No. 00-1770 Status: DECIDED
Vide: 00-1781
Title: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Petitioner
v.
Pearlie Rucker, et al.
Docketed: May 24, 2001
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Case Nos.:(98-16322, 98-16542)
Decision Date:January 24, 2001

~~Date~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Apr 30 2000Record returned to the USDC N. Dist. of California.
Apr 10 2001Application (A00-890) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of
certiorari from April 24, 2001 to May 24, 2001, submitted to Justice O'Connor.
Apr 11 2001Application (A00-890) granted by Justice O'Connor extending the time to file
until May 24, 2001.
May 24 2001Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 23, 2001)
May 24 2001Appendix of petitioner filed.
Jun 15 2001Order extending time to file response to petition until July 23, 2001.
Jun 22 2001Motion of Housing and Development Law Institute, et al. for leave to file a
brief as amici curiae filed.
Jul 23 2001Brief of respondents Pearlie Rucker, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
Aug 8 2001DISTRIBUTED. September 24, 2001 (Page 103)
Aug 9 2001Reply brief of petitioner Department of Housing and Urban Development filed.
Sep 25 2001Motion of Housing and Development Law Institute, et al. for leave to file a
brief as amici curiae GRANTED. Justice Breyer OUT.
Sep 25 2001Petition GRANTED. Justice Breyer OUT.
SET FOR ARGUMENT February 19, 2002.
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Nov 9 2001Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 13 2001Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the
merits to and including November 20, 2001.
Nov 20 2001Joint appendix filed. VIDED.
Nov 20 2001Brief amici curiae of Council of Large Public Housing Authority, et al. filed.
Nov 20 2001Brief of petitioner Department of Housing and Urban Development filed. VIDED.
Dec 14 2001CIRCULATED.
Dec 20 2001Brief amici curiae of AARP, et al. filed. VIDED.
Dec 20 2001Brief of respondents Pearlie Rucker, et al. filed. VIDED.
Dec 20 2001Brief amici curiae of Lawrence Lessig, et al. filed. VIDED.
Dec 20 2001Brief amici curiae of National Network to End Domestic Violence, et al. filed.
VIDED.
Dec 20 2001Brief amici curiae of Coalition to Protect Public Housing, et al. filed. VIDED.
Dec 20 2001Brief amicus curiae of Center for the Community Interest filed.
Dec 20 2001Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. VIDED.
Dec 20 2001Brief amici curiae of Pennsylvania Association of Resident Councils, et al.
filed. VIDED.
Jan 4 2002Motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument filed.
Jan 22 2002Motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Breyer
OUT.
Jan 25 2002Reply brief of petitioner United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development filed. VIDED.
Jan 25 2002Reply brief of petitioners Oakland Housing Authority, et al. filed. VIDED.
Feb 12 2002Record filed.
Record proceedings from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit (1 envelope).
Feb 19 2002ARGUED.
Mar 26 2002Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED C.J. Rehnquist, delivered the opinion of
the Court, in which all other Members joined, except J. Breyer, who took no part
in the consideration or decision of the cases.
Apr 25 2002JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Apr 30 2002Record returned to the USDC N. Dist. of California.
Apr 30 2002Record returned to the USCA for the ninth circuit.


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Barbara D. Underwood Acting Solicitor General
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530
Party name: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Attorneys for Respondent:
Paul Renne Cooley Godward LLP
One Maritime Plaza, 20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Party name: Pearlie Rucker, et al.
William M. Simpich 1736 Franklin
Tenth Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Anne Tamiko Omura The Eviction Defense Center
1611 Telegraph Ave., Suite 726
Oakland, CA 94612
Ira Jacobowitz 1611 Telegraph Avenue (510) 835-0850
Suite 1200
Oakland, CA 94612
John Murcko 1611 Telegraph Avenue
Suite 1100
Oakland, CA 94612
Robert Salinas Sundeen & Salinas
1330 Broadway, Suite 821
Oakland, CA 94612
Randolph Hall Office of the City Attorney
One City Hall Plaza, 6th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Gary T. Lafayette Lafayette, Kumagai & Clarke
100 Spear Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94105
Alan J. Schlosser ACLU Foundation of Northern CA
1663 Mission Street, Suite 460
San Francisco, CA 94103
Gideon Anders National Housing Law Project
614 Grand Avenue, Suite 320
Oakland, CA 94610
Richard Rothchild Western Cent. on Law & Poverty
3701 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 208
Los Angeles, CA 90010-2809
Dara Lynn Schur 449 15th Street
Suite 301
Oakland, CA 94612-2038
Debra Gardner Public Justice Center
500 East Lexington Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Toby Rothchild Legal Aid Foundation
110 Pine Avenue, Suite 420
Long Beach, CA 90802-4421
Ilene Jacobs CA Rural Legal Assistance
P.O. Box 2600
Marysville, CA 95901
Other Attorneys:
William F. Maher Housing and Development Law In(202) 289-3400
630 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Party name: Housing and Development Law Institute, et al.
Richard A. Samp Washington Legal Foundation (202) 588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation, et al.
Catherine M. Bishop National Housing Law Project (510) 251-9400
614 Grand Ave., #320
Oakland, CA 94610
Party name: AARP, et al.
David T. Goldberg 99 Hudson street, 8 FL (212) 334-8813
New York, NY 10013
Party name: Lawrence Lessig, et al.
Bruce D. Sokler Mintz Levin Cohen Ferris Glovs(202) 434-7300
701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004
Party name: National Network to End Domestic Violence
Kirsten D. Levingston Brennan Center for Justice (212) 998-6730
161 Avenue of the Americas,12F
New York, NY 10013
Party name: Coalition to Protect Public Housing, et al.
H. Joseph Escher III Howard Rice Nemerovski (415) 434-1600
Three Embarcadero Center, 7FL
San Francisco, CA 94111-4065
Party name: Center for the Community Interest
Mark j. Lopez ACLU (212) 549-2500
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
Eileen D. Yacknin Neighborhood Legal Services (412) 255-6700
928 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Party name: Pennsylvania Association of Resident Councils, et al.