No. 00-1073 Status: DECIDED
Title: Owasso Independent School District No. I-011, aka Owasso
Public Schools, et al., Petitioners
v.
Kristja J. Falvo, Parent and Next Friend of Her Minor
Children, Elizabeth Pletan, Philip Pletan and Erica Pletan
Docketed:          Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
January 3, 2001 (99-51340)

~~Date~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jan 2 2001Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 2, 2001)
Feb 1 2001Brief of respondent Kristja Falvo in opposition filed.
Feb 1 2001Brief amicus curiae of Oklahoma Education Association filed.
Feb 14 2001 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 2, 2001
Mar 5 2001 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case
expressing the views of the United States.
Jun 1 2001Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Jun 5 2001 REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 21, 2001
Jun 25 2001 Petition GRANTED.
SET FOR ARGUMENT November 27, 2001.
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Jul 31 2001 Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's
brief on the merits to and including August 23, 2001.
Aug 23 2001Brief amici curiae of National Education Association, et al. filed.
Aug 23 2001Joint appendix filed.
Aug 23 2001Brief of petitioners Owasso Independent School District No. I-011, et
al. filed.
Aug 23 2001Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et
al. filed.
Aug 23 2001Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al.
filed.
Aug 23 2001Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Aug 28 2001Brief amicus curiae of Oklahoma Education Association filed.
Sep 14 2001 Order extending time to file respondents' brief on the merits to
and including October 12, 2001.
Sep 21 2001 LODGING consisting of twenty copies of letters submitted by the
Solicitor General.
Sep 25 2001 CIRCULATED.
Oct 12 2001Brief amici curiae of Capitol Resource Institute, et al. filed.
Oct 12 2001Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund
filed.
Oct 12 2001Brief of respondents Kristja Falvo, et al. filed.
Oct 12 2001Brief amici curiae of Council of Counseling Psychology Training
Programs, et al. filed.
Oct 19 2001 LODGING consisting of twenty bound copies of letters submitted by
counsel for the respondents and distributed.
Oct 26 2001 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral
argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Nov 13 2001Reply brief of petitioners Owasso Independent School District, No. I-
011, et al. filed.
Nov 21 2001 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral
argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Nov 27 2001 ARGUED.
Nov 28 2001 Record filed.
Feb 19 2002 Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED J. Kennedy delivered the
opinion of the Court, in which C.J. Rehnquist, and J. Stevens, J.
O'Connor,J. Souter, J. Thomas, J. Ginsburg, and J. Breyer, joined.
J. Scalia filed an opinion concurring in thejudgment.
Mar 21 2002 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jun 18 2002 Record returned to the USCA 10th Circuit.
 


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Jerry A. Richardson Rosenstein, Fist & Ringold 9185859211
525 South Main, Suite 700
Tulsa, OK 74103
 
Attorneys for Respondent:
Will K. Wright Jr. P. O. Box 423 9187497378
Claremore, OK 74018-0423
Party name: Kristja Falvo
 
Other Attorneys:
Richard B. Wilkinson Oklahoma Education Association4055234346
P.O. Box 18485
Oklahoma City, OK 73154
Party name: Oklahoma Education Association
 
Solicitor General U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530
 
Robert H. Chanin Bredhoff & Kaiser 2028422600
805 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Party name: National Education Association, et al.
 
Gregg P. Leslie Reporters Committee for Freedo7038072100
1815 N. Fort Myer Dr., #900
Arlington, VA 22209
Party name: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al.
 
Julie Underwood Natl. School Boards Assn. 7038386722
1680 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Party name: National School Boards Association, et al.
 
Richard D. Ackerman US Justice Foundation 7607418086
2091 East Valley Parkway
Escondido, CA 92027
Party name: Capitol Resource Institute, et al.
 
Karen Tripp Suite 2690 7136589323
1100 Lousiana St.
Houston, TX 77002
Party name: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund
 
Dennis Owens Harzfeld Bldg., 7th Floor 8164743000
1111 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
Party name: Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs, et al.