Docket for 03-184
| No. 03-184 | |
| Title: |
| Claude M. Ballard, et ux., Petitioners |
| v. |
| Commissioner of Internal Revenue |
|
| Docketed: | August 6, 2003 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (01-17249, 01-17251, 01-17253, 01-17255, 01-17256, 01-17257) |
| Decision Date: | February 13, 2003 |
| Rehearing Denied: | May 5, 2003 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Aug 4 2003 |
Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 5, 2003) |
| Aug 26 2003 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 6, 2003. |
| Sep 30 2003 |
Letter of September 26, 2003, received from counsel for petitioner. |
| Oct 6 2003 |
Brief of respondent Commissioner of Internal Revenue in opposition filed. |
| Oct 6 2003 |
Brief amici curiae of David Pryor, et al. filed. |
| Oct 6 2003 |
Brief amicus curiae of Joshua S. Kanter filed. |
| Oct 20 2003 |
Reply of petitioners Claude M. Ballard and Mary B. Ballard filed. |
| Oct 22 2003 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 7, 2003. |
| Apr 7 2004 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 23, 2004. |
| Apr 26 2004 |
Petition GRANTED This case is consolidated with No. 03-1034, Estate of Kanter v. CIR, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. |
| Jun 4 2004 |
Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' briefs on the merits to and including August 2, 2004. |
| Aug 2 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Federation of Independent Business Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 2 2004 |
Joint appendix filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 2 2004 |
Brief of petitioners Claude M. Ballard and Mary B. Ballard filed. |
| Aug 2 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of Leandra Lederman filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 2 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of David Pryor, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 25 2004 |
Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including October 12, 2004. |
| Sep 29 2004 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, December 7, 2004. |
| Sep 30 2004 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Oct 12 2004 |
Brief of respondent Commissioner of Internal Revenue filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Nov 5 2004 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. - 11th Circuit. (3 boxes and 1 envelope) (Tax Court reecord included) |
| Nov 16 2004 |
Reply of petitioners Claude M. Ballard and Mary B. Ballard filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 7 2004 |
Argued. For petitioners: Stephen M. Shapiro, Chicago, Ill. For respondent: Thomas G. Hungar, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 7 2005 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined. Rehnquist, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. |
| Apr 8 2005 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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