Journal October 2007 Term - Supreme Court of the United States

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(JOURNAL) FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2008 537
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Present: Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Stevens, Justice Scalia, Justice
Kennedy, Justice Souter, Justice Thomas, Justice Ginsburg, Justice
Breyer, and Justice Alito.
Certiorari Granted
No. 06–923. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, et al., Petitioners
v. Wanda Glenn. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted limited to Question 1
presented by the petition and the following question: “If an administrator
that both determines and pays claims under an ERISA plan is
deemed to be operating under a conflict of interest, how should that
conflict be taken into account on judicial review of a discretionary benefit
determination?” Brief of petitioners to be filed on or before Monday,
February 25, 2008. Brief of respondent to be filed on or before Monday,
March 24, 2008. Reply brief, if any, to be filed in accordance with Rule
25.3 of the Rules of this Court.
No. 06–1249. Wyeth, Petitioner v. Diana Levine. Petition for writ of
certiorari to the Supreme Court of Vermont granted. Brief of petitioner
to be filed on or before Monday, February 25, 2008. Brief of
respondent to be filed on or before Monday, March 24, 2008. Reply
brief, if any, to be filed in accordance with Rule 25.3 of the Rules of
this Court.
No. 06–1505. Clifford B. Meacham, et al., Petitioners v. Knolls
Atomic Power Laboratory, aka KAPL, Inc., et al. Motion of AARP and
National Lawyers Association for leave to file a brief as amici curiae
granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of
Appeals for the Second Circuit granted limited to Question 1 presented
by the petition. Brief of petitioners is to be filed on or before Monday,
February 25, 2008. Brief of respondents to be filed on or before Monday,
March 24, 2008. Reply brief, if any, to be filed in accordance with Rule
25.3 of the Rules of this Court. Justice Breyer took no part in the
consideration or decision of this motion and this petition.
No. 06–1595. Vicky S. Crawford, Petitioner v. Metropolitan Government
of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. Petition for writ
of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
granted. Brief of petitioner to be filed on or before Monday, February
25, 2008. Brief of respondent to be filed on or before Monday, March