Docket for 02-679
| No. 02-679 |
Status: | DECIDED |
| Title: |
Desert Palace, Inc., dba Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino, |
| | Petitioner |
| | v. |
| |
Catharina F. Costa |
| Docketed: | Lower Ct: |
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| November 4, 2002 | |
(99-15645) |
| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 31 2002 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 4, 2002) |
| Nov 21 2002 | Brief of respondent Catharina F. Costa in opposition filed. |
| Dec 4 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 10, 2003 |
| Jan 10 2003 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT April 21, 2003. |
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| Feb 27 2003 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Feb 27 2003 | Brief of petitioner Desert Palace, Inc. filed. |
| Feb 28 2003 | Brief amici curiae of Equal Employment Advisory Council, et al. filed. |
| Feb 28 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Mar 13 2003 | CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 24 2003 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Mar 28 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, |
| | et al. filed. |
| Mar 31 2003 | Brief of respondent Catharina F. Costa filed. |
| Mar 31 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of AFL/CIO filed. |
| Mar 31 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Ann B. Hopkins filed. |
| Mar 31 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of Trial Lawyers of America filed. |
| Mar 31 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of National Employment Lawyers Association filed. |
| Apr 7 2003 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 11 2003 | Reply brief of petitioner Desert Palace, Inc. filed. |
| Apr 18 2003 | Record filed. |
| Apr 21 2003 | ARGUED. |
| Apr 23 2003 | Record filed. |
| Jun 9 2003 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a |
| | unanimous Court. O'Connor, J., filed a concurring opinion. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Mark J. Ricciardi | Fisher & Phillips LLP | 7022523131 |
| 3993 Howard Hughes Pkwy #650 | |
| Las Vagas, NV 89109 | |
| Party name: Desert Palace, Inc. |
| | | |
| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Robert N. Peccole | Peccole & Peccole | 7023669140 |
| 8238 W. Charleston Blvd. | |
| Las Vagas, NV 89117 | |
| Party name: Catharina F. Costa |
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| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Katherine Y.K. Cheung | McGuiness Norris Williams | 2027898600 |
| 1015 Fifteenth St., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: Equal Employment Advisory Council, et al. |
| | | |
| Solicitor General | U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
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| Michael C. Subit | 705 Second Avenue | 2066826711 |
| Suite 1200 | |
| Seattle, WA 98104 | |
| Party name: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law |
| | | |
| Laurence Gold | 805 Fifteenth Street, NW | 2028422600 |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: AFL/CIO |
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| Douglas B. Huron | Heller Huron Chertkof Lerner S | 2022938090 |
| 1730 M Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| Party name: Ann B. Hopkins |
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| Jeffrey L. Needle | 119 First Ave., S. | 2064471560 |
| Suite 200 | |
| Seattle, WA 98104-2533 | |
| Party name: Association oof Trial Lawyers of America |
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| Ronald B. Schwartz | Hedberg Tobin Flaherty Whalen | 3127260236 |
| Three First National plaza | |
| Chicago, IL 60602 | |
| Party name: National Employment Lawyers Association |
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