Decided

No. 08-586

Jerry N. Jones, et al. v. Harris Associates L.P.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

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Docket Entries

Record returned (1-box) to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

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

Argued. For petitioners: David C. Frederick, Washington, D.C.; and Curtis E. Gannon, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: John D. Donovan, Jr., Boston, M...

Argued. For petitioners: David C. Frederick, Washington, D.C.; and Curtis E. Gannon, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: John D. Donovan, Jr., Boston, Mass.

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

Reply of petitioner Jerry N. Jones, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Letter received from counsel for the respondent.

Brief amicus curiae of Fidelity Management & Research Company filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Law and Finance Professors and Scholars filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed).

Brief amicus curiae of Investment Company Institute filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Independent Directors Council filed. (Distributed).

Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Mutual Fund Directors Forum filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief of respondent Harris Associates L.P. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association filed. (Distributed)

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

Record for the U.S.C.A. for 7th Circuit. (Entire record e-mailed in PDF format)

CIRCULATED.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, November 2, 2009.

Brief amici curiae of Robert Litan, Robert Mason, and Ian Ayres filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys filed.

Brief amicus curiae of North American Securities Administrators Association filed.

Brief amici curiae of Professor Deborah A. DeMott and Professor Mark L. Ascher filed.

Brief amici curiae of Robert Litan, Robert Mason, and Ian Ayres filed.

Brief amici curiae of Robert Litan, Robert Mason, and Ian Ayres filed.

Brief amici curiae of AARP, and Consumer Federation of America filed.

Brief amicus curiae of John C. Bogle filed.

Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Joint appendix filed (two volumes). Statement of costs received.

Brief of petitioners Jerry N. Jones, Mary F. Jones, and Arline Winerman filed.

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

The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 27, 2009.

The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 10, 2009.

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 6, 2009.

Reply of petitioners Jerry N. Jones, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Harris Associates L.P. in opposition filed.

Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 2, 2009.

Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed.

Brief amici curiae of AARP, and Consumer Federation of America filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 5, 2009.

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

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 3, 2008)

Parties

Jerry N. Jones, et al., Petitioner, represented by David C. Frederick

Harris Associates L.P., Respondent, represented by John D. Donovan Jr.

Amici Curiae

AARP, and Consumer Federation of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jay E. Sushelsky

AARP, and Consumer Federation of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Deborah Zuckerman

Cato Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Timothy M. Sandefur

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard D. Bernstein

Fidelity Management & Research Company, Amicus Curiae, represented by Stephen M. Shapiro

Independent Directors Council, Amicus Curiae, represented by Theodore B. Olson

Investment Company Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul R.Q. Wolfson

John C. Bogle, Amicus Curiae, represented by James A. Feldman

Law and Finance Professors and Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Frances S. Cohen

Law Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Anthony Brendan Finbarr Birdthistle

Law Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by William A. Birdthistle

Mutual Fund Directors Forum, Amicus Curiae, represented by G. Eric Brunstad Jr.

National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jerome M. Congress

North American Securities Administrators Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Alfred E. T. Rusch

Professor Deborah A. DeMott and Professor Mark L. Ascher, Amicus Curiae, represented by Deborah Ann DeMott

Professor Deborah DeMott, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jerome Anthony Broadhurst

Robert Litan, Robert Mason, and Ian Ayres, Amicus Curiae, represented by Stephen M. Tillery

Robert Litan, Robert Mason, and Ian Ayres , Amicus Curiae, represented by Stephen M. Tillery

Robert Litan, Robert Mason, and Ian Ayres , Amicus Curiae, represented by Stephen M. Tillery

Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Carter G. Phillips

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elena Kagan

 
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