| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Nov 25 2005 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 3, 2006) |
| Jan 3 2006 |
Brief of respondent Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| Jan 11 2006 |
Reply of petitioner Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. filed. |
| Jan 18 2006 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2006. |
| Feb 21 2006 |
Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| Mar 20 2006 |
Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including May 22, 2006. |
| May 19 2006 |
Joint appendix filed. |
| May 22 2006 |
Brief of petitioner Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. filed. |
| May 22 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of AT&T filed. |
| May 22 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of Sprint Communications Company LP filed. |
| Jun 5 2006 |
Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including July 26, 2006. |
| Jul 14 2006 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 10, 2006. |
| Jul 17 2006 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Jul 26 2006 |
Brief of respondent Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 26 2006 |
Brief amicus curiae of the United Statesl filed. (Distributed). |
| Jul 27 2006 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Jul 27 2006 |
U.S.D.C. for the Western District of Washington is electronically filed (no hard copy). |
| Aug 8 2006 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Aug 30 2006 |
Reply of petitioner Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 1 2006 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Sep 26 2006 |
Supplemental brief of respondent Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 |
Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For respondent: Roy T. Englert, Jr., Washington, D.C.; and James A. Feldman, Assistant to the Solicitor Generl, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Apr 17 2007 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., and Thomas, J., filed dissenting opinions. |
| May 21 2007 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| May 31 2007 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (05/25/07) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit received. |
| Jul 10 2007 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit. |