| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Aug 13 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 13, |
| | 2001) |
| Sep 13 2001 | Brief amici curiae of American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. |
| | filed. |
| Sep 13 2001 | Brief of respondents Michigan, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Sep 19 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 5, 2001 |
| Sep 24 2001 | Reply 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 2002 | Brief 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 2002 | Supplemental 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 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Apr 5 2002 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Apr 5 2002 | Brief of petitioner Yellow Freight System, Inc. filed. |
| Apr 5 2002 | Brief amici curiae of American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. |
| | filed. |
| May 8 2002 | Brief 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 2002 | Application (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 2002 | Reply 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. |
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| ~~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. |
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| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Thomas L. Casey | Solicitor General | 5173731124 |
| P.O. Box 30212 | |
| Lansing, MI 48909 | |
| Party name: Michigan, et al. |
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| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Evans M. Tager | 1909 K Street, N.W. | 2022633000 |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| Party name: American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. |
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| 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. |
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