Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Cobell v. Salazar, et al.
Case No. 1:96CV01285 (D.D.C.)
The following pleadings on behalf of defendants/appellants and Orders and Opinions of the Court have been filed in the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia in the Cobell case
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July 24, 2009 |
Court of Appeals vacates the District Court's opinions and remands the case back to the lower Court for further proceedings |
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May 18, 2009 |
Transcript of May 11th Oral Argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
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April 6, 2009 |
Government's Reply Appellate Brief |
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February 20, 2009 |
Government's Opening Appellate Brief |
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March 26, 2007 |
US Supreme Court's Denial of Plaintiffs' Petition for Writ of Certiorari to Prevent the Reassignment of the Cobell Case to a New District Court Judge. |
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March 26, 2007 |
US Supreme Court's denial of Plaintiffs' Petition for Writ of Certiorari to restore the 2005 I-T Security Injunction |
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December 06, 2006 |
MANDATE vacating the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Granting Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge |
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November 09, 2006 |
ORDER Denying Plaintiff-Appellees' Petition for a Stay of the Mandate in Appeal of the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge |
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October 19, 2006 |
MANDATE vacating the District Court's October 20, 2005 Injunction Severing Internet Connections at Department of Interior |
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October 11, 2006 |
Amended Response and Opposition to Plaintiff-Appellees' Petition for a Stay of the Mandate in Appeal of the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge |
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October 11, 2006 |
Response and Opposition to Plaintiff-Appellees' Petition for a Stay of the Mandate in Appeal of the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge |
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September 26, 2006 |
ORDER denying Plaintiff-Appellees' Petition for Rehearing before the Panel of the Appeal of the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge |
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September 26, 2006 |
ORDER denying Plaintiff-Appellees' Petition for Rehearing En Banc of the Appeal of the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge |
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September 26, 2006 |
ORDER denying Plaintiff-Appellees' Petition for Rehearing before the Panel of the Appeal of the October 20, 2005 Injunction Severing Internet Connections at Department of Interior |
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September 26, 2006 |
ORDER denying Plaintiff-Appellees' Petition for Rehearing En Banc of the Appeal of the October 20, 2005 Injunction Severing Internet Connections at Department of Interior |
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July 11, 2006 |
OPINION vacating the October 20, 2005 Injunction Severing Internet Connections at Department of Interior |
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July 11, 2006 |
OPINION vacating the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Granting Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge |
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June 12, 2006 |
Government's Letter to Court of Appeals under FRAP 28(j) adsiving Panel Hearing Appeal of the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge Before the Same Panel of Mandamus Suppressing of The Special Master's Disputed Reports |
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June 09, 2006 |
OPINION granting Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Order Suppression of The Special Master's Disputed Reports |
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March 27, 2006 |
Motion to File Two Supplemental Joint Appendix Volumes |
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March 20, 2006 |
Government's Letter to Court of Appeals under FRAP 28(j) Forwarding FISMA "Scorecard" on Computer Security |
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March 13, 2006 |
Motion to File Two Supplemental Joint Appendix Volumes |
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February 06, 2006 |
ORDER granting Motion to Schedule Argument in Appeal of 2005 I-T Security Injunction and Appeal of the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge Before the Same Panel |
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February 06, 2006 |
Government's Letter to Court of Appeals under FRAP 28(j) Correcting of Date in Appellants Reply in Support of Motion to Schedule Argument |
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February 03, 2006 |
Government's Reply Brief in Support of Appeal of 2005 I-T Security Injunction and Appeal of the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge Before the Same Panel Citations to the Joint Appendix |
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February 03, 2006 |
Government's Final Brief for Appeal of 2005 I-t Security Injunction and Appeal of the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge Before the Same Panel Citations to the Joint Appendix |
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February 01, 2006 |
Reply Brief Supporting Motion to Schedule Argument in Appeal of 2005 I-T Security Injunction and Appeal of the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge Before the Same Panel |
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January 27, 2006 |
Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs Request to file Sur-reply in Appeal of the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge before the same Panel |
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January 20, 2006 |
Reply Brief in Appeal of the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge before the same Panel |
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January 19, 2006 |
Motion to Schedule Argument in Appeal of 2005 I-T Security Injunction and Appeal of the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge Before the Same Panel |
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January 11, 2006 |
Brief for the Appellants Appealing October 20, 2005 Injunction Severing Internet Connections at Department of Interior |
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December 29, 2005 |
ORDER granting Extension and Schedule Adjustment to File Reply Brief in Appeal of the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge |
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December 14, 2005 |
Motion for a 14-day Extension in Which to File Reply Brief in Appeal of the Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and to Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge |
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December 09, 2005 |
ORDER dissolving the Administrative Stay Issued October 21, 2005 and Granting Defendants' Motion for a Full Stay Pending Appeal |
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December 07, 2005 |
ORDER granting Appellees Emergency Motion for Immediate Issuance of the Mandate Vacating the 2004 I-T Security Injuction |
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December 05, 2005 |
ORDER denying Plaintiff-Appellees' Motion for Leave to Exceed Word Limitations and Directing Inclusion in the Brief Issues Raised in the Motion to Reassign Case to a Different District Judge |
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November 23, 2005 |
Brief to Vacate Rule 23(b) Class Communication Order and Motion to Assign this Case to a New Judge |
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November 21, 2005 |
Reply to Opposition to Motion for Stay Pending Appeal, and Opposition to Motion to Vacate this Court's Administrative Stay |
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November 16, 2005 |
ORDER granting extension and schedule adjustment |
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November 15, 2005 |
MANDATE vacating the District Courts Reissuance of the Historical Accounting Injunction |
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November 15, 2005 |
OPINION vacating the District Courts Reissuance of the Historical Accounting Injunction |
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November 15, 2005 |
ORDER vacating historical accounting structural injunction. |
| November 07, 2005 |
Government's letter to Court of Appeals under FRAP 28(j) regarding Plaintiffs' Use of Suspect Special Master Reports in a District Court Pleading |
| September 2, 2005 |
ORDER per curiam that the emergency motion for stay be granted, and that the district court's order filed July 12, 2005 be stayed pending resolution of this appeal. |
August 15, 2005 |
Motion for Reassignment of this Case to a Different District Court Judge |
August 10, 2005 |
Brief for the Petitioner |
July 28, 2005 |
ORDER
that the district court's order filed July 12, 2005 be stayed pending further order of
this court. The purpose of this administrative stay is to give the court sufficient opportunity
to consider the merits of the emergency motion for stay, and it should not be construed in any
way as a ruling on the merits of that motion |
July 27, 2005 |
Emergency Motion
for Stay of July 12, 2005 Order Pending Oral Argument on the Structural Injunction Appeal
(Appeal No. 05-5068), and Pending Further Order of this Court |
July 20, 2005 |
ORDER
This case has been scheduled for oral argument on Friday, October 14, 2005 at 9:30 A.M.
before Chief Judge Ginsburg and Circuit Judges Henderson and Randolph |
July 08, 2005 |
ORDER
by the Court on its own motion, that the above-entitled case be scheduled for oral argument
on Friday, September 16, 2005 at 9:30 A.M. before Circuit Judge Garland and Senior Circuit
Judges Silberman and Williams |
July 01, 2005 |
Reply Brief for Appellants
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May 18, 2005 |
Brief for Appellants
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April 15, 2005 |
Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Dismiss |
April 07, 2005 |
ORDER
per curiam that emergency motion for stay pending appeal be granted. The district
court's order filed February 23, 2005, reissuing the historical accounting provisions of
the court's structural injunction, is stayed pending resolution of this appeal, except to
the extent that Part 3 of the order requires additional briefing on topics other than the
historical accounting |
April 04, 2005 |
Response to Order of
February 25, 2005 |
March 24, 2005 |
Reply in Support of
Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Appeal and Expedition, and Response in Opposition to
Motion to Remand |
March 10, 2005 |
ORDER
per curiam that appellees file their response to the emergency motion on or before
Thursday, March 24, 2005 |
March 09, 2005 |
Appellants' Emergency
Motion for Stay Pending Appeal and Expedition |
February 25, 2005 |
ORDER
per curiam that by March 25, 2005, the parties file motions to govern proceedings.
The parties are directed to address whether the petition is moot in light of the disposition
of Cobell v. Norton, 392 F.3d 461 (D.C. Cir. 2004) and In re: Brooks, 383 F.3d 1036
(D.C. Cir. 2004) |
January 03, 2005 |
MANDATE
of December 03, 2004 Judgment vacating and remanding judgment of the District Court |
January 03, 2005 |
ORDER per curiam that upon consideration of appellees' emergency motion for immediate issuance of the mandate, the Clerk is directed to issue the mandate forthwith. |
December 29, 2004 |
Response to Motion for Immediate Issuance of Mandate |
December 09, 2004 |
Government's letter to Court of Appeals under FRAP 28(j) regarding signing into law of the Consolidated Appropriations Act appropriating funding for the Office of the Special Trustee and historical accounting |
December 03, 2004 |
ORDER that the Clerk withhold issuance of the mandate until seven days after disposition of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc |
November 8, 2004 |
Government's letter to Court of Appeals under FRAP 28(j) regarding November 2003 Department of Interior publication entitled "Independent Auditors' Report on the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fiscal Year 2003 Annual Report on Performance and Accountability" |
October 05, 2004 |
Government's letter to Court of Appeals under FRAP 28(j) regarding transmittal of account statements |
October 05, 2004 |
Government's letter to Court of Appeals under FRAP 28(j) regarding September 9, 2004 district court ruling |
August 25, 2004 |
Government's letter to Court of Appeals under FRAP 28(j) regarding General Account Office and National Institute of Standards publications |
August 25, 2004 |
Government's letter to Court of Appeals under FRAP 28(j) regarding General Account Office and National Institute of Standards publications |
June 28, 2004 |
Government's letter to Court of Appeals under FRAP 28(j) regarding recent Supreme Court ruling regarding limits on District Court's jurisdiction |
June 21, 2004 |
Reply Brief for Appellants
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May 12, 2004 |
ORDER that the above entitled case be scheduled for oral argument on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. before Circuit Judges Sentelle and Tatel and Senior Judge Williams. |
May 11, 2004 |
ORDER per curiam that the petition for writ of mandamus be held in abeyance pending the resolution of nos. 03-5314 and 03-5262. |
April 21, 2004 |
ORDER per curiam that the motion for en banc consideration of the court's stay order filed January 28, 2004 be denied. |
April 21, 2004 |
ORDER per curiam consideration of the court's stay order filed January 28, 2004 be denied. Before Judges Henderon, Randolph and Tatel |
April 16, 2004 |
Response to Order to Show Cause |
April 07, 2004 |
ORDER per curiam that the administrative stay be dissolved, that the motion for stay pending appeal be granted, and that the district court's preliminary injunction issued on March 15, 2004 be stayed to the extent that the injunction requires disconnection from the internet of "Information Technology Systems" that were connected as of that date. Before Judges Ginsburg, Randolph and Rogers |
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April 06, 2004 |
Brief for the Appellants |
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April 06, 2004 |
Brief for the Appellants |
April 06, 2004 |
ORDER per curiam that, in light of the Special Master's resignation, the case is removed from oral argument calendar for April 8, 2004 and petitioner shall show cause within ten days why the petition for show cause should not be dismissed as moot. Before Judges Ginsburg, Henderson and Randoph |
April 06, 2004 |
Government's letter to Court of Appeals under FRAP 28(j) regarding Special Master's resignation and significant new issues raised by the resignation |
April 01, 2004 |
ORDER per curiam that the motion to consolidate the IT security appeals be granted. Before Judges Ginsburg, Randoph and Rogers |
March 31, 2004 |
Reply in Support of Government's Motion for Stay Pending Appeal and Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Vacate Administrative Stay |
March 31, 2004 |
Reply in Support of Government's Emergency Motion for Consolidation of Appeals |
March 24, 2004 |
ORDER per curiam that the motion for a temporary stay pending consideration of the motion for a stay pending appeal be granted and that the district court's preliminary injunction filed March 15, 2004 be stayed pending further Order of the Court; that the appellees file a response to the motion to consolidate appeals and a response to the motion for a stay pending appeal by March 29, 2004. |
March 24, 2004 |
Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Appeal and for Temporary Stay Pending Consideration of Motion |
March 24, 2004 |
Emergency Motion to Consolidate Appeals |
March 16, 2004 |
Government's letter to Court of Appeals under FRAP 28(j) regarding District Court's decision declining to recuse Special Master |
March 15, 2004 |
Reply in Support of Motion to Assign Consideration of this Mandamus Petition to the Panel Before Whom Related Mandamus Petitions Have Been Scheduled for Argument on March 15, 2004 |
February 26, 2004 |
ORDER per curiam Establishing the initial briefing schedule: Appellants' brief (not to exceed 20,000 words)due on 4/6/04; Plaintiffs-Appellees' brief (not to exceed 20,000 words) due on 5/17/04; Appellants' reply brief (not to exceed 10,000 words) due on 6/7/04; Deferred appendix due on 6/14/04; Final brief due on 6/21/04. The Clerk is directed to schedule this appeal for oral argument on the next appropriate date after comppletion of the briefing. Before Judges Edwards, Rogers, Tatel |
February 26, 2004 |
ORDER per curiam establishing the initial briefing schedule: Appellants' brief due on 4/6/04; Plaintiffs-Appellees' brief due on 5/17/04; Appellants' reply brief due on 6/7/04; Deferred appendix due on 6/14/04; Final briefs due on 6/21/04. The Clerk is directed to schedule this appeal for oral argument on the next appropriate date after completion of the briefing. Before Judges Edwards, Rogers, Tatel |
February 20, 2004 |
Reply to Plaintiffs' Response Regarding Expansion of Page Limits |
February 20, 2004 |
Reply in Support of Scheduling Motion |
February 13, 2004 |
Response to Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Expedited Briefing and Argument |
February 13, 2004 |
Notice of Scheduling Motion Filed in Related Case no. 03-5314 |
December 19, 2003 |
Defendants-Appellants' Response to Plaintiffs-Appellees' Supplemental Authority regarding Fourth Report on Computer Security at Federal Departments and Agencies |
December 05, 2003 |
Appellants' Transcript Report, Statement of Issues, Certificate of Counsel, Statement Reqardinq Deferred Appendix, and attached Docketinq Statement, and Copies of Decision |
November 28, 2003 |
Reply in Support of Government's Motion for Stay Pending Appeal and Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Vacate Administrative Stay |
November 28, 2003 |
Appellants' Reply in Support of Motion to Consolidate Related Appeals |
November 19, 2003 |
MANDATE of July 18, 2003 Judgment vacating September 17, 2002 Contempt II Ruling |
November 13, 2003 |
Appellants' Reply to Opposition to Motion to Hold Appeal in Abeyance |
November 13, 2003 |
Motion to Consolidate Related Appeals |
November 10, 2003 |
MANDATE of September 9, 2003 Order Granting Federal Appellants' Motion for Voluntary Dismissal of Nos. 03-5063 and 03-5097 |
November 10, 2003 |
Appellants' Motion for Stay Pending Appeal |
November 05, 2003 |
ORDER that Appellant will submit documents by the indicated dates (December 15 and 22, 2003) and file a final status report within three days of receipt of all transcripts; briefing in this case is deferred pending further Order |
October 29, 2003 |
Appellants' Motion to Hold Appeal in Abeyance |
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October 17, 2003 |
Petition for Writ of Mandamus |
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October 10, 2003 |
ORDER that Appellees' Petition for Rehearing en banc be denied |
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September 26, 2003 |
Appellants' Response to Rehearing Petition |
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August 25, 2003 |
Federal Government's Reply in Support of Motion for Voluntary Dismissal of Consolidated Appeals |
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August 12, 2003 |
Federal Government's Motion for Voluntary Dismissal of Consolidated Appeals |
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July 18, 2003 |
OPINION reversing Special Master-Monitor Kieffer's reappointment and the citations for contempt; but Court lacks jurisdiction to consider whether District Court overstepped its authority |
July 18, 2003 |
ORDER that Clerk will withhold issuance of Mandate herein until seven days after disposition of any untimely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc |
July 18, 2003 |
ORDER denying Plaintiffs'-appellees' motion to dismiss insofar as it concerns contempt citations and matters related to Special Master-Monitor Kieffer; granted in all other respects; Norton's and McCaleb's brief to be filed as amicus; denying motions to strike |
July 15, 2003 |
ORDER scheduling oral arguments for January 12, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. before Circuit Judges Edwards, Sentelle and Tatel and establishing briefing schedule |
July 15, 2003 |
ORDER setting page limits for briefs |
June 09, 2003 |
ORDER referring motion to dismiss appeal to merits panel, parties must adress in brief issues presented in motion to dismiss rather than incorporate by reference, and denying motion to expedite |
June 09, 2003 |
ORDER parties to submit, within 30 days, proposed formats for briefing of cases, joint proposal is strongly urged |
May 28, 2003 |
ORDER denying motion to assign consolidated appeals to same panel hearing contempt and Kieffer appeal; movant has not demonstrated that interests of judicial efficiency warrant |
May 22, 2003 |
Federal Appellants' Response to Motion to Assign Appeal to the Same Panel Hearing Other Cases in Cobell v. Norton |
May 13, 2003 |
Federal Government's Response to Motion to Dismiss Consolidated Appeals |
May 09, 2003 |
ORDER denying plaintiffs-appellees' motion to modify stay re: Special Master-Monitor Kieffer |
April 24, 2003 |
ORDER staying Orders of District Court, including Orders of April 16, 2001, April 15, 2002 and Spetember 17, 2002 insofar as they authorize Joseph Kieffer to act as Court Monitor, Special Master-Monitor or in any other capacity pending Order of this Court |
April 16, 2003 |
Appellants' Motion to Expedite Briefing and Oral Argument |
April 11, 2003 |
Defendants-Appellants' Response to Plaintiffs-Appellees' Motion to Strike Joint Appendix Materials Included at the Request of Secretary Norton in Her Individual Capacity |
March 17, 2003 |
ORDER consolidating offical capacity work product doctrine and attorney client privilege appeal with deliberative process privilege appeal |
March 17, 2003 |
ORDER establishing new submission deadlines for consolidated appeal |
March 14, 2003 |
Brief for the Appellants |
March 10, 2003 |
Reply Brief for the Appellants |
March 03, 2003 |
ORDER stating deadlines for filing documents for both appellants and appellees |
February 10, 2003 |
ORDER granting in part motion to exceed word limit |
January 28, 2003 |
ORDER scheduling oral argument before Chief Judge Ginsburg and Judges Henderson and Randolph on April 24, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. |
January 21, 2003 |
ORDER granting motion to expedite and establishing briefing schedule, granting motion for extension of time to file reply re: motion for leave to file opposition to motion to dismiss and Norton motion for leave to file individual brief |
January 21, 2003 |
ORDER granting defendants motion to voluntarily withdraw Neal A. McCaleb's motion for extension of time to file appellate brief in his individual capacity |
December 23, 2002 |
Opposition to Plaintiffs-Appellees' Motion to Strike |
December 23, 2002 |
Reply in Support of Defendants' Motion for Expedited Appeal and Argument |
December 06, 2002 |
Brief for the Appellants |
December 06, 2002 |
Motion for Expedited Appeal and Argument |
November 25, 2002 |
ORDER scheduling order and deferring briefing until further order of the Court |
