No. 08-164
Title:
Vision Service Plan, Inc., Petitioner
v.
United States
Docketed:August 11, 2008
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(06-15269)
  Decision Date:January 30, 2008
  Rehearing Denied:April 9, 2008

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jun 10 2008 Application (07A981) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 8, 2008 to August 7, 2008, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Jun 19 2008 Application (07A981) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until August 7, 2008.
Aug 7 2008 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 10, 2008)
Sep 5 2008 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 10, 2008.
Sep 10 2008 Brief amici curiae of Prevent Blindness America et al. filed.
Sep 10 2008 Brief amicus curiae of National Taxpayers Union filed.
Sep 10 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Darryll K. Jones filed.
Oct 3 2008 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 17, 2008.
Nov 17 2008 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Dec 2 2008 Reply of petitioner Vision Service Plan, Incorporated filed. (Distributed)
Dec 3 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2009.
Jan 12 2009 Petition DENIED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Kenneth W. Starr Kirkland & Ellis LLP(213) 680-8400
777 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA  90017
ken.starr@pepperdine.edu
Party name: Vision Service Plan, Incorporated
Attorneys for Respondent:
Gregory G. Garre Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
Party name: United States
Other:
Raymond A. Cardozo Two Embarcadero Center (415)-543-8700
San Francisco, CA  94111
Party name: National Taxpayers Union
 
Philip Cook Alston & Bird LLP(404) 881-7000
1201 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA  30309-3424
Party name: Darryll K. Jones
 
Howard R. Rubin Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal(202) 408-6400
1301 K Street, N.W.
Suite 600, East Tower
Washington, DC  20005-3364
Party name: Prevent Blindness America et al.