No. 10-313
Vide 10-329
Title:
Talk America, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Michigan Bell Telephone Company, dba AT&T Michigan
Docketed:September 2, 2010
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(07-2469, 07-2473)
  Decision Date:February 23, 2010
  Rehearing Denied:June 2, 2010
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aug 31 2010 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 4, 2010)
Sep 30 2010 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 1, 2010.
Nov 1 2010 Brief of respondent Michigan Bell Telephone Company, dba AT&T Michigan in opposition filed. VIDED.
Nov 15 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 3, 2010.
Dec 6 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 10, 2010.
Dec 10 2010 Petition GRANTED The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 10-329 is granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Dec 20 2010 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for petitioners Isiogu, et al. VIDED.
Dec 23 2010 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
Jan 4 2011 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs,in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner Talk America, Inc. VIDED.
Jan 14 2011 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners. VIDED.
Jan 18 2011 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' briefs on the merits is extended to and including January 27, 2011. VIDED.
Jan 18 2011 The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including March 1, 2011. VIDED.
Jan 24 2011 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Jan 27 2011 Brief of petitioner Talk America, Inc. filed.
Jan 31 2011 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 6th Circuit. (1 box)
Feb 3 2011 Brief amicus curiae of COMPTEL filed. VIDED.
Feb 3 2011 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. VIDED.
Feb 3 2011 Brief amicus curiae of California Public Utilities Commission filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 3 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Sprint Nextel Corporation filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 4 2011 CIRCULATED.
Feb 4 2011 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED.
Mar 1 2011 Brief of respondent Michigan Bell Telephone Company, dba AT&T Michigan filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2011 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for the respondents. VIDED.
Mar 8 2011 Brief amici curiae of Centurylink, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 8 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Verizon filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 8 2011 Brief amici curiae of United States Telecom Association and Network Engineers filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 8 2011 Brief amici curiae of Administrative Law Professors filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 16 2011 Recor from U.S.D.C. for Eastern District fo Michigan is electronic.
Mar 18 2011 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Mar 23 2011 Reply of petitioner Talk America, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 30 2011 Argued. For petitioner: John J. Bursch, Solicitor General, Lansing, Mich.; and Eric D. Miller, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Jun 9 2011 Judgment REVERSED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Kagan, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the cases. Scalia, J., filed a concurring opinion.
Jul 11 2011 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 29 2011 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 6th Circuit.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Susan C. Gentz Casey, Gentz & Bayliff, L.L.P.(512) 225-0014
    Counsel of Record98 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 1400
Austin, TX  78701
sgentz@phonelaw.com
Party name: Talk America, Inc.
 
William L. Magness Casey Gentz & Magness, L.L.P.(512)-480-9900
    Counsel of Record98 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 1400
Austin, TX  78701
bmagness@cgmllp.com
Party name: Talk America, Inc.
 
John J. Bursch Michigan Solicitor General(517) 373-1124
Michigan Department of Attorney General
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI  48909
BurschJ@michigan.gov
Party name: Isiogu, et al.
 
B. Eric Restuccia Deputy Solicitor General(517) 373-1124
Michigan Attorney General's Office
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI  48909
restucciae@michigan.gov
Party name: Isiogu, et al.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Scott H. Angstreich Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C.(202) 326-7959
    Counsel of Record1615 M Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC  20036
sangstreich@khhte.com
Party name: Michigan Bell Telephone Company, dba AT&T Michigan
Other:
Mary C. Albert COMPTEL(202) 296-6650
900 17th Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC  20006
malbert@comptel.org
Party name: COMPTEL
 
C. Frederick Beckner III. Sidley Austin LLP(202) 736-8000
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
cbeckner@sidley.com
Party name: Administrative Law Professors
 
Megan L. Brown Wiley Rein LLP(202) 719-7000
1776 K Street NW
Washington, DC  20006
mbrown@wileyrein.com
Party name: United States Telecom Association and Network Engineers
 
John M. Devaney Perkins Coie LLP(202) 654-6200
700 Thirteenth Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC  20005
jdevaney@perkinscoie.com
Party name: Centurylink, et al.
 
Laura E. Gasser California Public Utilities Commission(415)-703-2169
505 Van Ness Ave.
San Francisco, CA  94102
laura.gasser@cpuc.ca.gov
Party name: California Public Utilities Commission
 
Neal Kumar Katyal Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ
Party name: the United States
 
Kannon K. Shanmugam Williams & Connolly LLP(202) 434-5000
725 Twelfth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
kshanmugam@wc.com
Party name: Sprint Nextel Corporation
 
Heather M. Zachary Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202)-663-6794
1875 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, DC  20006
heather.zachary@wilmerhale.com
Party name: Verizon