| No. 12-81 | ||||
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| Docketed: | July 20, 2012 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (11-5349) |
| Decision Date: | May 18, 2012 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jul 20 2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 20, 2012) |
| Jul 20 2012 | Appendix of John Nix, et al. filed. |
| Aug 9 2012 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for Defendant- Intervenor respondents Joseph M.Tyson, et al. |
| Aug 15 2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 19, 2012, for all respondents. |
| Aug 20 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. VIDED. |
| Sep 17 2012 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 24, 2012. |
| Sep 19 2012 | Brief of respondents Intervenor respondents Joseph M. Tyson, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Sep 24 2012 | Brief of respondents Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General in opposition filed. |
| Oct 9 2012 | Reply of petitioners John Nix, et al. filed. |
| Oct 10 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 26, 2012. |
| Oct 29 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 2, 2012. |
| Nov 5 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 9, 2012. |
| Nov 13 2012 | Petition DENIED. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | ||
| Michael A. Carvin | Jones Day | (202) 879-3939 |
| Counsel of Record | 51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| macarvin@jonesday.com | ||
| Party name: John Nix, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| Anita S. Earls | Southern Coalition for Social Justice | (919) 323-3380 |
| Counsel of Record | 1415 W. Highway 54 | |
| Suite 101 | ||
| Durham, NC 27707 | ||
| anita@sourthercoalition.org | ||
| Party name: Intervenor respondents Joseph M. Tyson, et al. | ||
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. | Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
| Counsel of Record | United States Department of Justice | |
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | ||
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | ||
| Party name: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General | ||
| Allison J. Riggs | Staff Attorney | (919) 323-3942 |
| Southern Coalition for Social Justice | ||
| 1415 West Highway 54, Suite101 | ||
| Durham, NC 27707 | ||
| Party name: Joseph M. Tyson, et al. | ||
| Other: | ||
| Ilya Shapiro | Cato Institute | (202) 842-0200 |
| 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| ishapiro@cato.org | ||
| Party name: Cato Institute | ||