No. 06-989
Title:
Hall Street Associates, L.L.C., Petitioner
v.
Mattel, Inc.
Docketed:January 19, 2007
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(05-35721)
  Decision Date:August 1, 2006
  Rehearing Denied:October 17, 2006
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jan 12 2007 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 20, 2007)
Mar 7 2007 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 23, 2007.
Mar 12 2007 Response Requested . (Due April 11, 2007)
Apr 6 2007 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 25, 2007.
Apr 24 2007 Brief of respondent Mattel, Inc. in opposition filed.
May 4 2007 Reply brief from petitioner Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. filed. (Distributed)
May 8 2007 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 24, 2007.
May 29 2007 Petition GRANTED.
Jun 28 2007 The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 27, 2007.
Jul 27 2007 Statement of printing costs, pursuant to Rule 26 received.
Jul 27 2007 Joint appendix filed.
Jul 27 2007 Brief of petitioner Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. filed.
Jul 27 2007 Brief amicus curiae of CTIA - The Wireless Association filed.
Jul 27 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Jul 27 2007 Brief amici curiae of New England Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Aug 27 2007 The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 14, 2007.
Aug 30 2007 SET FOR ARGUMENT Wednesday, November 7, 2007.
Sep 5 2007 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Sep 10 2007 Record received from U.S.D.C. for District of Oregon. (1 box)
Sep 14 2007 Brief amicus curiae of American Arbitration Association filed.
Sep 14 2007 Brief amicus curiae of United States Council for International Business filed.
Sep 14 2007 Brief of respondent Mattel, Inc. filed.
Sep 20 2007 CIRCULATED.
Oct 18 2007 Reply of petitioner Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 7 2007 Argued. For petitioner: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Beth S. Brinkman, Washington, D.C.
Nov 16 2007 The parties are directed to file supplemental briefs addressing the following questions: (1) Does authority exist outside the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) under which a party to litigation begun without reliance on the FAA may enforce a provision for judicial review of an arbitration award? (2) If such authority does exist, did the parties, in agreeing to arbitrate, rely in whole or part on that authority? (3) Has petitioner in the course of this litigation waived any reliance on authority outside the FAA for enforcing the judicial review provision of the parties' arbitration agreement? The briefs, not to exceed 6,000 words, are to be filed simultaneously with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Tuesday, November 27, 2007. Reply briefs, not to exceed 3,000 words, may be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Monday, December 3, 2007.
Nov 27 2007 Supplemental brief of respondent Mattel, Inc. filed. (Distributed).
Nov 27 2007 Supplemental brief of petitioner Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. filed. (Distributed).
Dec 3 2007 Supplemental reply of respondent Mattel, Inc. filed.
Dec 3 2007 Supplemental reply of petitioner Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. filed.
Mar 25 2008 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Souter, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined, and in which Scalia, J., joined as to all but footnote 7. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy, J., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Apr 28 2008 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Apr 30 2008 Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the District of Oregon.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Michael T. Garone Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.(503) 222-9981
    Counsel of RecordPacwest Center, 1211 SW Fifth Ave
Suite 1900
Portland, OR  97204
mgarone@schwabe.com
Party name: Hall Street Associates, L.L.C.
 
Carter G. Phillips Sidley Austin LLP(202) 736-8270
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
cphillips@sidley.com
Party name: Hall Street Associates, L.L.C.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Beth S. Brinkmann Morrison & Foerster LLP(202) 887-1544
    Counsel of Record2000 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20006-1888
bbrinkmann@mofo.com
Party name: Mattel, Inc.
 
Shirley M. Hufstedler Morrison & Foerster, LLP(213) 892-5200
555 West Fifth St., Suite 3500
Los Angeles, CA  90013-1024
shufstedler@mofo.com
Party name: Mattel, Inc.
Other:
Mark D. Beckett Latham & Watkins LLP(212)-906-2921
885 Third Avenue
New York, NY  10022
mark.beckett@lw.com
Party name: United States Council for International Business
 
Benjamin G. Robbins New England Legal Foundation(617) 695-3660
150 Lincoln Street
Boston, MA  02111-2504
benrobbins@nelfonline.org
Party name: New England Legal Foundation, et al.
 
Timothy M. Sandefur Pacific Legal Foundation(916) 419-7111
950 G Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
tsandefur@pacificlegal.org
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation
 
Evan M. Tager Mayer Brown LLP(202) 263-3000
1999 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
etager@mayerbrown.com
Party name: CTIA - The Wireless Association
 
Eric P. Tuchmann American Arbitration Association(212) 716-3937
1633 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY  10019
TuchmannE@adr.org
Party name: American Arbitration Association