SOL Briefs

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The following are significant briefs filed by the Office of the Solicitor.

Division of Black Lung and Longshore Legal Services
	Nowlin v. Eastern Associated Coal	amicus	2/13/2003
	Nowlin v. Eastern Associated Coal	amicus	11/4/2003

	Wolf Creek Collieries v. Sammons	motion to reinstate case to active docket	7/7/2003
	Everitt v. Stevedoring Services of America	on petition for review of a final order of the Benefits Review Board	7/14/2003

	General Construction Co. v. Castro	on petition for review of a final order of the Benefits Review Board	12/12/2003
	General Construction Co. v. Castro	on petition for review of a final order of the Benefits Review Board	12/12/2003
Division of Fair Labor Standards
	Alvarez v. IBP	amicus	6/10/2002
	Chao v. A-One Medical Services, Inc.	on appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington	7/11/2002
	In Re: Aztec Fire Prevention, Inc.	administrator's response	11/22/2002
	Kutty v. Administrator, Wage and Hour	administrator's response	3/26/2003

	Tum v. Barber Foods, Inc.	amicus, supporting petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc	6/17/2003
	Tum v. Barber Foods, Inc.	amicus, supporting petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc, supplemental	9/15/2003

	In Re: Rasputin	administrator's response	6/30/2003

	Administrator, Wage and Hour v. Keystone Floor Refinishing, Inc.	in support of petition to review	8/22/2003
	Administrator, Wage and Hour v. Keystone Floor Refinishing, Inc.	administrator's response	10/17/2003
	Administrator, Wage and Hour v. Keystone Floor Refinishing, Inc.	administrator's response	10/30/2003

	In Re: Fargo VA Medical Center	administrator's response	9/24/2003
	Wickersham v. Hazelwood Buick-Pontiac Co.	amicus	11/24/2003

	Coke v. Long Island Care at Home	amicus	12/3/2003
	Coke v. Long Island Care at Home	amicus, in support of defendants-appellees, supplemental	6/19/2006

	Harbert v. Healthcare Services Group, Inc.	amicus	12/12/2003
	In Re: Ken Technologies, Inc.	statement of the Wage & Hour administrator in response to petition for review	12/10/2003
	Niland v. Delta Recycling Corp.	amicus	1/22/2004
	Williams v. Administrative Review Bd.	amicus, letter response	2/20/2004
	Anderson v. Chao	brief for the Secretary of Labor, on petition for review of a final decision and order	3/26/2004
	McLaughlin v. Boston Harbor Cruise Lines, Inc. and Modern Continental Construction Co., Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	8/20/2004
	Senger v. City of Aberdeen, South Dakota	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	1/11/2005

	Chao v. Rivendell Woods, Inc.	on appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina	1/18/2005
	Chao v. Rivendell Woods, Inc.	on appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, reply	3/16/2005
	Chao v. Rivendell Woods, Inc.	supplemental memorandum of the Secretary of Labor	6/6/2005

	In Re: Ede v. Swatch Group	amicus	4/6/2005
	Belt v. EmCare, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees	8/12/2005

	Taylor v. Progress Energy, Inc.	amicus, in support of defendant appellee's petition for rehearing en banc	8/16/2005
	Taylor v. Progress Energy, Inc.	amicus, in support of defendant appellee's petition for rehearing en banc	7/16/2007

	Bechtel v. Competitive Technologies, Inc.	on appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut	8/25/2005

	Harrell v. United States Postal Service	amicus, in support of defendant appellee's petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc	9/2/2005
	Harrell v. United States Postal Service	amicus, supporting defendant-appellee on panel rehearing, supplemental	11/30/2005

	Long John Silver's Restaurants, Inc. v. Cole, et al.	amicus, letter response	12/13/2005
	Long John Silver's Restaurants, Inc. v. Cole, et al.	amicus, letter response	1/17/2006
	Long John Silver's Restaurants, Inc. v. Cole, et al.	amicus, supporting appellants	6/21/2006

	Chao v. Akron	brief for the Secretary of Labor, on appeal from the United States District Court For the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division	12/16/2005
	Buckner v. Florida Habilitation Network, Inc.	amicus, in support of defendant-appellant	4/28/2006

	Welch v. Cardinal Bankshares, Corp.	memorandum in opposition to defendant's motion to dismiss	8/17/2006
	Welch v. Cardinal Bankshares, Corp.	on appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia	3/7/2007

	Chao v. Gotham Registry, Inc.	on appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York	8/21/2006
	Sarnowski v. Air Brook Limousine, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	8/24/2006
	Ambrose v. U.S. Foodservice, Inc.	amicus	9/1/2006
	Rucker v. Lee Holding Co.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	10/19/2006
	Dougherty v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	amicus, in support of defendant's motion to reconsider	11/3/2006
	De Asencio v. Tyson Foods, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	11/8/2006
	Cook v. Hays	amicus, in support of defendants-appellees	11/16/2006
	Guyden v. Aetna, Inc.	amicus	2/21/2007
	Intracomm, Inc. v. Bajaj	amicus	4/23/2007
	Mullins v. City of New York	amicus, in the disposition of plaintiff's motion for summary judgement	7/20/2007
	Dege v. Hutchinson Technology, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment	9/12/2007
	Barfield v. New York Health and Hospitals Corp., Bellevue Hospital Center	amicus, letter response	12/7/2007
	Harris v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.	amicus, in support of defendants-real parties in interest	7/1/2008
	Pirant v. USPS	amicus, in support of defendant appellee's petition for panel rehearing	10/31/2008

	Kasten v. Saint Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	11/18/2008
	Kasten v. Saint Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation	amicus, in support of plaintiff's-appellant's petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc	7/23/2009

	Jafari v. Old Dominion Transit Management Company	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant, informal	3/11/2009
	Cumbie v. Woody Woo, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	4/29/2009
	Castellanos-Contreras v. Decatur Hotels, LLC.	amicus, in support of plaintiff's-appellee's petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc	8/26/2009
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Division of Mine Safety and Health
	MSHA v. Cannelton Industries, Inc.	on petition for review of a decision of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission	6/10/2001
	MSHA v. Cannelton Industries, Inc.	on petition for review of a decision of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, reply	12/19/2003

	MSHA v. Martin County Coal Corp.	brief for the Secretary of Labor, opening	4/16/2004
	MSHA v. Martin County Coal Corp.	response	5/20/2004
	MSHA v. Martin County Coal Corp.	reply	6/15/2004

	MSHA v. Calmat Company of Arizona	brief for the Secretary of Labor	8/25/2004
	Speed Mining, Inc. v. MSHA	brief for the Secretary of Labor	10/15/2004

	MSHA v. Twentymile Coal Company	on petition for review of a decision of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission	1/12/2005
	MSHA v. Twentymile Coal Company	on petition for review of a decision of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, reply	3/28/2005
	MSHA v. Twentymile Coal Company	on petition for review of a decision of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, response	3/28/2005
	MSHA v. Twentymile Coal Company	on petition for review of a decision of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission	10/13/2005
	MSHA v. Twentymile Coal Company	on petition for review of a decision of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, reply	11/28/2005

	Cumberland Coal v. MSHA	on petition for review of a decision of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission	5/31/2005

	MSHA v. Jim Walter Resources, Inc.	brief for the Secretary of Labor	1/23/2006
	MSHA v. Jim Walter Resources, Inc.	reply	3/20/2006

	MSHA and United Mine Workers of America v. Wolf Run Mining Company, Inc.	on appeal of a preliminary injunction of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia	4/25/2006
	Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Co. v. MSHA	on petition for review of final standards of the Secretary of Labor	12/6/2006
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Division of Occupational Safety and Health
	Kaspar Wire Works v. Chao	on petition for review of an order of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission	7/12/2001
	Kaspar Wire Works v. Chao	amicus, letter response	7/12/2001

	Chao v. Ho Ho Ho Express, Inc.	on petition for review of an order of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission	Mar, 2004
	Slingluff v. Secretary of Labor	on petition for review of an order of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission	Sep, 2004
	Chao v. Gunite	on petition for review of an order of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, corrected	Mar, 2005
	W. G. Yates & Sons v. Secretary of Labor	on petition for review of an order of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission	Aug, 2005
	Chao v. Jindal/Saw Pipes	on petition for review of an order of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission	Apr, 2006
	Chao v. Summit Contractors, Inc.	on petition for review of an order of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission	7/30/2007
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Division of Plan Benefits Security
	Benefits Committee v. Key Trust	amicus, in support of defendant-appellee	6/22/2001
	In the matter of the Estate of David A. Egelhoff	amicus, in oposition to the respondent's motion for further determination	6/26/2001
	Keen v. Weaver	amicus, supporting petitioner	Feb, 2002
	Ostler v. OCE-USA, Inc.	amicus, in support of the appellant	2/8/2002

	Harley v. Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co.	amicus, in support of appellants and reversal	7/12/2000
	Harley v. Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co.	amicus, in support of appellant's petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc	5/22/2002

	Tittle v. Enron	amicus, opoosing the motions to dismiss	8/30/2002
	Mario v. P&C Food Markets	amicus	9/10/2002
	Stern v. IBM	amicus, in support of appellant for reversal	10/15/2002
	Gerosa v. Savasta	amicus, supporting reversal	11/1/2002
	Sardagna v. Glaziers Pension Trust	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant	10/15/2002
	Arana v. Ochsner Health Plan, Inc.	amicus	4/10/2003
	Callery v. United States Life Ins. Co.	amicus, in support of appellant and reversal of the District Court's decision	8/20/2003
	In Re: Williams Company	amicus, supporting plaintiff's motion for reconsideration	8/20/2003
	Bombardier v. Ferrer	amicus, in support of appellee requesting affirmance	9/11/2003
	Millsap v. McDonnell-Douglas	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees urging affirmance	10/9/2003
	In Re: WorldCom	amicus, in opposition to motions to dismiss	1/16/2004

	Milofsky v. American Airlines, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	2/27/2004
	Milofsky v. American Airlines, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiff's-appellant's petition for rehearing en banc	4/11/2005
	Milofsky v. American Airlines, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	8/11/2005

	Nicolaou v. Horizon Media	amicus, in support of appellant for reversal	3/12/2004
	United States Dep't of Labor v. Grayson	on appeal from and order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon	4/16/2004
	Tatum v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.	amicus, in support of appellant and reversal of the District Court's decision	5/7/2004
	QualChoice v. Rowland	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant's petition for en banc rehearing	6/17/2004
	Agway v. Magnuson	amicus, in opposition to motions to dismiss	6/18/2004
	Glanton v. AdvancePCS Health	amicus, in support of appellant and requesting reversal	7/1/2004
	Midatlantic v. Sereboff	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee	7/8/2004
	In Re: Schering-Plough Corporation ERISA Litigation	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	10/20/2004
	In Re: UAL Corporation	amicus, letter response	12/17/2004
	Coan v. Kaufman	amicus	3/25/2005
	Langbecker v. EDS	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees requesting affirmance	4/26/2005
	Bickley v. Caremark, Inc.	amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal	5/5/2005
	In Re: Merrimac Paper Company	amicus, supporting appellant for reversal	5/11/2005
	Goeres v. Charles Schwab & Co.	amicus, in support of the appellant and requesting reversal	7/11/2005
	Pereira v. Farace	amicus, supporting appellant's petition for panel and en banc rehearing	7/25/2005
	Chao v. Koresko	on appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania	9/2/2005
	BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina v. Carillo	amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal	9/14/2005

	Chao v. Community Trust Co.	on appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania	9/27/2005
	Chao v. Community Trust Co.	secretary’s petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc	3/5/2007

	Chao v. Day	on appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia	9/30/2005
	Martin M. Coyne v. Bayer Corporation and Sterling Drug, Inc.	amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal	10/18/2005
	Armstrong v. LaSalle Bank National Association	amicus	12/1/2005
	Beck v. Pace International Union	amicus, in support of petition for rehearing	12/15/2005
	Green v. ExxonMobil Corp.	amicus, in support of appellants and requesting reversal	5/25/2006
	Vaughn v. Bay Environmental Management, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants	6/7/2006
	Holtzscher v Dynegy, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants requesting reversal	6/28/2006
	LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Assoc., Inc.	amicus, in support of petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc	7/12/2006
	Woods v. Southern Company	amicus, in support of the appellant and requesting reversal	7/14/2006
	Dickerson v. Feldman	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant	7/18/2006
	Kirschbaum v. Reliant Energy, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	8/16/2006
	Graden v. Conexant Systems, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant and requesting reversal	9/1/2006
	Bridges v. American Electric Power Company, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant and requesting reversal	10/19/2006
	Howell v. Motorola, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants	11/1/2006
	Retail Industry Leaders Association v. Fielder	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellee and requesting affirmance	11/6/2006
	In Re: Calpine Corporation	amicus, supporting appellants and requesting reversal	11/15/2006
	Rogers v. Baxter International, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellees	12/8/2006
	Harzewski v. Guidant Corp.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	12/28/2006
	Tullis v. UMB Bank	amicus, supporting appellants and requesting reversal	3/6/2007
	Pfahler v. National Latex Products Co.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	3/21/2007
	Evans v. Akers	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	8/8/2007
	Lively v. Dynergy	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees	10/10/2007
	Grabek v. Northrop Grumman Corp.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants	2/5/2008
	Golden Gate Restaurant Association v. City and County of San Francisco	amicus, supporting appellee and requesting affirmance	3/27/2008

	Hecker v. Deere	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants, amended	4/2/2008
	Hecker v. Deere	amicus, in support of panel rehearing	3/17/2009

	McLemore v. Regions Bank	amicus, in support of plaintiff	5/05/2008
	Sowers, et al v. FreightCar America	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellees	6/06/2008
	Chao v. Meixner	petition on appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia	7/11/2008

	Johnson v. Couturier	amicus, in support of motion for preliminary injunction	9/24/2008
	Johnson v. Couturier	amicus, supporting appellees and requesting affirmance	1/30/2009

	Cyr v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company	amicus, supporting appellee's petition for hearing en banc	11/10/2008
	Rahm v. Halpin	amicus, supporting debtor-defendant-appellee	1/16/2009
	Braden v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant and requesting reversal	3/13/2009

	US Securities and Exchange Commission v. AA Capital Partners, Inc.	amicus, motion of the Secretary of Labor for leave to file a brief on the pending attorney's fees issues	3/19/2009
	US Securities and Exchange Commission v. AA Capital Partners, Inc.	amicus, in opposition to the General Partners' motion for attorneys fees	4/3/2009

	Cook v. Campbell	amicus, in support of appellants	4/21/2009
	Wendel v. Herzlinger	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee and requesting affirmance	5/26/2009
	Midgett v. Washington Group International Long Term Disability Plan	amicus, in support of appellants	5/29/2009
	Pharmaceutical Care Management Association v. District of Columbia	amicus, in support of appellants	8/21/2009
	Nicolas v. MCI Health And Welfare Plan	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant	8/31/2009
	Daniels-Hall v. National Education Association	amicus, in support of defendants	9/4/2009
	McCullough v. Aegon USA, Inc.	amicus, in support of appellant's petition for rehearing en banc	12/01/2009
	Beesley v. International Paper Company	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees urging affirmance	12/14/2009
	Nauman v. Abbott Laboratories, and Hospira, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs	12/17/2009
	Celentano v. Burnes	amicus, in support of defendant's motion to dismiss	12/18/2009
	Gray v. Citigroup, Inc.	amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal	12/28/2009
	Kanawi v. Bechtel Corporation	amicus, in support of plaintiffs	12/28/2009
	Matschiner v. Hartford Life And Accident Insurance Company	amicus, supporting defendant-appellant and requesting reversal	02/03/2010
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Supreme Court Litigation and Appellate Advice
	No. 01-12379 Bailey v. Gulf Coast Transp.	amicus, supporting appellants	6/10/2001
	No. 03-71622 Dilts v. Todd Shipyards	on petition for review of a an order of the Benefits Review Board	12/19/2003
	No. 04-1144 Harrington v. Chao	on appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts	3/8/2004
	No. 04-3245 Sasse v. Department of Labor	on petition for review of a final order of the Administrative Review Board	6/25/2004
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The following are briefs of import on labor-related issues filed by the Solicitor General's Office in the U.S. Supreme Court
	No. 03-814 Stewart v. Dutra Constr.	amicus, supporting petitioner	5/21/2004
	No. 03-1238 IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez	amicus, on petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	10/24/2004
	No. 04-1315 Long Island Care v. Coke	amicus, on petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit	Dec, 2005
	No. 05-260 Sereboff v. Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc.	amicus, supporting respondent	Feb, 2006

	No. 06-856 LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Assoc., Inc.	amicus, on petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit	5/18/2007
	No. 06-856 LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Assoc., Inc.	amicus, supporting petitioner	8/6/2007

	No. 06-923 MetLife v. Glenn	amicus, on petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit	12/21/2007
	No. 06-923 MetLife v. Glenn	amicus, supporting respondent	3/31/2008

	No. 07-841 Amschwand v. Spherion	amicus, on petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	May, 2008
	No. 07-636 Kennedy v. Plan Administrator for Dupont Savings	amicus, in support of neither party	May, 2008
	No. 08-803, 08-810, 08-826 Alfieri v. Conkright	amicus, on petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit	May, 2009