayer, Brown & Platt | 3127820600 |
| 190 S. LaSalle Street | |
| Chicago, IL 60603 | |
Party name: Illinois Bell Telephone Co. |
| | |
Solicitor General | U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
| | |
Other Attorneys: | | |
James Bradford Ramsay | NARUC | 2028982207 |
| 1101 Vermont Avenue, #200 | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
Party name: National Assn. of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, et al. |
| | |
Richard Ruda | State and Local Legal Center | 2024344850 |
| 444 North Capitol Street, NW | |
| washington, DC 20001 | |
Party name: Council of State Governments, et al. |
| | |
Keneth B. Clark | Coalition for Loc. Sovereignty | 3015796100 |
| 611 Pennsylvania Ave., SE #169 | |
| Washington, DC 20003 | |
Party name: Coalition for Local Sovereignty |
| | |
Maryanne Reynolds Martin | 400 North Street, 3FL West | 7177875000 |
| P.O. Box 3265 | |
| Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265 | |
Party name: Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission |
| | |
Stefanie A. Brand | RJ Hughes Justice Complex | 9736484726 |
| P.O. Box 112 | |
| Trenton, NJ 08625 | |
Party name: New Jersey, et al. |
| | |
Solicitor General | U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
| | |
David P. Murray | 1155 21st St.,NW | 2023288000 |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
Party name: Sprint Corporation |
| | |
Lesley Szanto Friedman | 1285 Avenue of Americas | 2123733000 |
| 2nd Floor | |
| New York, NY | |
Party name: NOW Legal Defense And Education Fund |
| | |
Mark L. Evans | Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd Evan | 2023267900 |
| 1615 M Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
Party name: BellSouth, et al. |
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