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Docket for 10-179
No. 10-179
Title:
Howard K. Stern, Executor of the Estate of Vickie Lynn Marshall, Petitioner
v.
Elaine T. Marshall, Executrix of the Estate of E. Pierce Marshall
Docketed:August 5, 2010
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(02-56002, 02-56067)
  Decision Date:March 19, 2010
  Rehearing Denied:May 5, 2010
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aug 3 2010 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 7, 2010)
Aug 20 2010 Brief of respondent Elaine T. Marshall, Executrix of the Estate of E. Pierce Marshall in opposition filed.
Aug 31 2010 Reply of petitioner Howard K. Stern, Executor of the Estate of Vickie Lynn Marshall filed. (Distributed)
Sep 1 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2010.
Sep 28 2010 Petition GRANTED limited to Questions 1, 2, and 3 presented by the petition.
Nov 2 2010 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Nov 2 2010 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Nov 8 2010 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 18, 2011.
Nov 12 2010 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Nov 12 2010 Brief of petitioner Howard K. Stern, Executor of the Estate of Vickie Lynn Marshall filed.
Nov 15 2010 Brief amici curiae of Professors Richard Aaron, et al. filed.
Nov 19 2010 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees filed.
Nov 19 2010 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.
Nov 24 2010 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Nov 26 2010 CIRCULATED.
Dec 2 2010 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 box)
Dec 13 2010 Brief of respondent Elaine T. Marshall, Executrix of the Estate of E. Pierce Marshall filed. (Distributed)
Dec 16 2010 Record received from U.S.D.C. for Central District of Califronia. (36 boxes)
Dec 20 2010 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Dec 20 2010 Brief amici curiae of Law Professors S. Todd Brown, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 20 2010 Brief amici curiae of National Black Chamber of Commerce, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 20 2010 Brief amicus curiae of Center for the Rule of Law filed. (Distributed)
Jan 7 2011 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Jan 11 2011 Reply of petitioner Howard K. Stern, Executor of the Estate of Vickie Lynn Marshall filed. (Distributed)
Jan 18 2011 Argued. For petitioner: Kent L. Richland, Los Angeles, Cal.; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For repondent: Roy T. Englert, Jr., Washington, D. C.
Jun 23 2011 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a concurring opinion. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined.
Jul 14 2011 Petition for Rehearing filed.
Jul 21 2011 DISTRIBUTED.
Aug 15 2011 Rehearing DENIED.
Aug 15 2011 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Kent L. Richland Greines Martin Stein & Richland LLP(310) 859-7811
    Counsel of Record5900 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA  90036
Krichland@gmsr.com
Party name: Howard K. Stern, Executor of the Estate of Vickie Lynn Marshall
Attorneys for Respondent:
G. Eric Brunstad Jr. Dechert LLP(860) 524-3999
    Counsel of Record90 State House Square
Hartford, CT  06103
eric.brunstad@dechert.com
Party name: Elaine T. Marshall, Executrix of the Estate of E. Pierce Marshall
 
Roy T. Englert Jr. Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP(202) 775-4500
1801 K Street, N.W., Suite 411
Washington, DC  20006
renglert@robbinsrussell.com
Party name: Elaine T. Marshall, Executrix of the Estate of E. Pierce Marshall
Other:
Ronald A. Cass Cass & Associates, PC(703) 438-7590
10560 Fox Forest Drive
Great Falls, VA  22066
roncass@cassassociates.net
Party name: Center for the Rule of Law
 
William C. Heuer Duane Morris LLP(212) 692-1070
1540 Broadway
New York, NY  10036
wheuer@duanemorris.com
Party name: Law Professors S. Todd Brown, 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: the United States
 
Richard Lieb Research Professor of Law(212) 479-6020
St. John's University School of Law
8000 Utopia Parkway
Jamaica, NY  11439
llm@stjohns.edu
Party name: Professors Richard Aaron, et al.
 
Lynne F. Riley Riley Law Group LLC(617) 399-7300
100 Franklin Street
Boston, MA  02110
riley@rileylawgroup.com
Party name: National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
 
David B. Rivkin Jr. Baker & Hostetler LLP(202) 861-1731
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20036
drivkin@bakerlaw.com
Party name: National Black Chamber of Commerce, et al.
 
Richard A. Samp Washington Legal Foundation(202) 588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20036
rsamp@wlf.org
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation
 
Malcolm L. Stewart Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
malcolm.l.stewart@usjoj.gov
Party name: Howard K. Stern, Executor of the Estate of Vickie Lynn Marshall v. Elaine T. Marshall, Executrix of the Estate of E. Pierce Marshall
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: the United States

 

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