| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 27 2000 | Application (A00-364) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ |
| | of certiorari from November 6, 2000 to December 6, 2000, submitted |
| | to Justice Scalia. |
| Oct 27 2000 | Application (A00-364) granted by Justice Scalia extending the time |
| | to file until December 6, 2000. |
| Dec 6 2000 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2001) |
| Jan 8 2001 | Brief of respondent Mallard Bay Drilling, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| Jan 24 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 16, 2001 |
| Jan 24 2001 | Reply brief of petitioner Henry Solano, Acting Secretary of Labor |
| | filed. |
| Feb 20 2001 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT October 31, 2001. |
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| Mar 6 2001 | Record filed. |
| Mar 8 2001 | Order extending time to file petitioner's brief on the merits to |
| | and including May 7, 2001. |
| May 3 2001 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General to dispense with printing |
| | the joint appendix filed. |
| May 4 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of Trial Lawyers of America filed. |
| May 7 2001 | Brief of petitioner Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor filed. |
| May 10 2001 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to dispense with |
| | printing the joint appendix DISTRIBUTED. |
| May 14 2001 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General to dispense with printing |
| | the joint appendix GRANTED. |
| Jun 8 2001 | Brief amici curiae of Associated General Contractors of America, et |
| | al. filed. |
| Jun 8 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of American Waterways Operators filed. |
| Jun 11 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Transportation Institute filed. |
| Jun 11 2001 | Brief of respondent Mallard Bay Drilling, Inc. filed. |
| Jul 16 2001 | Reply brief of petitioner Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor filed. |
| Aug 14 2001 | CIRCULATED. |
| Oct 31 2001 | ARGUED. |
| Jan 9 2002 | Adjudged to be REVERSED. J. Stevens delivered the opinion of the |
| | Court, in which all members joined, except J. Scalia, who took no |
| | part in the decision of the case. |
| Feb 8 2002 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jun 19 2002 | Record returned to the USCA 5th Circuit. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Seth P. Waxman | Solicitor General | |
| U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
| Party name: Alexis Herman, Secretary of Labor |
| | | |
| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Patrick J. Veters | Jones, Walker, et al. | 5045828000 |
| 201 St. Charles Ave., 48th Fl. | |
| New Orleans, LA 70170 | |
| Party name: Mallard Bay Drilling, Inc. |
| | | |
| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Robert Jeffrey White | 1050 31st Street, NW | 2029653500 |
| Washington, DC 20007 | |
| Party name: Association of Trial Lawyers of America |
| | | |
| Carl Larsen Taylor | 2011 Pennsylvania Ave., NW | 2022963005 |
| Suite 301 | |
| Washington, DC 20006-1895 | |
| Party name: Associated General Contractors of America, et al. |
| | | |
| Barbara L. Holland | Garvey Schubert Barer | 2064643939 |
| 1191 Second Avenue | |
| Seattle, WA 98101-2939 | |
| Party name: American Waterways Operators |
| | | |
| John Longstreth | Preston Gates Ellis Rouvelas | 2026281700 |
| 1735 New York Avenue, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| Party name: Transportation Institute |
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