Decided

No. 07-512

Pacific Bell Telephone Company, dba AT&T California, et al. v. linkLine Communications, Inc., et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

See other cases from the Ninth Circuit.

Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Stevens, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., jo

Letter from counsel for amicus American Antitrust Institute received, (Distributed)

Argued. For petitioners: Aaron Panner, Washington, D.C.; and Deanne E. Maynard, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Maxwell M. Blecher, Los Angeles, Cal.;

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

Motion for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED and the time is to be divided as follows: 15 minutes for respondents, and 15 minutes for amicus curiae American Antitrust Institute. (orders list)

Reply of petitioners Pacific Bell Telephone Company, dba AT&T California, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Letter from counsel for the petitioners addressing motion of American Antitrust Institute for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument.

Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the Central District of California. (1 box)

Motion for leave to file out-of-time and motion of American Antitrust Institute for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Comptel filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents linkLine Communications, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

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

Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit. (1 envelope)

CIRCULATED.

Extension of time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits to and including October 14, 2008.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, December 8, 2008.

Brief amici curiae of Verizon Communications Inc., et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Abbott Laboratories filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Brief amici curiae of Commonwealth of Virginia and 8 Other States filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.

Brief amici curiae of Professors and Scholars in Law and Economics filed.

Brief of petitioners Pacific Bell Telephone Company, dba AT&T California, et al. filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 28, 2008.

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

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 19, 2008.

Supplemental brief of respondents LinkLine Communications, Inc., et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 18, 2008.

Reply of petitioners Pacific Bell Telephone Company, dba AT&T California, et al. filed.

Brief of respondents LinkLine Communications, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.

Brief amici curiae of Commonwealth of Virginia and Nine Other States filed.

Brief amici curiae of Profesors and Scholars in Law and Economics filed.

Brief amici curiae of Verizon Communications 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

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 17, 2007.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 16, 2007)

Parties

Pacific Bell Telephone Company, dba AT&T California, et al., Petitioner, represented by Michael K. Kellogg

Pacific Bell Telephone Company, dba AT&T California, et al., Petitioner, represented by Aaron M. Panner

linkLine Communications, Inc., et al., Respondent, represented by Maxwell M. Blecher

Amici Curiae

Abbott Laboratories, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gene C. Schaerr

American Antitrust Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard M. Brunell

Commonwealth of Virginia and 8 Other States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Stephen R. McCullough

Commonwealth of Virginia and Nineteen Other States, Amicus Curiae, represented by William E. Thro

Comptel, Amicus Curiae, represented by Samuel L. Feder

Pacific Bell Telephone Company, dba AT&T California, et al. v. linkLine Communications, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Deanne E. Maynard

Professors and Scholars in Law and Economics, Amicus Curiae, represented by J. Gregory Sidak

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Edwin S. Kneedler

Verizon Communications Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by John Thorne

Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark J. Botti

 
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