| No. 11-998 | ||||
| Vide 11-1115 | ||||
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| Docketed: | February 13, 2012 | |||
| Linked with 11A635 | ||||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |||
| Case Nos.: | (08-56415, 08-56436) |
| Decision Date: | January 4, 2011 |
| Rehearing Denied: | October 14, 2011 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Dec 29 2011 | Application (11A635) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 12, 2012 to February 11, 2012, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| Jan 4 2012 | Application (11A635) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until February 11, 2012. |
| Feb 9 2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 14, 2012) |
| Feb 16 2012 | Motion for leave to intervene filed by Pacific Justice Institute. |
| Feb 23 2012 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Feb 28 2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 13, 2012. |
| Mar 1 2012 | Opposition of respondents to motion of Pacific Justice Institute for leave to intervene filed. |
| Mar 9 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. |
| Mar 13 2012 | Brief amici curiae of United Retired Firefighters Association, et al. filed. |
| Mar 13 2012 | Brief amici curiae of American Center for Law and Justice, et al. filed. |
| Mar 13 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed. |
| Mar 14 2012 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. |
| Mar 14 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of David Epstein filed. |
| Mar 14 2012 | Brief amici curiae of Family Research Council, et al. filed. |
| Mar 14 2012 | Brief amici curiae of Rear Admiral Jeremiah Denton, USN (Ret.), et al. filed. |
| Mar 14 2012 | Brief amici curiae of The American Legion, et al. filed. |
| Mar 21 2012 | Motion to withdraw the motion to Intervene and for leave to file response as brief of Pacific Justice Institute as amicus curiae filed by Pacific Justice Institute. |
| Apr 2 2012 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 11, 2012. |
| May 11 2012 | Brief of respondents Steve Trunk, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| May 21 2012 | Reply of petitioner Mount Soledad Memorial Association filed. |
| May 22 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 7, 2012. |
| Jun 11 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 14, 2012. |
| Jun 18 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 21, 2012. |
| Jun 25 2012 | Petition DENIED Statement of Justice Alito respecting the denial of the petitions for writs of certiorari. VIDED. (Detached Opinion) |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Allyson N. Ho | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | (713) 890-5000 |
| Counsel of Record | 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000 | |
| Houston, TX 77002 | ||
| aho@morganlewis.com | ||
| Party name: Mount Soledad Memorial Association | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| A. Stephen Hut Jr. | 3908 Underwood Street | |
| Counsel of Record | Chevy Chase, MD 20815 | |
| Party name: Steve Trunk, et al. | ||
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. | Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
| United States Department of Justice | ||
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | ||
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | ||
| Party name: United States, et al. | ||
| Other: | ||
| Adam W. Aston | Assistant Solicitor General | (512) 936-0596 |
| Office of Attorney General | ||
| P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) | ||
| Austin, TX 78711 | ||
| adam.aston@texasattorneygeneral.gov | ||
| Party name: Texas, et al. | ||
| John A. Eidsmoe | Foundation for Moral Law | (334) 262-1245 |
| One Dexter Avenue | ||
| Montgomery, AL 36104 | ||
| eidsmoeja@juno.com | ||
| Party name: Foundation for Moral Law | ||
| Peter J. Ferrara | 2011 Freedom Lane | (703) 582-8466 |
| Falls Church, VA 22043 | ||
| peterferrara@msn.com | ||
| Party name: American Civil Rights Union | ||
| Orrin Lea Harrison | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | (214)-969-4343 |
| 1700 Pacific Ave. Suite 4100 | ||
| Dallas, TX 75201 | ||
| oharrison@akingump.com | ||
| Party name: David Epstein | ||
| Peter D. Lepiscopo | Lepiscopo & Associates Law Firm | (619) 299-5343 |
| San Diego Office | ||
| 3511 Camino del Rio South, Suite 101 | ||
| San Diego, CA 92108 | ||
| plepiscopo@att.net | ||
| Party name: Pacific Justice Institute | ||
| Nelson Lund | George Mason University School of Law | (703)-993-8045 |
| 3301 Fairfax Drive | ||
| Arlington, VA 22201 | ||
| nlund@gmu.edu | ||
| Party name: Family Research Council, et al. | ||
| Robert Joseph Muise | American Freedom Law Center | (855) 835-2352 |
| P.O. Box 131098 | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI 48113 | ||
| rmuise@americanfreedomlawcenter.org | ||
| Party name: Rear Admiral Jeremiah Denton, USN (Ret.), et al. | ||
| Jay Alan Sekulow | American Center for Law & Justice | (202) 546-8890 |
| 201 Maryland Ave., N.E. | ||
| Washington, DC 20002 | ||
| sekulow@aclj.org | ||
| Party name: American Center for Law and Justice, et al. | ||
| Aaron M. Streett | Baker Botts L.L.P. | (713) 229-1234 |
| One Shell Plaza, 910 Louisiana Street | ||
| Houston, TX 77002-4995 | ||
| aaron.streett@bakerbotts.com | ||
| Party name: The American Legion, et al. | ||
| Kevin H. Theriot | Alliance Defending Freedom | (913) 685-8000 |
| 15192 Rosewood | ||
| Leawood, KS 66224 | ||
| kevintheriot@bellsouth.net | ||
| Party name: United Retired Firefighters Association, et al. | ||