Lawson v. Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Petition for certiorari denied on January 11, 2016

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
15-328	7th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2015

Issue: Whether a party may appeal an order denying summary judgment after a full trial on the merits when the party bases its challenge on a circumscribed legal error, as opposed to an error concerning the existence of factual issues.

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/14/2015	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 16, 2015)
10/15/2015	Waiver of right of respondent Sun Microsystems, Inc. to respond filed.
10/21/2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 6, 2015.
10/29/2015	Response Requested . (Due November 30, 2015)
11/30/2015	Brief of respondent Sun Microsystems, Inc. in opposition filed.
12/11/2015	Reply of petitioner David Lawson filed.
12/15/2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 8, 2016.
01/11/2016	Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.