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Docket for 02-1192
No. 02-1192
Title:
Cooper Industries, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Aviall Services, Inc.
Docketed:February 13, 2003
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(00-10197)
  Decision Date:November 14, 2002
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Feb 12 2003 Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 14, 2003)
Mar 17 2003 Brief of respondent Aviall Services, Inc. in opposition filed.
Mar 26 2003 Reply of petitioner Cooper Industries, Inc. filed.
Apr 2 2003 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 18, 2003.
Apr 21 2003 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Dec 12 2003 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Dec 23 2003 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2004.
Jan 7 2004 Letter and attachment received from counsel for the petitioner. (Distributed.)
Jan 9 2004 Petition GRANTED.
Feb 23 2004 Joint appendix filed.
Feb 23 2004 Brief of petitioner Cooper Industries, Inc. filed.
Feb 23 2004 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Mar 8 2004 Record received from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. (1 box)
Mar 19 2004 Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including April 8, 2004.
Mar 22 2004 Record received from U.S.D.C. Northern Dist. of Texas. (1 box)
Apr 8 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Lockheed Martin Corporation filed.
Apr 8 2004 Brief of respondent Aviall Services, Inc. filed.
Apr 8 2004 Brief amici curiae of Conocophillips Co., et al. filed.
Apr 8 2004 Brief amici curiae of States of New York, et al. filed.
Apr 8 2004 Brief amici curiae of Superfund Settlements Project et al. filed.
Apr 8 2004 Brief amici curiae of Atlantic Richfield Company, et al. filed.
Apr 20 2004 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
May 13 2004 Reply of petitioner Cooper Industries, Inc. filed.
May 24 2004 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Jul 23 2004 CIRCULATED.
Aug 24 2004 SET FOR ARGUMENT Wednesday, October 6, 2004
Oct 6 2004 Argued. For petitioner: William B. Reynolds, Washington, D.C.; and on behalf of the United States, as amicus curiae, Jeffrey P. Minear, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Richard O. Faulk, Houston, Tex.
Dec 13 2004 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, J., joined.
Jan 14 2005 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Mar 8 2005 Record returned to U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit.
Mar 8 2005 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Texas.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
William Bradford Reynolds Howrey LLP(202) 383-6912
    Counsel of Record1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
Party name: Cooper Industries, Inc.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Richard Faulk Gardere Wynne Sewel LLP(214) 999-3000
    Counsel of Record3000 Thanksgiving Tower
Dallas, TX  75201-4761
Party name: Aviall Services, Inc.
Other:
Richard P. Bress Latham & Watkins LLP(202) 637-2200
555 11th Street, N.W.
Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20004
rick.bress@lw.com
Party name: Conocophillips Co., et al.
 
Paul D. Clement Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
 
Miguel A. Estrada Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP(202) 955-8500
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
mestrada@gibsondunn.com
Party name: Lockheed Martin Corporation
 
Joel M. Gross Arnold & Porter LLP(202) 942-5000
555 Twelfth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20004
Party name: Atlantic Richfield Company, et al.
 
Caitlin Joan Halligan Office of the Attorney General(212) 416-8069
120 Broadway, 25th Floor
New York, NY  10271
Party name: States of New York, et al.
 
Jeffrey P. Minear Assistant to the Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc.
 
Michael W. Steinberg 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.(202) 739-5141
Washington, DC  20004
Party name: Superfund Settlements Project et al.

 

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