| No. 12-113 | ||||
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| Docketed: | July 26, 2012 | |||
| Linked with 11A1172 | ||||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |||
| Case Nos.: | (11-3639) |
| Decision Date: | February 24, 2012 |
| Rehearing Denied: | March 27, 2012 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jun 7 2012 | Application (11A1172) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 25, 2012 to July 25, 2012, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Jun 11 2012 | Application (11A1172) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 25, 2012. |
| Jul 25 2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 27, 2012) |
| Aug 14 2012 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Aug 24 2012 | Brief amici curiae of Product Advisory Council, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Aug 24 2012 | Brief of respondents George McReynolds, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Aug 27 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Equal Employment Advisory Council filed. |
| Aug 27 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar filed. |
| Aug 27 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
| Sep 5 2012 | Reply of petitioner Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. filed. |
| Sep 5 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2012. |
| Sep 21 2012 | Supplemental brief of respondents George McReynolds, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 24 2012 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 1 2012 | Petition DENIED. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Jonathan D. Hacker | O'Melveny & Myers LLP | (202) 383-5300 |
| 1625 Eye Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| jhacker@omm.com | ||
| Party name: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| Linda Debra Friedman | Stowell & Friedman, Ltd. | (312)-431-0888 |
| Counsel of Record | 303 West Madison Street | |
| Suite 2600 | ||
| Chicago, IL 60606 | ||
| lfriedman@sfltd.com | ||
| Party name: George McReynolds, et al. | ||
| Other: | ||
| John H. Beisner | Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP | (202) 371-7410 |
| 1440 New York Avenue, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| John.Beisner@skadden.com | ||
| Party name: Product Advisory Council, Inc., et al. | ||
| Henry M. Sneath | President of DRI | (312) 795-1101 |
| 55 West Monroe | ||
| Suite 2000 | ||
| Chicago, IL 60603 | ||
| hsneath@psmn.com | ||
| Party name: DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar | ||
| Joshua P. Thompson | Pacific Legal Foundation | (916)-419-7111 |
| 930 G Street | ||
| Sacramento, CA 95814 | ||
| jpt@pacificlegal.org | ||
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation | ||
| Rae T. Vann | Norris Tysse Lampley & Lakis LLP | (202) 629-5600 |
| 1501 M Street, N.W., Suite 400 | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| rvann@ntll.com | ||
| Party name: Equal Employment Advisory Council | ||