No. 09-400
Title:
Vincent E. Staub, Petitioner
v.
Proctor Hospital
Docketed:October 5, 2009
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  Case Nos.:(08-1316, 08-2255, 08-2402)
  Decision Date:March 25, 2009
  Rehearing Denied:April 28, 2009
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jul 22 2009 Motion (09M11) of petitioner for leave to proceed as a veteran filed.
Jul 22 2009 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 4, 2009)
Jul 29 2009 MOTION (09M11) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2009.
Oct 5 2009 Motion (09M11) of petitioner for leave to proceed as a veteran Granted.
Oct 5 2009 Brief of respondent Proctor Hospital in opposition filed.
Oct 16 2009 Reply of petitioner Vincent E. Staub filed.
Oct 21 2009 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 6, 2009.
Nov 9 2009 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Mar 16 2010 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Mar 31 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 16, 2010.
Apr 19 2010 Petition GRANTED.
Jun 1 2010 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for the petitioner.
Jun 1 2010 The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 2, 2010.
Jun 1 2010 The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 1, 2010.
Jul 2 2010 Joint appendix filed.
Jul 2 2010 Brief of petitioner Vincent E. Staub filed.
Jul 9 2010 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Jul 9 2010 Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations filed.
Jul 9 2010 Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed.
Jul 9 2010 Brief amicus curiae of Reserve Officers Association of America filed.
Jul 9 2010 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Association for Justice.
Jul 14 2010 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Aug 16 2010 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Association for Justice GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Aug 20 2010 CIRCULATED.
Aug 24 2010 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, November 2, 2010.
Aug 27 2010 Record for U.S.C.A. for the Seventh Circuit is electronic.
Aug 31 2010 Brief of respondent Proctor Hospital filed. (Distributed)
Sep 3 2010 Record received from U.S.D.C. for Central District of Illinois.
Sep 7 2010 Justice Kagan is recused in this case.
Sep 7 2010 Brief amicus curiae of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center filed. (Distributed)
Sep 7 2010 Brief amicus curiae of National School Boards Association filed. (Distributed)
Sep 8 2010 Brief amicus curiae of Equal Employment Advisory Council filed. (Distributed).
Sep 8 2010 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Equal Employment Advisory Council.
Sep 9 2010 Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (Distributed).
Sep 30 2010 Reply of petitioner Vincent E. Staub filed. (Distributed)
Oct 4 2010 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Oct 4 2010 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America out of time GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Oct 12 2010 Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by Equal Employment Advisory Council GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Nov 2 2010 Argued. For petitioner: Eric Schnapper, Seattle, Wash.; and Eric D. Miller, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Roy G. Davis, Peoria, Ill.
Mar 1 2011 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined. Kagan, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Apr 4 2011 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Eric Schnapper University of Washington(206) 616-3167
    Counsel of RecordSchool of Law
P.O. Box 353020
Seattle, WA  98195
schnapp@u.washington.edu
Party name: Vincent E. Staub
Attorneys for Respondent:
Roy G. Davis Davis & Campbell LLC(309) 673-1681
    Counsel of Record401 Main Street
Suite 1600
Peoria, IL  61602
rgdavis@dcamplaw.com
Party name: Proctor Hospital
Other:
James B. Coppess American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations(202) 637-5337
815 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006
Party name: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
 
Michael B. de Leeuw Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP(212) 859-8000
One New York Plaza
New York, NY  10004
Michael.deLeeuw@friedfrank.com
Party name: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al.
 
Neal Kumar Katyal Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ
Party name: United States
 
Eric David Miller Assistant to the Solicitor General(202)-514-4063
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave N.W Room 5634
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: Vincent E. Staub v. Proctor Hospital
 
Glen D. Nager Jones Day(202) 879-3939
51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20001
gdnager@jonesday.com
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
 
Jeffrey L. Needle Law Offices of Jeffrey Needle(206) 447-1560
119 First Avenue South
Maynard Bldg., Suite 200
Seattle, WA  98104
jneedlel@wolfenet.com
Party name: American Association for Justice
 
Francisco M. Negron Jr. General Counsel(703) 838-6722
National School Boards Association
1680 Duke Sreet
Alexandria, VA  22314
Party name: National School Boards Association
 
Manesh K. Rath Keller and Heckman LLP(202)-434-4182
1001 G. Street, NW, Suite 500 West
Washington, DC  20001
Rath.khlaw.com
Party name: National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center
 
Rae T. Vann Norris Tysse Lampley & Lakis LLP(202) 629-5600
1501 M Street, N.W
Suite 400
Washington, DC  20005
rvann@ntll.com
Party name: Equal Employment Advisory Council
 
Samuel F. Wright Reserve Officers Association(202)-646-7730
One Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington, DC  20002
swright@roa.org
Party name: Reserve Officers Association of America