No. 06-84
Title:
Safeco Insurance Company of America, et al., Petitioners
v.
Charles Burr, et al.
Docketed:July 20, 2006
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(04-35313)
  Decision Date:August 4, 2005
  Rehearing Denied:April 20, 2006
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jul 19 2006 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 21, 2006)
Aug 15 2006 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the respondents.
Aug 16 2006 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioner.
Aug 21 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Mortgage Insuance Companies of America filed. VIDED.
Aug 21 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Property Casualty Insurers Association of America filed. VIDED.
Aug 21 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Financial Services Roundtable filed. VIDED.
Aug 21 2006 Brief amici curiae of American Insurance Association and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies filed. VIDED.
Aug 21 2006 Brief amicus curiae of FreedomWorks Foundation filed. VIDED.
Aug 21 2006 Brief of respondents Charles Burr, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
Aug 21 2006 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States and Business Roundtable filed. VIDED.
Sep 6 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2006.
Sep 6 2006 Reply of petitioners Safeco Insurance Company of America, et al. filed. (Distributed).
Sep 26 2006 Petition GRANTED The case is consolidated with No. 06-100 and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
Sep 28 2006 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for petitioners.
Sep 29 2006 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for respondents Edo, Massey and Burr.
Oct 31 2006 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 16, 2007.
Nov 13 2006 Brief amici curiae of Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 13 2006 Brief of petitioners Safeco Insurance Company of America, et al. filed.
Nov 13 2006 Joint appendix filed.
Nov 13 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Ford Motor Company filed. VIDED.
Nov 13 2006 Brief amici curiae of Mortgage Insurance Companies of America and Consumer Mortgage Coalition filed. VIDED.
Nov 13 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Consumer Data Industry Association filed. VIDED.
Nov 13 2006 Brief amicus curiae of American Insurance Association filed. VIDED.
Nov 13 2006 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies filed. VIDED.
Nov 13 2006 Brief amicus curiae of FreedomWorks Foundation filed. VIDED.
Nov 13 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Property Casualty Insurers Association of America filed. VIDED.
Nov 13 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.
Nov 13 2006 Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of vacatur filed. VIDED.
Nov 13 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Trans Union LLC filed. VIDED.
Nov 13 2006 Brief amici curiae of Financial Services Roundtable, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Nov 14 2006 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED.
Nov 17 2006 CIRCULATED.
Nov 30 2006 Record received from U.S.D.C. for the District of Oregon. (2 boxes)
Dec 1 2006 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Dec 11 2006 Application (06A572) to file a consolidated respondents' brief on the merits in excess of the page limitation., submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Dec 13 2006 Application (06A572) granted by Justice Kennedy to file a consolidated respondents' brief on the merits in excess of the page limitation.
Dec 18 2006 Brief amici curiae of National Consumer Law Center, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Dec 18 2006 Brief amici curiae of Oregon, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Dec 18 2006 Brief amici curiae of Insurance Commissioners of the States of Delaware, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Dec 18 2006 Brief of respondents Charles Burr, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Dec 18 2006 Lodging request received from respondents. VIDED.
Jan 5 2007 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. VIDED.
Jan 9 2007 Reply of petitioners Safeco Insurance Company of America, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 16 2007 Argued. For petitioners: Maureen E. Mahoney, Washington, D.C.; and Patricia A. Millett, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Jutice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Scott A. Schorr, Portland, Ore.
Jun 4 2007 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Souter, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C.J., and Kennedy and Breyer,JJ., joined, in which Scalia, J., joined as to all but footnotes 11 and 15, in which Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined as to all but Part III-A, and in which Stevens and Ginsburg, JJ., joined as to Parts I, II, III-A, and IV-B. Stevens, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part, in which Alito, J., joined.
Jul 6 2007 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 10 2007 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for th 9th Circuit.
Jul 19 2007 Acknowledgement of receipt (07/10/07) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit received.
Sep 13 2007 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for the District of Oregon.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Michael K. Kellogg Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, (202) 326-7900
    Counsel of RecordEvans & Figel, P.L.L.C.
1615 M Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC  20036-3209
mkellogg@khhte.com
Party name: Safeco Insurance Company of America, et al.
 
Maureen E. Mahoney Latham & Watkins LLP(202) 637-2200
555 11th Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20004
Maureen.Mahoney@LW.com
Party name: Safeco Insurance Company of America, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Scott A. Shorr Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting & Schlachter PC(503)-227-1600
    Counsel of Record209 Southwest Oak Street Fifth Floor
Suite 500
Portland, OR  97204
Party name: Charles Burr, et al.
Other:
Sheila L. Birnbaum Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP(212) 735-3000
Four Times Square
New York, NY  10036
Party name: National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
 
Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP(202) 955-8500
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20036
Party name: Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon, et al.
 
Beth S. Brinkmann Morrison & Foerster LLP(202) 887-1544
2000 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20006-1888
bbrinkmann@mofo.com
Party name: Financial Services Roundtable
 
Paul D. Clement Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States in support of vacatur
 
Anne P. Fortney Hudson Cook LLP(202) 223-6930
1020 19th Street. NW
Washington, DC  20036
Party name: Consumer Data Industry Association
 
Thomas M. Hefferon Goodwin Proctor LLP(202) 346-4000
901 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20001
Party name: Mortgage Insurance Companies of America and Consumer Mortgage Coalition
 
David G. Leitch Office of General Counsel(313) 322-7453
Ford Motor Company
The American Road
Dearborn, MI  48126
Party name: Ford Motor Company
 
Camille A. Olson Seyfarth Shaw LLP(312) 460-5000
31 South Dearborn Street
Suite 2400
Chicago, IL  60603
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States and Business Roundtable
 
Michael P. O'Neil DLA Piper US LLP(312) 368-4000
203 North LaSalle Street
Suite 1900
Chicago, IL  60601
Party name: Trans Union LLC
 
Susan M. Popik Chapman Popik & White LLP(415) 352-3000
650 California Street, 19th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94108
Party name: Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
 
Richard J. Rubin 1300 Canyon Road(505) 983-4418
Santa Fe, NM  87501
Party name: National Consumer Law Center, Inc., et al.
 
Patrick T. Ryan 123 South Broad Street(215) 772-1500
Philadelphia, PA  19109
Party name: Insurance Commissioners of the States of Delaware, et al.
 
Richard A. Samp Washington Legal Foundation(202) 588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20036
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation
 
Gene C. Schaerr Winston & Strawn LLP(202) 282-5000
1700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
Party name: FreedomWorks Foundation
 
Seth P. Waxman Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6000
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com
Party name: American Insurance Association and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
 
Mary H. Williams Solicitor General(503) 378-4402
Oregon Department of Justice
1162 Court Street, NE
Salem, OR  97301-4096
mary.williams@doj.state.or.us
Party name: Oregon, et al.