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Docket for 08-876
No. 08-876
Title:
Conrad M. Black, John A. Boultbee, and Mark S. Kipnis, Petitioners
v.
United States
Docketed:January 12, 2009
Linked with 08A374
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  Case Nos.:(07-4080, 08-1072, 08-1106)
  Decision Date:June 25, 2008
  Rehearing Denied:August 13, 2008
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 28 2008 Application (08A374) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 11, 2008 to January 10, 2009, submitted to Justice Stevens.
Oct 29 2008 Application (08A374) granted by Justice Stevens extending the time to file until January 10, 2009.
Jan 9 2009 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 11, 2009)
Feb 4 2009 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 13, 2009.
Mar 5 2009 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 13, 2009.
Apr 13 2009 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Apr 27 2009 Reply of petitioners Conrad M. Black, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 28 2009 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 14, 2009.
May 18 2009 Petition GRANTED.
May 28 2009 Application (08A1063) of petitioner Conrad M. Black for bail pending appeal, submitted to Justice Stevens.
May 29 2009 Supplemental appendix of applicant Conrad M. Black filed.
Jun 5 2009 Response to application from respondent United States filed.
Jun 9 2009 The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 30, 2009.
Jun 9 2009 The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 28, 2009.
Jun 9 2009 Reply of applicant Conrad M. Black filed.
Jun 11 2009 Application (08A1063) denied by Justice Stevens. The application of Conrad M. Black for bail pending appeal is denied without prejudice to applicant's refiling his request in the District Court.
Jul 6 2009 The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including September 30, 2009.
Jul 30 2009 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Jul 30 2009 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received.)
Jul 30 2009 Brief of petitioners Conrad M. Black, et al. filed.
Jul 31 2009 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
Aug 6 2009 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.
Aug 6 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Jeffrey K. Skilling filed.
Aug 6 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Aug 7 2009 Application (09A144) of petitioner Conrad M. Black for bail, submitted to Justice Stevens.
Aug 10 2009 Application (09A144) denied by Justice Stevens.
Sep 17 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed.
Sep 28 2009 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, December 8, 2009.
Sep 29 2009 CIRCULATED
Sep 30 2009 Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
Oct 9 2009 Record for the U.S.C.A. for the 7th Circuit electronic.
Oct 15 2009 Application (09A347) for an extension of time within which to file petitioners' reply brief on the merits, submitted to Justice Stevens.
Oct 15 2009 Application (09A347) granted by Justice Stevens for an extension of time within which to file petitioners' reply brief on the merits to and including November 2, 2009.
Nov 2 2009 Reply of petitioners Conrad M. Black, John Boultbee, and Mark S. Kipnis filed. (Distributed)
Nov 10 2009 Record received from U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Illinois. 3 boxes
Dec 8 2009 Argued. For petitioners: Miguel A. Estrada, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Mar 9 2010 Letter, dated July 29, 2009, received from counsel for Peter Y. Atkinson, respondent in support of petitioners. (Distributed).
Jun 24 2010 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Breyer, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined. Kennedy, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.
Jul 26 2010 Judgment Issued
Aug 2 2010 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Northern District of Illinois.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Miguel A. Estrada Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP(202) 955-8500
    Counsel of Record1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
mestrada@gibsondunn.com
Party name: Conrad M. Black, et al.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Elena Kagan Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
 
Michael S. Schachter Wilkie Farr & Gallagher(212) 728-8000
    Counsel of Record767 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY  10019-6099
mschachter@willkie.com
Party name: Peter Y. Atkinson in support of petitioners
 
Michael R. Dreeben Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
michael.r.dreeben@usdoj.gov
Party name: United States
Other:
Jonathan L. Marcus Covington & Burling, LLP(202) 662-6000
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20004
jmarcus@cov.com
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al.
 
Daniel M. Petrocelli O'Melveny & Myers LLP(310) 246-6850
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 7th Fl.
Los Angeles, CA  90067
dpetrocelli@omm.com
Party name: Jeffrey K. Skilling
 
Anne L. Weismann Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington(202)-408-5565
1400 Eye Street, NW Suite 450
Washington, DC  20005
aweismann@citizensforethics.org
Party name: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
 
Michael Li-Ming Wong 3 Embarcadero Center415-315-63000
San Francisco, CA  94111
Michael.Wong@Ropesgray.com
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America

 

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