No. 01-1418 Status: DECIDED
Title: A. Elliott Archer, et ux., Petitioners
v.
Arlene L. Warner
Docketed:          Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
March 26, 2002 (00-2525)

~~Date~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 22 2002Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 24, 2002)
Apr 17 2002 Order extending time to file response to petition until May 24,
2002.
May 24 2002Brief of respondent Arlene L. Warner in opposition filed.
May 30 2002Reply brief of petitioners A. Elliott Archer and Carol Archer filed.
Jun 4 2002 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 20, 2002
Jun 24 2002 Petition GRANTED.
SET FOR ARGUMENT January 13, 2003.
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Aug 5 2002 Consent to the filing of any and all amicus briefs in support of
either party received from counsel for the petitioners.
Aug 6 2002 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of the
petitioners received from counsel for the respondent.
Aug 7 2002Brief amici curiae of Ohio, et al. filed.
Aug 8 2002Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Aug 8 2002Joint appendix filed.
Aug 8 2002Brief of petitioners A. Elliott Archer and Carol A. Archer filed.
Aug 8 2002Brief amicus curiae of G. Eric Brunstad, Jr. filed.
Aug 8 2002Brief amicus curiae of AARP filed.
Aug 26 2002 Order extending time to file respondent's brief on the merits to
and including October 7, 2002.
Sep 18 2002 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral
argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Oct 7 2002Brief of respondent Arlene L. Warner filed.
Nov 4 2002 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral
argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Nov 6 2002Reply brief of petitioners A. Elliott Archer and Carol A. Archer
filed.
Nov 21 2002 CIRCULATED.
Dec 6 2002 Record filed.
Jan 6 2003 Letter from counsel for the petitioner received and distributed.
Jan 7 2003 Record filed.
Jan 13 2003 ARGUED.
Mar 31 2003 Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED Breyer, J., delivered the
opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and O'Connor,
Scalia, Kennedy,Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Thomas, J.,
filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, J., joined.
Apr 30 2003 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
May 15 2003 Records returned to the U.S.C.A. for the 4th Ciruit and to the
U.S.D.C. for the Middle District of North Carolina
 


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Seth P. Waxman Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering 2026636000
2445 M Street, N. W.
Washington, DC 20037
Party name: A. Elliott Archer, et ux.
 
Attorneys for Respondent:
Donald B. Ayer Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue 2028793939
51 Louisiana Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Party name: Arlene L. Warner
 
Other Attorneys:
Solicitor General U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530
Party name: United States
 
G. Eric Brunstad Jr. P.O. Box 208215 8602402717
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06520
Party name: G. Eric Brunstad, Jr.
 
Jonathan D. Hacker O'Melveny & Myers 2023835300
555 13th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Party name: AARP
 
David M. Gormley Asst. Atty. General 6144668980
30 E Broad Street, 17th FL
Columbus, OH 43215
Party name: Ohio, et al.