| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Nov 6 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 2, 2002) |
| Jan 2 2002 | Brief of respondent Dean Witter Reynolds in opposition filed. |
| Jan 7 2002 | Request for an extension of time to file a brief in opposition |
| | denied. |
| Jan 16 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2002 |
| Feb 19 2002 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 22, 2002 |
| Feb 25 2002 | Petition GRANTED. Justice O'Connor OUT. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT October 9, 2002. |
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| Mar 26 2002 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' |
| | brief on the merits to and including May 28, 2002. |
| May 28 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Securities and Exchange Commission filed. |
| May 28 2002 | LODGING consisting of ten copies of an article by Barbara Black |
| | submitted by the Solicitor General. |
| May 28 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and AARP filed. |
| May 28 2002 | Joint appendix filed. |
| May 28 2002 | Brief of petitioner Karen Howsam filed. |
| Jun 3 2002 | Order extending time to file respondent's brief on the merits to |
| | and including July 22, 2002. |
| Jul 22 2002 | Motion of Competitive Enterprise Institute for leave to file a |
| | brief as amicus curiae filed. |
| Jul 22 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Securities Industry Association filed. |
| Jul 22 2002 | Brief of respondent Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. filed. |
| Jul 22 2002 | LODGING consisting of twenty spiral bound copies of related |
| | material received from counsel for amicus Securities Industry |
| | Assn. and distributed. |
| Jul 23 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
| Jul 31 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Aug 14 2002 | Record filed. |
| Aug 16 2002 | Application (A02-148) to extend the time for filing the reply brief on |
| | the merits, submitted to Justice Breyer. |
| Aug 21 2002 | Application (A02-148) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time |
| | to file until August 23, 2002. |
| Aug 21 2002 | Record filed. |
| Aug 22 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner Karen Howsam, etc. filed. |
| Sep 6 2002 | Motion of Competitive Enterprise Institute for leave to file a |
| | brief as amicus curiae GRANTED. Justice O'Connor OUT. |
| Sep 6 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| | Justice O'Connor OUT. |
| Oct 8 2002 | LODGING consisting of twenty copies of related NASD provisions |
| | received from counsel for the respondents and distributed. |
| Oct 9 2002 | ARGUED. |
| Dec 10 2002 | Adjudged to be REVERSED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the |
| | Court, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, |
| | Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion |
| | concurring in the judgment. O'Connor, J.,took no part in the |
| | consideration or decision of the case. |
| Jan 9 2003 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Mar 13 2003 | Record returned to the USDC Disrict of Colorado. |
| Mar 13 2003 | Record returned to the USCA Tenth Circuit. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Alan C. Friedberg | 303 E. 17th Avenue | 3038391204 |
| #1000 | |
| Denver, CO 80203-1204 | |
| Party name: Karen Howsam, etc. |
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| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Elliot H. Scherker | Greenberg Traurig | 3055790500 |
| 1221 Brickell Avenue | |
| Miami, FL 33131 | |
| | | |
| Bradford D. Kaufman | 777 South Flagler Drive | 5616507900 |
| Suite 300 East | |
| West Palm Beach, FL 33401 | |
| | | |
| Kenneth W. Starr | Kirkland & Ellis | 2028795000 |
| 655 15th St., NW #1200 | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: Dean Witter Reynolds |
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| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Solicitor General | U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
| Party name: Securities and Exchange Commission |
| | | |
| F. Paul Bland | Trial Lawyers for Public Justi | 2027978600 |
| 1717 Massachusetts Ave.NW #800 | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| Party name: Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and AARP |
| | | |
| C. Boyden Gray | Wilmer Cutler & Pickering | 2026636888 |
| 2445 M Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20037 | |
| Party name: Competitive Enterprise Institute |
| | | |
| Douglas R. Cox | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher | 2029558500 |
| 1050 Connecticut Ave.,NW | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| Party name: Securities Industry Association |
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