~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Aug 13 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 13, |
| 2001) |
Sep 13 2001 | Brief amici curiae of American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. |
| filed. |
Sep 13 2001 | Brief of respondents Michigan, et al. in opposition filed. |
Sep 19 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 5, 2001 |
Sep 24 2001 | Reply brief of petitioner Yellow Freight System, Inc. filed. |
Oct 9 2001 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case |
| expressing the views of the United States. |
Jan 2 2002 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 18, 2002 |
Jan 2 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
Jan 22 2002 | Petition GRANTED. limited to the following question: Whether the |
| Michigan Supreme Court erred in holding that, under 49 U.S.C. Sec. |
| 11506(c)(2)(B)(iv)(III) (1994) and 49 U.S.C. Sec. |
| 14504(c)(2)(B)(iv)(III) (Supp. V 1999), only a State's 'generic' |
| fee is relevant to determining the fee that was 'collected or |
| charged as of November 15, 1991.' |
| SET FOR ARGUMENT October 7, 2002. |
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Jan 23 2002 | Supplemental brief of respondents Michigan, et al. filed. |
Jan 23 2002 | LODGING consisting of ten copies of Procedures Manual for Single |
| State Registration System received from counsel for the |
| respondents and distributed twenty. |
Feb 28 2002 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's |
| brief on the merits to and including April 5, 2002. |
Apr 5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
Apr 5 2002 | Joint appendix filed. |
Apr 5 2002 | Brief of petitioner Yellow Freight System, Inc. filed. |
Apr 5 2002 | Brief amici curiae of American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. |
| filed. |
May 8 2002 | Brief of respondents Michigan, et al. filed. |
May 10 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
May 30 2002 | Application (A01-938) of petitioner for an extension of time within |
| which to file the reply brief on the merits, submitted to Justice |
| Stevens. |
May 30 2002 | Application (A01-938) granted by Justice Stevens extending the |
| time to file until June 24, 2002. |
Jun 17 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
Jun 24 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner Yellow Freight System, Inc. filed. |
Aug 1 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
Aug 23 2002 | Record filed. |
Sep 24 2002 | Record filed. |
Oct 7 2002 | ARGUED. |
Nov 5 2002 | Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED O'Connor, J., delivered the |
| opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and Scalia, |
| Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. |
| Stevens, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. |
Dec 5 2002 | MANDATE ISSUED. |
Mar 13 2003 | Record returned to the 30th Judicial Circuit of Michigan |
Mar 13 2003 | Record returned to the Supreme Court of Michigan. |
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~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
John W. Bryant | Dean & Fulkerson | 2483621300 |
| 801 W. Big Beaver Rd., 5th Fl. | |
| Troy, MI 48084-4767 | |
Party name: Yellow Freight System, Inc. |
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Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
Thomas L. Casey | Solicitor General | 5173731124 |
| P.O. Box 30212 | |
| Lansing, MI 48909 | |
Party name: Michigan, et al. |
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Other Attorneys: | | |
Evans M. Tager | 1909 K Street, N.W. | 2022633000 |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
Party name: American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. |
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Solicitor General | U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
| | |
Roy T. Englert Jr. | 1801 K Street, NW | 2027754500 |
| Suite 411 | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
Party name: American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. |
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