US Supreme Court Docket

Supreme Court Docket

Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Unscheduled | Previous Terms
[Download October 30, 2006 Argument Calendar PDF]
[Download November 27, 2006 Argument Calendar PDF]
[Click here for 2005 Docket]
Many documents listed on this page are PDF files that may be viewed using AdobeReader.

Bell Atlantic Corporation v. Twombly
No. 05-1126 Title:

Bell Atlantic Corporation, et al. v. William Twombly, et al.

Subject:

Telecommunications Law, Antitrust & Trade Law, Conspiracy, Sherman Act

Question:

Whether a complaint states a claim under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. section 1, if it alleges that the defendants engaged in parallel conduct and adds a bald assertion that the defendants were participants in a "conspiracy," without any allegations that, if later proved true, would establish the existence of a conspiracy under the applicable legal standard.

Decisions:

• U.S. Court of Appeals - 2nd Circuit, Opinion Filed: July 8, 2005
• United States Supreme Court, Cert. Granted: June 26, 2006

Resources:

• Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.

Briefs:

    Parties

Petition Phase

• Petition for Writ of Certiorari
  
  Merits Phase
  
• Petitioner's Brief
  Brief for Respondents - Coming Soon
  
  Amici Supporting Petitioners
  
• Amicus Brief of Washington Legal Foundation
• Amicus Brief of the United States
• Amici Brief of States
• Amici Brief of Legal Scholars
• Amici Brief of the Chamber of Commerce, et al.
  
  Amici Supporting Respondents
  
• Amicus Brief of American Antitrust Institute

Counsel of Record

For Petitioners Bell Atlantic, et al.:

Michael K. Kellogg
Washington, DC

For Respondents Twombly, et al.:

J. Douglas Richards
Milberg, Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP
New York, NY

 

Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Unscheduled | Previous Terms

 

To view PDF files listed on this page you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader