No. 04-108
Title:
Susette Kelo, et al., Petitioners
v.
City of New London, Connecticut, et al.
Docketed:July 22, 2004
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Connecticut
  Case Nos.:(SC 16742)
  Decision Date:March 9, 2004
  Rehearing Denied:April 20, 2004
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jul 19 2004 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 23, 2004)
Jul 19 2004 Appendix of Susette Kelo, et al. filed.
Aug 18 2004 Brief of respondents City of New London, Connecticut, et al. in opposition filed.
Aug 19 2004 Brief amici curiae of James M. Buchanan, Gordon Tullock, and Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Aug 23 2004 Brief amici curiae of Property Rights Foundation of America, Inc.,et al. filed.
Aug 30 2004 Reply of petitioners Susette Kelso, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 1 2004 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2004.
Sep 28 2004 Petition GRANTED.
Oct 1 2004 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either side received from counsel for the petitioners
Oct 7 2004 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the respondent.
Oct 19 2004 Extension of time within which to file petitioners' brief on the merits to and including December 3, 2004.
Nov 10 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed.
Nov 30 2004 Brief amici curiae of America's Future Inc., et al. filed.
Dec 1 2004 Brief amici curiae of The American Farm Bureau Federation, et al. filed.
Dec 2 2004 Brief amici curiae of Robert Nigel, et al. filed.
Dec 2 2004 Brief amici curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Dec 2 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
Dec 2 2004 Brief amicus curiae of K. Hovnanian Companies LLC in support of respondents filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Property Rights Foundation of America, Inc. filed.
Dec 3 2004 Joint appendix filed. ( Jt. Appendix in 3 volumes.)
Dec 3 2004 Brief of petitioners Susette Kelso, et al. filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amicus curiae of New London R.R. Co., Inc. filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Tidewater Libertarian Party filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amici curiae of National Association for Advancement of Colored People, et al. filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amicus curiae of King Ranch Inc. filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amici curiae of Goldwater Institute, et al. filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amicus curiae of John Norquist, President of Congress for New Urbanism filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Jane Jacobs filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amici curiae of Mary Bugryn Dudko, et al. filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Develop Don't Destroy (Brooklyn), et al. filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Reason Foundation filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amici curiae of Better Government Association, et al. filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amici curiae of Cascade Policy Institute, et al. filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amici curiae of Laura B. Kohr and Leon P. Haller filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amici curiae of New London Landmarks, Inc., et al. filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed.
Dec 3 2004 Brief amici curiae of Professor David L. Callies, et al. filed.
Dec 7 2004 Letter from amici Pacific Legal Foundation seeking permission to lodge copies of a Nevada Supreme Court decision.
Dec 10 2004 Extension of time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits to and including January 21, 2005.
Dec 15 2004 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Dec 15 2004 CIRCULATED..
Jan 14 2005 Record received from Supreme Court of Connecticut. 5 boxes, 15 posterboards, Large maps and 1 sealed envelope)
Jan 18 2005 Motion of Connecticut for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Jan 19 2005 Brief amicus curiae of New York State Urban Development Corporation filed. (Distributed)
Jan 21 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Massachusetts Chapter of National Association of Industrial and Office Properties filed. (Distributed)
Jan 21 2005 Brief amici curiae of Brooklyn United for Innovative Local Development (BUILD), et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 21 2005 Brief amici curiae of Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 21 2005 Brief amici curiae of American Planning Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 21 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Connecticut filed. (Distributed)
Jan 21 2005 Brief amici curiae of National League of Cities, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 21 2005 Brief amicus curiae of California Redevelopment Association filed. (Distributed)
Jan 21 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Mayor and City Council of Baltimore filed. (Distributed)
Jan 21 2005 Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Robert H. Freilich, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 21 2005 Brief amicus curiae of City of New York filed. (Distributed)
Jan 21 2005 Brief of respondents City of New London, Connecticut, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 21 2005 Petitioners opposition to motion of Connecticut for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument.
Jan 21 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Vermont. et al. filed. (Distributed).
Jan 27 2005 Objection of Respondents to motion of Amicus Curiae State of Connecticut for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument
Feb 11 2005 Reply of petitioners Susette Kelso, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 18 2005 Motion of Connecticut for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED.
Feb 22 2005 Argued. For petitioners: Scott G. Bullock, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Wesley W. Horton, Hartford, Conn.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Scott G. Bullock 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.(202) 955-1300
Suite 200
Washington, DC  20006
Party name: Susette Kelso, et al.
 
Attorneys for Respondent:
Wesley W. Horton Horton Shields & Knox PC(860) 522-8338
90 Gillett Street
Hartford, CT  06105
Party name: City of New London, Connecticut, et al.
 
Other:
James S. Burling Pacific Legal Foundation(916) 419-7111
3900 Lennane Drive
Suite 200
Sacramento, CA  95834
Party name: James M. Buchanan, Gordon Tullock, and Pacific Legal Foundation MERITS Mary Bugryn Dudko, et al.
 
 
H. Christopher Bartolomucci Hogan & Hartson(202) 637-5810
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
Party name: Property Rights Foundation of America, Inc.,et al.
 
 
David A. Callies Kudo Professor of Law(808) 956-6550
William S. Richardson School of Law
2515 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI  96822
Party name: Professor David L. Callies
 
 
John W. Whitehead Rutherford Institute(434) 978-3888
1440 Sachem Place
Charlottesville, VA  22901
Party name: Rutherford Institute
 
 
Andrew L. Schlafly 939 Old Chester Road(908) 719-8608
Far Hills, NJ  07931
Party name: America's Future Inc., et al.
 
 
Michael M. Berger Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP(310) 312-4000
11355 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA  90064-1614
Party name: The American Farm Bureau Federation, et al.
 
 
Michael D. O'Connell O'Connell Flaherty & Attmore, LLC(860) 548-1300
280 Trumbull Street
Hartford, CT  06103
Party name: New London R.R. Co., Inc.
 
 
Richard A. Epstein 1111 E. 60th Street(773) 702-9563
Chicago, IL  60637
Party name: Cato institute
 
 
Stephen Merrill Ghent Law Offices(757) 623-4200
2019 Llewellyn Avenue
Norfolk, VA  23517
Party name: Tidewater Libertarian Party
 
 
Jason Michael Freier Bondurant Mixson & Ellmore LLP(404) 881-4100
3900 One Atlantic Center
1201 W. Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA  30309
Party name: National Association for Advancement of Colored People, et al.
 
 
Michael Austin Hatchell William Scott Hastings Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP(512) 305-4700
100 Congress Avenue
Tyler, TX  78701
Party name: King Ranch Inc.
 
 
Mark Brnovich Goldwater Institute(602) 462-5000
500 E. Coronado Road
Phoenix, AZ  85004
Party name: Goldwater Institute, et al.
 
 
Frank Schnidman Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions(954) 599-8715
Florida Atlantic University
111 East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL  33308
Party name: John Norquist, President of Congress for New Urbanism
 
 
Robert S. Getman 359 West 29th Street(212) 594-6732
New York, NY  10001
Party name: Jane Jacobs
 
 
Norman H. Siegel 260 Madison Avenue(212) 532-7586
New York, NY  10016
Party name: Develop Don't Destroy (Brooklyn) and West Harlem Business Group
 
 
Mark A. Perry Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP(202) 955-8500
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
Party name: Reason Foundation
 
 
Barry Levenstam Jenner & Block(312) 222-9350
One IBM Plaza
Chicago, IL  60611
Party name: Better Government Association, et al.
 
 
James L. Huffman 5340 S. W. Hewett Blvd.(503) 203-1583
Portland, OR  97221
Party name: Cascade Policy Institute, et al.
 
 
John C. Eastman The Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence(714) 628-2587
Chapman University School of Law
One University Drive
Orange, CA  92866
Party name: Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
 
 
Joel R. Burcat Saul Ewing LLP(717) 257-7506
2 North Second Street
7th Floor
Harrisburg, PA  17101
Party name: Laura B. Kohr and Leon P. Haller
 
 
William Perry Pendley Mountain States Legal Foundation(303) 292-2021
2596 South Lewis Way
Lakewood, CO  80227
Party name: Susette Kelo, et al. v. City of New London, Connecticut, et al.
 
 
Kenneth R. Kupchak Kupchak Hastert(808) 531-8031
1600 Pauahi Tower
1001 Bishop Street
Honolulu, HI  96813
Party name: Robert Nigel, et al.
 
 
Mary Lynn Pickel National Association of Home Builders(202) 266-8200
1201 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20005
Party name: National Association of Home Builders, et al.
 
 
Paul H. Schneider Giordano Halleran & Ciesla(732) 741-3900
125 Half Mile Road
P.O. Box 190
Middletown, NJ  07748
Party name: K. Hovnanian Companies LLC
 
 
Michael E. Malamut 150 Lincoln Street(617) 695-3660
Boston, MA  02111
Party name: New London Landmarks, Inc., et al.
 
 
R. Jeffrey Lyman Goodwin Proctor LLP(617) 570-1000
Exchange Place
Boston, MA  02109
Party name: Massachusetts Chapter of National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
 
 
David Thomas Goldberg 99 Hudson Street(212) 334-8813
8th Floor
New York, NY  10013
Party name: Brooklyn United for Innovative Local Development (BUILD), et al.
 
 
Susan B. Kalib Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP(212) 732-3200
2 Wall Street
New York, NY  10005
Party name: New York State Urban Development Corporation
 
 
Allan B. Taylor Dan, Berry & Howard LLP(860) 275-0100
City Place I
Hartford, CT  06103
Party name: Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, et al.
 
 
Thomas W. Merrill Columbia University(212) 854-9764
435 W. 116th Street
New York, NY  10027
Party name: American Planning Association, et al.
 
 
Robert D. Snook Assistant Attorney General(860) 808-5020
Office of Attorney General
55 Elm Street
P.O. Box 120
Hartford, CT  06141-0120
Party name: Connecticut
 
 
Richard Ruda State and Local Legal Center(202) 434-4850
444 North Capitol Street, N.W.,
Suite 345
Washington, DC  20001
Party name: National League of Cities, et al.
 
 
Iris P. Yang 555 Capitol Mall 9th Floor(916) 444-3900
Sacramento, CA  95814-4692
Party name: California Redevelopment Association
 
 
Ralph S. Tyler III. Hogan & Hartson L.L.P(410) 659-2700
111 S. Calvert Street
Suite 1600
Baltimore, MD  21202
Party name: Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
 
 
Robert H. Freilich 4435 Main Street(816) 561-4414
Kansas, MO  64111
Party name: Law Professors Robert H. Freilich, et al.
 
 
Michael A. Cardozo Corporation Counsel of the City of New York(212) 788-1585
100 Church Street
New York,, NY  10007
Party name: City of New York
 
 
Anthony R. Picarello Jr. Becket Fund for Religious Liberty(202) 955-0095
1350 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Ste. 605
Washington, DC  20036
Party name: Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
 
 
Bridget C. Asay Assistant Attorney General(802) 828-3181
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT  05609
Party name: Vermont. et al.