No. 01-270 Status: DECIDED
Title: Yellow Transportation, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Michigan, et al.
Docketed:          Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Michigan
August 14, 2001 (113656)

~~Date~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aug 13 2001Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 13,
2001)
Sep 13 2001Brief amici curiae of American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al.
filed.
Sep 13 2001Brief of respondents Michigan, et al. in opposition filed.
Sep 19 2001 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 5, 2001
Sep 24 2001Reply brief of petitioner Yellow Freight System, Inc. filed.
Oct 9 2001 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case
expressing the views of the United States.
Jan 2 2002 REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 18, 2002
Jan 2 2002Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Jan 22 2002 Petition GRANTED. limited to the following question: Whether the
Michigan Supreme Court erred in holding that, under 49 U.S.C. Sec.
11506(c)(2)(B)(iv)(III) (1994) and 49 U.S.C. Sec.
14504(c)(2)(B)(iv)(III) (Supp. V 1999), only a State's 'generic'
fee is relevant to determining the fee that was 'collected or
charged as of November 15, 1991.'
SET FOR ARGUMENT October 7, 2002.
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Jan 23 2002Supplemental brief of respondents Michigan, et al. filed.
Jan 23 2002 LODGING consisting of ten copies of Procedures Manual for Single
State Registration System received from counsel for the
respondents and distributed twenty.
Feb 28 2002 Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's
brief on the merits to and including April 5, 2002.
Apr 5 2002Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Apr 5 2002Joint appendix filed.
Apr 5 2002Brief of petitioner Yellow Freight System, Inc. filed.
Apr 5 2002Brief amici curiae of American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al.
filed.
May 8 2002Brief of respondents Michigan, et al. filed.
May 10 2002 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral
argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
May 30 2002Application (A01-938) of petitioner for an extension of time within
which to file the reply brief on the merits, submitted to Justice
Stevens.
May 30 2002 Application (A01-938) granted by Justice Stevens extending the
time to file until June 24, 2002.
Jun 17 2002 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral
argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Jun 24 2002Reply brief of petitioner Yellow Freight System, Inc. filed.
Aug 1 2002 CIRCULATED.
Aug 23 2002 Record filed.
Sep 24 2002 Record filed.
Oct 7 2002 ARGUED.
Nov 5 2002 Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED O'Connor, J., delivered the
opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and Scalia,
Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined.
Stevens, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment.
Dec 5 2002 MANDATE ISSUED.
Mar 13 2003 Record returned to the 30th Judicial Circuit of Michigan
Mar 13 2003 Record returned to the Supreme Court of Michigan.
 


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
John W. Bryant Dean & Fulkerson 2483621300
801 W. Big Beaver Rd., 5th Fl.
Troy, MI 48084-4767
Party name: Yellow Freight System, Inc.
 
Attorneys for Respondent:
Thomas L. Casey Solicitor General 5173731124
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI 48909
Party name: Michigan, et al.
 
Other Attorneys:
Evans M. Tager 1909 K Street, N.W. 2022633000
Washington, DC 20006
Party name: American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al.
 
Solicitor General U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530
 
Roy T. Englert Jr. 1801 K Street, NW 2027754500
Suite 411
Washington, DC 20006
Party name: American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al.