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Docket for 02-1667
No. 02-1667
Title:
Tennessee, Petitioner
v.
George Lane, et al.
Docketed:May 15, 2003
Linked with 02A714
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(98-6730)
  Decision Date:January 10, 2003
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Feb 21 2003 Application (02A714) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 10, 2003 to May 12, 2003, submitted to Justice Stevens.
Feb 26 2003 Application (02A714) granted by Justice Stevens extending the time to file until May 12, 2003.
May 12 2003 Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 16, 2003)
May 30 2003 Brief of respondent United States filed.
Jun 2 2003 Brief of respondents George Lane and Beverly Jones filed.
Jun 3 2003 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 19, 2003.
Jun 23 2003 Petition GRANTED Limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Jul 14 2003 Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including September 8, 2003.
Sep 8 2003 Brief of petitioner Tennessee filed.
Sep 8 2003 Joint appendix filed.
Sep 8 2003 Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
Sep 12 2003 Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including November 11, 2003.
Sep 16 2003 Letter of petitioner proposing a lodging.
Oct 8 2003 Extension of time within which to file government's brief on the merits to and including November 12, 2003.
Oct 21 2003 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of the respondents received from counsel for the respondents.
Nov 3 2003 SET FOR ARGUMENT Tuesday, January 13, 2004.
Nov 4 2003 CIRCULATED.
Nov 12 2003 Brief amici curiae of Paralyzed Veterans of America, et al. filed.(Distributed).
Nov 12 2003 Brief amicus curiae of Training and Advocacy Support Center of Natl. Assn. of Protection and Advocacy Systems filed. (Distributed).
Nov 12 2003 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Richard Stevens. (Distributed)
Nov 12 2003 Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
Nov 12 2003 Appendix to brief of the United States filed. (Distributed)
Nov 12 2003 Brief amici curiae of Dick Thornburgh, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 12 2003 Brief amici curiae of Kansas and Delaware filed. (Distributed)
Nov 12 2003 Brief amici curiae of Minnesota, et al. filed. (Distributed).
Nov 12 2003 Brief of respondents George Lane and Beverly Jones filed.( Distributed).
Nov 12 2003 Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed. (Distributed).
Nov 12 2003 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributed)
Nov 13 2003 Lodging proposal by counsel for petitioner.
Nov 13 2003 Motion for divided argument filed by respondent the Solicitor General.
Nov 14 2003 Brief amicus curiae of Blanche Fischer Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Nov 18 2003 Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the Sixth Circuit.
Nov 26 2003 Motion for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed by Alabama, et al.
Dec 1 2003 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Richard Stevens DENIED.
Dec 1 2003 Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the Middle Dist. of Tennessee (1envelope)
Dec 8 2003 Motion for divided argument filed by respondent GRANTED.
Dec 8 2003 Motion for divided argument filed by Alabama, et al. DENIED.
Dec 17 2003 Reply of petitioner Tennessee filed. (Distributed)
Jan 13 2004 Argued. For petitioner: Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Nashville, Tenn. For respondents Lane and Jones: William J. Brown, Cleveland, Tenn. For respondent United States: Paul D. Clement, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
May 17 2004 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Stevens, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Souter, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Souter and Breyer, JJ., joined. Rehnquist, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy and Thomas, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., and Thomas, J., filed dissenting opinions.
Jun 18 2004 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jun 28 2004 Record returned to U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit.
Jun 28 2004 Record returned to U.S.D.C. Middle District of Tennessee.
Jul 13 2004 Acknowledgement of receipt (06/21/04) of the judgment from the Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit received.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Michael E. Moore Solicitor General(615) 741-3226
Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 20207
Nashville, TN  37202-0207
Party name: Tennessee
Attorneys for Respondents:
William J. Brown William J. Brown & Associates(423) 476-4515
23 North Ocoee St.
P.O. Box 1001
Cleveland, TN  37364-1001
wjb@vollaw.com
Party name: George Lane and Beverly Jones
 
Paul D. Clement Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: George Lane, et al.
 
Theodore B. Olson Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: George Lane, et al.
Other:
Dennis W. Archer American Bar Association(312) 988-5215
750 North Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL  60611
Party name: American Bar Association
 
Timothy K. Armstrong Howrey Simon Arnold & White(202) 783-0800
1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20004-2402
Party name: Paralyzed Veterans of America, et al.
 
Sherril Nell Babcock Gianelli & Morris(213) 620-7272
880 West First Street
Suite 215
Los Angeles, CA  90012-2447
Party name: Blanche Fischer Foundation
 
Ralph James DeZago Assistant AG(785) 368-8428
Office of Attorney general
Memorial Bldg., 2nd Floor
120 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS  66612-1597
Party name: Kansas and Delaware
 
Mike Hatch Attorney General(651) 296-6196
102 Capitol Building
Aurora Avenue
St. Paul, MN  55155
Party name: Minnesota, et al.
 
Charles T. Lester Jr. P.O. Box 75069(513) 685-7300
Ft. Thomas, KY  41075-0069
cteljr@fuse.net
Party name: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al.
 
Arlene B. Mayerson Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund(510) 644-2555
2212 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA  94710
Party name: Dick Thornburgh, et al.
 
John Townsend Rich Goodwin Procter LLP(202) 346-4000
901 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20001
Party name: Training and Advocacy Support Center of Natl. Assn. of Protection and Advocacy Systems
 
Gene Schaerr Winston & Strawn LLP(202) 282-5000
1700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
gschaerr@winston.com
Party name: Alabama, et al.
 
Richard Stevens 221 West 82nd Street(212) 724-7721
New York, NY  10024
Party name: Richard Stevens

 

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