No. 00-346 Status: DECIDED
Title: Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation, Petitioner
v.
Celestine Garris, Administratrix of the Estate of
Christopher Garris, Deceased
Docketed:          Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
September 1, 2000 (98-2368)

~~Date~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aug 30 2000Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 1, 2000)
Sep 14 2000Waiver of right of respondent Celestine Garris, etc. to respond filed.
Sep 20 2000 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 6, 2000
Sep 27 2000 Response requested.
Oct 27 2000Brief of respondent Celestine Garris, etc. in opposition filed.
Nov 8 2000 REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 22, 2000
Nov 9 2000Reply brief of petitioner Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation
filed.
Nov 27 2000 REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 1, 2000
Dec 4 2000 REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 8, 2000
Dec 11 2000 Petition GRANTED.
SET FOR ARGUMENT April 18, 2001.
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Jan 25 2001Joint appendix filed.
Jan 25 2001Brief of petitioner Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation filed.
Feb 22 2001 CIRCULATED.
Feb 23 2001Brief of respondent Celestine Garris, Administratrix in opposition
filed.
Feb 23 2001 Record filed.
Mar 2 2001 Record filed.
Mar 29 2001Reply brief of petitioner Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation
filed.
Mar 30 2001 LODGING consisting of twenty bound copies of related material
submitted by counsel for the petitioner and distributed.
Apr 18 2001 ARGUED.
Jun 4 2001 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. SCALIA, J., delivered the opinion of the
Court, Parts I, II-A, and II-B-1 of which were unanimous, and Part
II-B-2 of which was joined by REHNQUIST, C.J., and STEVENS,
O'CONNOR, KENNEDY, and THOMAS, JJ. GINSBURG, J., filed an opinion
concurring in part, in which SOUTER and BREYER, JJ., joined.
Jul 5 2001 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
 


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Robert M. Tata Hunton & Williams 7576405300
P.O. Box 3889
Norfolk, VA 23514-3889
Party name: Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation
 
James T. Ferrini Clausen Miller P.C. 3128551010
10 South LaSalle street
Chicago, IL 60603
Party name: Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation
 
Patrick H. O'Donnell 2000 Bank of America Center 7576243305
P.O. Box 3037
Norfolk, VA 23514
Party name: Celestine Garris
 
Attorneys for Respondent:
Patrick H. O'Donnell One Commercial Place, #2000 7576243000
P.O. Box 3037
Norfolk, VA 23514
Party name: Celestine Garris, etc.