| No. 10-622 | ||||
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| Docketed: | November 10, 2010 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (09-30985) |
| Decision Date: | August 10, 2010 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Nov 8 2010 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 10, 2010) |
| Nov 12 2010 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 10, 2011. |
| Nov 22 2010 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent. |
| Nov 29 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Freedom Holdings, and International Tobacco Partners Ltd. filed. |
| Dec 8 2010 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| Dec 10 2010 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Law Scholars filed. |
| Dec 10 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Law Professors filed. |
| Dec 14 2010 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including January 24, 2011. |
| Jan 24 2011 | Brief of respondent James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Attorney General of Louisiana in opposition filed. |
| Feb 9 2011 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 25, 2011. |
| Feb 9 2011 | Reply of petitioners S&M Brands, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2011 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 4, 2011. |
| Mar 7 2011 | Petition DENIED. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Erik S. Jaffe | Erik S. Jaffe, P.C. | (202) 237-8165 |
| 5101 34th Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20008 | ||
| jaffe@esjpc.com | ||
| Party name: S&M Brands, Inc., et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent: | ||
| James David Caldwell | Attorney General | (225) 326-6085 |
| Counsel of Record | Louisiana Department of Justice | |
| 1855 N. Third Street | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA 70802 | ||
| caldwellb@ag.state.la.us | ||
| Party name: James D. Buddy Caldwell, Attorney General of Louisiana | ||
| Kyle Duncan | Appellate Chief | (225) 326-6716 |
| Louisiana Department of Justice | ||
| P.O. Box 94005 | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005 | ||
| DuncanK@ag.state.la.us | ||
| Party name: James D. "Buddy" Caldwell | ||
| Other: | ||
| David F. Dobbins | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | (212) 336-2000 |
| 1133 Avenue of the Americas | ||
| New York, NY 10036 | ||
| dfdobbins@pbwt.com | ||
| Party name: Freedom Holdings, and International Tobacco Partners Ltd. | ||
| C. Boyden Gray | Gray & Schmitz LLC | (202) 955-0620 |
| 1627 I Street, NW | ||
| Suite 950 | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| cbg@cboydengray.com | ||
| Party name: Antitrust Law Professors | ||
| Alan B. Morrison | George Washington University Law School | (202) 994-7120 |
| 2000 H Street NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20052 | ||
| abmorrison@law.gwu.edu | ||
| Party name: Constitutional Law Scholars | ||