No. 05-1074
Title:
Lilly M. Ledbetter, Petitioner
v.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Inc.
Docketed:February 23, 2006
Linked with 05A633
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  Case Nos.:(03-15264-GG)
  Decision Date:August 23, 2005
  Rehearing Denied:October 26, 2005
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jan 9 2006 Application (05A633) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 24, 2006 to March 25, 2006, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Jan 10 2006 Application (05A633) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until February 17, 2006.
Feb 17 2006 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 27, 2006)
Mar 9 2006 Waiver of right of respondent Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Inc. to respond filed.
Mar 22 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 14, 2006.
Apr 3 2006 Response Requested . (Due May 3, 2006)
Apr 17 2006 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 26, 2006.
May 26 2006 Brief of respondent Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Inc. in opposition filed.
Jun 5 2006 Reply of petitioner Lilly M. Ledbetter filed. (Distributed)
Jun 6 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2006.
Jun 26 2006 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 20 2006 Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including August 31, 2006.
Aug 8 2006 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the respondent.
Aug 8 2006 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioner.
Aug 10 2006 Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including October 23, 2006.
Aug 30 2006 Further extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including September 7, 2006.
Aug 31 2006 Brief amici curiae of National Employment Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
Aug 31 2006 Brief amicus curiae of National Partnership for Women & Families filed.
Sep 7 2006 Joint appendix filed.
Sep 7 2006 Brief of petitioner Lilly M. Ledbetter filed.
Sep 29 2006 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, November 27, 2006.
Oct 4 2006 CIRCULATED.
Oct 23 2006 Brief of respondent Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 23 2006 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
Oct 23 2006 Brief amici curiae of Equal Employment Advisory Council, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 23 2006 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. (Distributed).
Oct 23 2006 Record received from U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Oct 27 2006 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Nov 13 2006 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Nov 14 2006 Reply of petitioner Lilly M. Ledbetter filed. (Distributed)
Nov 19 2006 Record received November 9, 2006. (1 box)
Nov 27 2006 Argued. For petitioner: Kevin K. Russell, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Glen D. Nager, Washington, D.C.; and Irving L. Gornstein, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Apr 17 2007 Statement of costs for printing received.
May 29 2007 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, and Breyer, JJ., joined.
Jul 2 2007 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 9 2007 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit.
Jul 9 2007 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Alabama.
Aug 9 2007 Acknowledgement of receipt (08/09/07) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit received.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Kevin K. Russell Goldstein & Russell, P.C.(202) 362-0636
    Counsel of Record5225 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 404
Washington, DC  20015
kr@goldsteinrussell.com
Party name: Lilly M. Ledbetter
 
Robert L. Wiggins Jr. Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantaqis, LLC(205) 314-0500
The Kress Building, 301 North Nineteenth Street
Birmingham, AL  35203
Party name: Lilly M. Ledbetter
Attorneys for Respondent:
James P. Alexander Littler Mendelson, P.C.(205) 421-4700
    Counsel of Record420 20th Street North
Suite 2300
Birmingham, AL  35203
jalexander@littler.com
Party name: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Inc.
 
Glen D. Nager Jones Day(202) 879-3939
    Counsel of Record51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20001
gdnager@jonesday.com
Party name: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Inc.
 
Jay D. St. Clair Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP(205) 521-8000
One Federal Place
1819 5th Avenue North
Birmingham, AL  35203
Party name: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Inc.
Other:
Deborah L. Brake Professor of Law(412)-648-2655
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
3900 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA  15260
Party name: National Partnership for Women & Families
 
Paul D. Clement Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
 
Laura A. Giantris McGuiness Norris & Williams LLP(202)-789-8600
1015 Fifteenth Street, NW Suite 1200
Washington, DC  20005
Party name: Equal Employment Advisory Council, et al.
 
Irving L. Gornstein Assistant to the Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: Lilly M. Ledbetter v. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Inc.
 
Neal D. Mollen Paul Hastings LLP(202) 551-1700
875 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20005
nealmollen@paulhastings.com
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al.
 
Joseph M. Sellers Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll PLLC(202) 408-4600
1100 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 500 - West Tower
Washington, DC  20005
jsellers@cohenmilstein.com
Party name: National Employment Lawyers Association, et al.