No. 12-1191
Title:
Big Sky Colony, Inc., et al., Petitioners
v.
Montana Department of Labor and Industry
Docketed:April 2, 2013
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Montana
  Case Nos.:(DA 11-0572)
  Decision Date:December 31, 2012

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Apr 1 2013 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 2, 2013)
Apr 29 2013 Waiver of right of respondent Montana Department of Labor and Industry to respond filed.
May 2 2013 Brief amici curiae of Belmont Abbey,and The Abbey of New Clairvaux filed.
May 2 2013 Brief amicus curiae of American Islamic Congress filed.
May 2 2013 Brief amici curiae of 21 Scholars filed.
May 2 2013 Brief amici curiae of Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye, et al. filed.
May 2 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Michigan filed.
May 2 2013 Brief amici curiae of National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, et al. filed.
May 6 2013 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
May 14 2013 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 30, 2013.
May 22 2013 Response Requested . (Due June 21, 2013)
Jun 5 2013 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 20, 2013.
Aug 20 2013 Brief of respondent Montana Department of Labor and Industry in opposition filed.
Sep 4 2013 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2013.
Sep 4 2013 Reply of petitioners Big Sky Colony, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 7 2013 Petition DENIED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Luke W. Goodrich The Becket Fund for Relligious Liberty(202)-955-0095
    Counsel of Record3000 K Street, NW
Suite 220
Washington, DC  20007
lgoodrich@becketfund.org
Party name: Big Sky Colony, Inc., et al.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Lawrence VanDyke Solicitor General(406) 444-2026
    Counsel of Record Montana Department of Justice
P.O. Box 201401
Helena, MT  59620-1401
LVanDyke@mt.gov
Party name: Montana Department of Labor and Industry
Other:
John J. Bursch Michigan Solicitor General(517) 373-1124
Michigan Department of Attorney General
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI  48909
BurschJ@michigan.gov
Party name: Michigan
 
Miles E. Coleman Nelsdon Mullins Riley ^ Scarborough LLP(803) 799-2000
1320 Main Street
Columbia, SC  29201
miles.coleman@nelsonmullins.com
Party name: Belmont Abbey,and The Abbey of New Clairvaux
 
Geoffrey Paul Eaton Winston & Strawn LLP(202) 282-5000
1700 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006
Party name: Big Sky Colony, Inc., et al. v. Montana Department of Labor and Industry
 
Sandra Payne Hagood 7660 Fay Avenue(858)-245-5741
Suite H-526
La Jolla, CA  92037
sandra@hagoodappellate.com
Party name: National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, et al.
 
Wan J. Kim Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd Evans & Fige PLLC(202)-514-2151
1615 1615 M Street NW
Suite 400l
Washington, DC  20530
wkim@khhte.com
Party name: 21 Sscholars
 
James A. Sonne Stanford Law School(650) 723-1422
Religious Liberty Clinic
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA  94305
jsonne@law.stanford
Party name: American Islamic Congress