Acknowledgement of receipt (07/14/08) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit received.

Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of Ohio.

Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for thr 6th Circuit.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Additional record received from the U.S.C.A. for the 6th Circuit. (1 box containing 3 volumes of the joint appendix)

Argued. For petitioners: Theodore B. Olson, Washington, D.C. For respondents: James B. Helmer, Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus cur

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. (orders list)

Reply of petitioners Allison Engine Company, Inc., et al. filed.

Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of Ohio. (6 boxes) (Portions of this record is electronically filed) (There are sealed documents in this record)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Senator Charles E. Grassley filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Grayson & Kubli PC filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Joel D. Hesch filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Marsha Farmer filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED.

Brief of respondents Roger L. Sanders and Roger L. Thacker filed.

Record received from U.S.C.A. for the Sixth Circuit. (1 binder)

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Continental Common, Inc., et al. GRANTED. (orders list)

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, February 26, 2008.

Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.

Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Continental Common, Inc., et al.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioners Allison Engine Company, Inc., et al. filed.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party, or neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America GRANTED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 26, 2007.

Opposition of respondents Roger L. Sanders and Roger L. Thacker to motion of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America for leave to file brief amicus curiae filed. (Distributed)

Reply of petitioners Allison Engine Company, Inc., et al. filed.

Brief of respondents United States, ex rel. Roger L. Sanders and Roger L. Thacker in opposition filed.

Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.

Consent to filing of any amicus curiae brief relating to the petition for writ of certiorari received from counsel for the petitioners.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 19, 2007)

Application (06A1227) granted by Justice Stevens extending the time to file until August 20, 2007.

Application (06A1227) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 19, 2007 to August 20, 2007, submitted to Justice Stevens.

Allison Engine Company, Inc., et al., Petitioner, represented by Theodore B. Olson

United States, ex rel. Roger L. Sanders and Roger L. Thacker, Respondent, represented by James B. Helmer Jr.

Allison Engine Company, Inc., et al. v. United States, ex rel. Roger L. Sanders and Roger L. Thacker, Amicus Curiae, represented by Malcolm L. Stewart

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan S. Franklin

Continental Common, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas V. Murto III

Grayson & Kubli, P.C., Amicus Curiae, represented by Alan M. Grayson

Joel D. Hesch, Amicus Curiae, represented by Joel D. Hesch

Marsha Farmer, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brantly Harris

Senator Charles E. Grassley, Amicus Curiae, represented by Frederick M. Morgan Jr.

Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund, Amicus Curiae, represented by David C. Frederick

the United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory G. Garre

Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by John T. Boese