Record returned to the U.S.C.A., Sixth Circuit. (1 envelope)

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C.J., and Stevens, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in...

Argued. For petitioner: Kevin K. Russell, Bethesda, MD.; and William M. Jay, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: George S. Coakley, Cleveland, Ohio.

Reply of petitioner Karen L. Jerman filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amicus curiae of USFN - America's Mortgage Banking Attorneys filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of DRI - Voice of the Defense Bar filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of American Legal and Financial Network filed.

Brief amici curiae of Mississippi Creditors' Attorneys Association filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of ACA International filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Commercial Law League of America, and DBA International filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of California Association of Collectors filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Ohio Creditor's Attorneys Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)

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

CIRCULATED.

Brief of respondents Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA, and Adrienne Foster filed. (Distributed)

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

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 13, 2010.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. (orders list)

Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen, Inc., et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Brief of petitioner Karen L. Jerman filed.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Karen L. Jerman.

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

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioner.

The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 21, 2009.

Petitioner will file the reply brief on the merits on or before December 17, 2009.

The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including November 23, 2009.

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

Reply of petitioner Karen L. Jerman filed. (Distributed).

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 25, 2009.

Brief of respondents Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA, et al. in opposition filed. (Distributed)

Response Requested . (Due June 8, 2009)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 21, 2009.

Waiver of right of respondents Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA, et al. to respond filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 27, 2009)

Application (08A710) granted by Justice Stevens extending the time to file until March 25, 2009.

Application (08A710) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 22, 2009 to March 25, 2009, submitted to Justice Stevens.

Karen L. Jerman, Petitioner, represented by Kevin K. Russell

Karen L. Jerman, Petitioner, represented by Amy Howe

Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA, et al., Respondent, represented by George Shanahan Coakley

Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA, et al., Respondent, represented by George S. Coakley

Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich, L.P.A., et al., Respondent, represented by George S. Coakley

ACA International, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael A. Klutho

American Legal and Financial Network, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew C. Morganstern

California Association of Collectors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Ronald A. Zumbrun

Commercial Law League of America, and DBA International, Amicus Curiae, represented by Manuel H. Newburger

DRI - Voice of the Defense Bar, Amicus Curiae, represented by Linda T. Coberly

Karen L. Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by William McGinley Jay

Mississippi Creditors' Attorneys Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Lester F. Smith

National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys, Amicus Curiae, represented by Seth P. Waxman

New York, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Barbara D. Underwood

Ohio Creditor's Attorneys Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael D. Slodov

Public Citizen, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Deepak Gupta

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elena Kagan

USFN - America'a Mortgage Banking Attorneys, Amicus Curiae, represented by Rick D. DeBlasis