| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Nov 8 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 20, |
| | 2001) |
| Nov 30 2001 | Order extending time to file response to petition until December |
| | 20, 2001. |
| Dec 18 2001 | Brief of respondent Jeffrey Gorman in opposition filed. |
| Dec 20 2001 | Brief amici curiae of City of Sacramento, et al. filed. |
| Dec 26 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 11, 2002 |
| Dec 27 2001 | Reply brief of petitioners Kay Barnes, etc., et al. filed. |
| Jan 11 2002 | Petition GRANTED. Petitioners' brief is to be filed with the Clerk |
| | and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Monday, |
| | February 25, 2002. Respondent's brief is to be filed with the |
| | Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., |
| | Wednesday, March 27, 2002. A reply brief, if any, is to be filed |
| | with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 |
| | p.m., Monday, April 15, 2002. Rule 29.2 is suspended in this case. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT April 23, 2002. |
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| Feb 21 2002 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' |
| | brief on the merits, as per the same conditions of the order |
| | granting certiorari on January 11, 2002, to and including 3 p.m., |
| | Wednesday, February 27, 2002. |
| Feb 25 2002 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Feb 26 2002 | Brief amici curiae of CA Municipalities, State Municipalities, FL |
| | League of Cities filed. |
| Feb 26 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of States of Hawaii, et al. filed. |
| Feb 26 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of International City/County Management |
| | Association filed. |
| Feb 27 2002 | Brief of petitioners Kay Barnes, etc., et al. filed. |
| Feb 27 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Mar 5 2002 | Record filed. |
| Mar 8 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 8 2002 | Record filed. |
| Mar 12 2002 | Order extending time to file respondent's brief on the merits. |
| | Respondent's brief is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon |
| | opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., March 29, 2002. Rule 29.2 is |
| | suspended. |
| Mar 21 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Mar 29 2002 | Brief of respondent Jeffrey Gorman filed. |
| Mar 29 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of Trial Lawyers of America and |
| | AARP filed. |
| Apr 1 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 15 2002 | Reply brief of petitioners Kay Barnes, etc., et al. filed. |
| Apr 23 2002 | ARGUED. |
| Jun 17 2002 | Adjudged to be REVERSED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the |
| | Court, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, |
| | and Thomas, JJ., joined. Souter, J., filed a concurring opinion, |
| | in which O'Connor, J., joined. Stevens, J., filed an opinion |
| | concurring in the judgment, in which Ginsburg and Breyer, JJ., |
| | joined. |
| Jul 17 2002 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Oct 1 2002 | Record returned to the USDC of Missouri. |
| Feb 10 2003 | Record Returned to USCA for the 8th Circuit. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Lawrence Saul Robbins | 1801 K Street, N. W. | 2027754500 |
| Suite 411 | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| Party name: Kay Barnes, etc., et al. |
| | | |
| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Scott L. Nelson | Public Citizen Litigation Grp. | 2025887724 |
| 1600 20th Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20009-1001 | |
| Party name: Jeffrey Gorman |
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| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Sacramento City Atty. | 9162645346 |
| 980 Ninth Street, 10th FL | |
| Sacramento, CA 95814 | |
| Party name: CA Municipalities,State Municipalities,FL League of Cities |
| | | |
| Adina L.K. Cunningham | Deputy AG | 8085861360 |
| 425 Queen Street | |
| Honolulu, HI 96813 | |
| Party name: Hawaii, et al. |
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| Solicitor General | U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
| Party name: United States |
| | | |
| Richard Ruda | State & Local Legal Center | 2024344850 |
| 444 North Capitol St., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| Party name: International City/County Management Association |
| | | |
| Jeffrey Robert White | 1050 31st Street, NW | 2029653500 |
| Washington, DC 20007 | |
| Party name: Association of Trial Lawyers of America and AARP |
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