| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 
| Mar 13 2011 | Reply of petitioner Dan's City Used Cars, Inc., dba Dan^s City Auto Body filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Jul 9 2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 13, 2012) | 
| Aug 29 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2012. | 
| Sep 6 2012 | Response Requested . (Due October 9, 2012) | 
| Oct 4 2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 8, 2012. | 
| Nov 8 2012 | Brief of respondent Robert Pelkey in opposition filed. | 
| Nov 16 2012 | Reply of petitioner Dan's City Used Cars, Inc., dba Dan^s City Auto Body filed. | 
| Nov 20 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 7, 2012. | 
| Dec 7 2012 | Petition GRANTED. | 
| Jan 7 2013 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, March 20, 2013 | 
| Jan 22 2013 | Joint appendix filed.  (Statement of costs filed) | 
| Jan 22 2013 | Brief of petitioner Dan's City Used Cars, Inc., dba Dan^s City Auto Body filed. | 
| Jan 28 2013 | CIRCULATED | 
| Jan 28 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of California Tow Truck Association filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Jan 30 2013 | Record received from Supreme Court of New Hampshire.  (1 box) | 
| Feb 7 2013 | Record received from Superior Court Northern District of Hillsborough County.  (1 box). | 
| Feb 21 2013 | Brief of respondent Robert Pelkey filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Feb 27 2013 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. | 
| Feb 27 2013 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Massachusetts Jobs With Justice. | 
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Feb 28 2013 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. | 
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Louisiana, New Hampshire, et al. filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Towing and Recovery Association of America filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Property Casualty Insurers Association of America filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Mar 13 2013 | Reply of petitioner Dan's City Used Cars, Inc., dba Dan's City Auto Body filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Mar 15 2013 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. | 
| Mar 15 2013 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. GRANTED. | 
| Mar 15 2013 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Massachusetts Jobs With Justice GRANTED. | 
| Mar 20 2013 | Argued.  For petitioner:  Andre D. Bouffard, Burlington, Vt.  For respondent:  Brian C. Shaughnessy, Manchester, N. H.; and Lewis S. Yelin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) | 
| May 13 2013 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED.  Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. | 
| Jun 14 2013 | MANDATE ISSUED. | 
| Jun 27 2013 | Record returned to Supreme Court of New Hampshire. | 
| Jun 27 2013 | Record returned to  Superior Court , Northern District of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. |