No. 04-848
Title:
Barbara Dolan, Petitioner
v.
United States Postal Service, et al.
Docketed:December 22, 2004
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  Case Nos.:(03-1840)
  Decision Date:August 2, 2004
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nov 1 2004 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 21, 2005)
Jan 13 2005 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 22, 2005.
Feb 11 2005 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 24, 2005.
Mar 24 2005 Brief of respondents United States Postal Service, et al. in opposition filed.
Apr 6 2005 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 22, 2005.
Apr 25 2005 Petition GRANTED.
May 17 2005 Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including July 14, 2005.
May 20 2005 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner.
Jun 13 2005 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Jul 12 2005 Brief of petitioner Barbara Dolan filed.
Jul 14 2005 Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation filed.
Jul 20 2005 SET FOR ARGUMENT on November 7, 2005.
Aug 5 2005 Extension of time within which to file the respondents' brief on the merits to and including September 15, 2005.
Sep 15 2005 Brief of respondents United States Postal Service, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 26 2005 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 3rd Circuit. (1 envelope)
Sep 27 2005 Record received from U.S.D.C. Eastern District of Pennsylvania. (1 envelope)
Oct 19 2005 Reply of petitioner Barbara Dolan filed. (Distributed)
Nov 7 2005 Argued. For petitioners: James R. Radmore, Philadelphia, Pa. For respondents: Patricia A. Millett, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Feb 22 2006 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Alito, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Mar 27 2006 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Apr 11 2006 Acknowledgement of receipt (03/30/06) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit received.
Apr 20 2006 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 3rd Circuit.
Apr 20 2006 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Eastern District of Pennsylvania.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
James R. Radmore Two Penn Center(212) 568-9900
    Counsel of RecordSuite 312
1500 JFK Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA  19102
Party name: Barbara Dolan
 
Michael T. Kirkpatrick Public Citizen Litigation Group(202) 588-1000
1600 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20009
mkirkpatrick@citizen.org
Party name: Barbara Dolan
Attorneys for Respondents:
Paul D. Clement Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States Postal Service, et al.
 
Patricia A. Millett Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP(202) 887-4000
1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036-1564
pmillett@akingump.com
Party name: United States Postal Service, et al.
Other:
Harold J. Krent Chicago-Kent College of Law(312) 906-5010
565 West Adams St.
Chicago, IL  60661
hkrent@kentlaw.edu
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation