| No. 07-539 | ||||
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| Docketed: | October 24, 2007 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (04-1525) |
| Decision Date: | July 3, 2007 |
| Rehearing Denied: | August 24, 2007 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 22 2007 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 23, 2007) |
| Oct 31 2007 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Nov 15 2007 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 19, 2007. |
| Nov 21 2007 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
| Nov 21 2007 | Brief amicus curiae of Equal Employment Advisory Council filed. |
| Nov 21 2007 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by North Carolina Retail Merchants Association. |
| Nov 21 2007 | Brief amici curiae of Society for Human Resource Management, et al. filed. |
| Nov 23 2007 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of Corporate Counsel filed. |
| Dec 19 2007 | Brief of respondent Barbara Taylor in opposition filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 21 2007 | Reply of petitioner Progress Energy, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 26 2007 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 11, 2008. |
| Jan 14 2008 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| May 16 2008 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| May 27 2008 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 12, 2008. |
| May 27 2008 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Progress Energy, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 2 2008 | Letter and attaachment received from counsel for the petitioner. (Distributed). |
| Jun 16 2008 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by North Carolina Retail Merchants Association GRANTED. |
| Jun 16 2008 | Petition DENIED. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Thomas C. Goldstein | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP | (202) 887-4060 |
| 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| tgoldstein@akingump.com | ||
| Party name: Progress Energy, Inc. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent: | ||
| April Gordon Dawson | Law Office of April Gordon Dawson | (336)-222-1609 |
| 20 SW Court Square | ||
| P.O. Box 178 | ||
| Graham, NC 27253 | ||
| Party name: Barbara Taylor | ||
| Other: | ||
| Gregory G. Garre | Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
| United States Department of Justice | ||
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | ||
| Party name: United States | ||
| Edmund J. McKenna | Ford & Harrison LLP | (813) 261-7800 |
| 101 East Kennedy Blvd.. Suite 900 | ||
| Tampa, FL 33602 | ||
| Party name: North Carolina Retail Merchants Association | ||
| Glen D. Nager | Jones Day | (202) 879-3939 |
| 51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20001-2113 | ||
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | ||
| David E. Nagle | Jackson Lewis LLP | (804) 649-0404 |
| 321 W. Franklin Street | ||
| Richmond, VA 23219 | ||
| Party name: Association of Corporate Counsel | ||
| Michael F. Smith | Butzel Long | (202) 454-2860 |
| 1747 Pennsylvania Ave., NW | ||
| Ste. 300 | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| smithm@butzel.com | ||
| Party name: Society for Human Resource Management, et al. | ||
| Rae T. Vann | Norris Tysse Lampley & Lakis LLP | (202) 629-5600 |
| 1501 M Street, NW | ||
| Suite 400 | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| Party name: Equal Employment Advisory Council | ||