Decided

No. 07-773

Betty E. Vaden v. Discover Bank, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

See other cases from the Fourth Circuit.

Docket Entries

Record returned to U.S.C.A. for Fourth Circuit.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Stevens, Breyer, and Ali (orders list)

Argued. For petitioner: Daniel R. Ortiz, Charlottesville, Va. For respondents: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D.C.

Reply of petitioner Betty E. Vaden filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Financial Services Roundtable, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Cintas Corporation filed. (Distributed).

Brief of respondents Discover Bank; Discover Financial Services, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the Fourth Circuit. (1 box). The record for the U.S.D.C. for the District of Maryland is electronically filed.

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

CIRCULATED

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, October 6, 2008.

Brief of petitioner Betty E. Vaden filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 1, 2008.

The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 2, 2008.

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 14, 2008.

Reply of petitioner Betty E. Vaden filed.

Brief of respondents Discover Bank, et al. in opposition filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 11, 2008.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 10, 2008)

Application (07A258) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 7, 2007.

Application (07A258) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 8, 2007 to December 7, 2007, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Parties

Betty E. Vaden, Petitioner, represented by John A. Mattingly Jr.

Betty E. Vaden, Petitioner, represented by Daniel R. Ortiz

Discover Bank; Discover Financial Services, Inc., Respondent, represented by Carter G. Phillips

Discover Bank, et al., Respondent, represented by Alan S. Kaplinsky

Amici Curiae

Chamber of Commerce of the United States, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Evan M. Tager

Cintas Corporation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Martin C. Bryce Jr.

Financial Services Roundtable, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Seth M. Galanter

Law Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Imre S Szalai

 
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