No. 05-416
Title:
Jeanne S. Woodford, et al., Petitioners
v.
Viet Mike Ngo
Docketed:October 3, 2005
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(03-16042)
  Decision Date:March 24, 2005
  Rehearing Denied:July 1, 2005
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sep 29 2005 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 2, 2005)
Oct 13 2005 Brief of respondent Viet Mike Ngo in opposition filed.
Oct 26 2005 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 10, 2005.
Oct 31 2005 Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 14 2005 Petition GRANTED.
Dec 29 2005 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Dec 29 2005 Joint appendix filed.
Dec 29 2005 Brief of petitioners Jeanne S. Woodford, et al. filed.
Dec 29 2005 Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed.
Jan 23 2006 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 22,2006.
Feb 1 2006 Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
Feb 2 2006 Brief of respondent Viet Mike Ngo filed.
Feb 2 2006 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
Feb 2 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization of Yale Law School filed.
Feb 2 2006 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
Feb 3 2006 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Feb 7 2006 CIRCULATED.
Feb 9 2006 Record received from U.S.C.A. - 9th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Feb 17 2006 Record received from U.S.D.C. - Northern District of California. (1 envelope) Some pleadings in this case have been electronically filed.
Feb 21 2006 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Mar 9 2006 Reply of petitioners Jeanne S. Woodford, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 22 2006 Argued. For petitioners: Jennifer G. Perkell, Deputy Attorney General, San Francisco, Cal.; and Dan Himmelfarb, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for the United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Meir Feder, New York, N.Y.
Jun 22 2006 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J. delivered the opinon of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Souter and Ginsburg, JJ., joined.
Jul 24 2006 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Aug 1 2006 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit.
Aug 1 2006 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for the Nothern District of California.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Jennifer G. Perkell Office of the Attorney General(415) 703-5726
    Counsel of Record455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA  94102-7004
Party name: Jeanne S. Woodford, et al.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Meir Feder Jones Day(212) 326-3939
    Counsel of Record222 East 41st Street
New York, NY  10017
mfeder@jonesday.com
Party name: Viet Mike Ngo
Other:
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
 
Michael S. Greco American Bar Association(312) 988-5000
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL  60610
Party name: American Bar Association
 
Caitlin Joan Halligan Office of the Attorney General(212) 416-8069
120 Broadway, 25th Floor
New York, NY  10271
Party name: New York, et al.
 
Dan Himmelfarb Mayer Brown LLP(202) 263-3000
1999 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
dhimmelfarb@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Jeanne S. Woodford, et al. v. Viet Mike Ngo
 
Kermit Roosevelt 3400 Chestnut St. (215) 746-8775
Philadelphia, PA  19104
Party name: Law Professors
 
Margo Schlanger One Brookings Drive(314) 935-8242
St. Louis, MT  63130
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
 
Giovanna Shay Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization(203) 432-4800
Yale Law School
P.O. Box 209090
New Haven, CT  16520-9090
Party name: Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization of Yale Law School