| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Dec 19 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 18, 2002) |
| Jan 18 2002 | Brief of respondents John B. McCauley, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Jan 30 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2002 |
| Jan 31 2002 | Reply brief of petitioners Ford Motor Company and Citibank (South |
| | Dakota), N.A. filed. |
| Feb 19 2002 | Petition GRANTED. limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT October 7, 2002. |
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| Apr 5 2002 | Order extending time to file brief of petitioner on the merits |
| | until May 6, 2002. |
| May 3 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of |
| | America filed. |
| May 6 2002 | Joint appendix filed. |
| May 6 2002 | Brief of petitioners Ford Motor Company and Citibank (South Dakota), |
| | N.A. filed. |
| May 6 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Manufacturers filed. |
| May 6 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Business Roundtable filed. |
| May 6 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed. |
| May 6 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council filed. |
| May 6 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| May 6 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company |
| | filed. |
| Jun 5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of Trial Lawyers of America filed. |
| Jun 6 2002 | Brief of respondents John B. McCauley, et al. filed. |
| Jun 6 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice filed. |
| Jun 21 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jun 28 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Jul 8 2002 | Reply brief of petitioners Ford Motor Company and Citibank (South |
| | Dakota),N.A. filed. |
| Jul 23 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 15 2002 | Record filed. |
| Sep 13 2002 | The parties are directed to file supplemental briefs addressing |
| | the following question: "Is there appellate jurisdiction when |
| | petitioners, as the nominally prevailing party in the district |
| | court, appeal the district court's dismissal of a complaint for |
| | lack of jurisdiction?" Briefs are to be filed with the Clerk and |
| | served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Thursday, |
| | September 26, 2002. Twenty copies of the briefs prepared under |
| | Rule 33.2 may be filed initially in order to meet the September 26 |
| | filing date. Rule 29.2 does not apply. Forty copies of the briefs |
| | prepared under Rule 33.1 are to be filed as soon as possible |
| | thereafter. |
| Sep 13 2002 | Letter of respondent in response to supplemental briefing |
| | question. |
| Sep 26 2002 | Supplemental brief of respondents John B. McCauley, et al. filed. |
| Sep 26 2002 | Supplemental brief of petitioners Ford Motor Company and Citibank |
| | (South Dakota) N.A. filed. |
| Oct 7 2002 | ARGUED. |
| Oct 15 2002 | Writ of certiorari DISMISSED as improvidently granted. Opinion per |
| | curiam. |
| Nov 14 2002 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Mar 17 2003 | Record returned to the USCA 9th Circuit. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Walter E. Dellinger | O'Melveny & Myers | 2023835300 |
| 555 13th Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20004 | |
| Party name: Ford Motor Co., et al. |
| | | |
| Seth P. Waxman | Wilmer,Cutler & Pickering | 2026636000 |
| 2445 M Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20037 | |
| | | |
| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Steve W. Berman | 1301 Fifth Avenue | 2066237292 |
| Suite 2929 | |
| Seattle, WA 98101 | |
| Party name: John B. McCauley, et al. |
| | | |
| John H. Alexander | Alexander Fennerty & Assoc. | |
| 100 Monroe St., 21st Floor | |
| Chicago, IL 60603 | |
| | | |
| Michael J. Rosenfeld | Kalb, Rosenfeld & Essig | |
| 283 Commack Road | |
| Commack, NY 11725 | |
| | | |
| Roger W. Kirby | Kirby, McInerny & Squire | |
| 830 Third Avenue | |
| New York, NY 10022 | |
| | | |
| James G. Lewis | 9911 W. Pico Boulevard | |
| Suite 503 | |
| Los Angeles, CA 90035 | |
| | | |
| Michael L. Williams | 1001 S.W. Fifth Avenue | |
| Suite 1900 | |
| Portland, OR 97204 | |
| | | |
| Russell Jackson Drake | 505 North 20th Street | |
| Suite 1100 | |
| Birmingham, AL 35203 | |
| | | |
| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Gene C. Schaerr | Sidley Austin Brown Wood | 2027368000 |
| 1501 K Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Party name: National Association of Manufacturers |
| | | |
| Bruce E. Clark | 125 Broad Street | 2125884000 |
| New York, NY 10004 | |
| Party name: Business Roundtable |
| | | |
| Evan M. Tager | Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw | 2022633000 |
| 1909 K Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States |
| | | |
| Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. | Gibson Dunn Crutcher | 2029558500 |
| 1050 Connecticut Avenue NW | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| Party name: Product Liability Advisory Council |
| | | |
| Solicitor General | U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
| | | |
| Sheila L. Birnbaum | Skadden Arps Slate Meagher Flo | 2127353000 |
| Four Times Square | |
| New York, NY 10036 | |
| Party name: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company |
| | | |
| David Klingsberg | 425 Park Avenue | 2128368000 |
| New York, NY 10022 | |
| Party name: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America |
| | | |
| Jeffrey Robert White | 1050 31st Street, NW | 2029653500 |
| Washington, DC 20007 | |
| Party name: Association of Trial Lawyers of America |
| | | |
| Roger L. Mandel | 3100 Monticello Ave. | 2144434300 |
| Suite 750 | |
| Dallas, TX 75205 | |
| Party name: Trial Lawyers for Public Justice |
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