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	02/13/2003
	Nowlin v. Eastern Associated Coal	amicus	11/04/2003

	Wolf Creek Collieries v. Sammons	motion to reinstate case to active docket	07/07/2003
	Everitt v. Stevedoring Services of America	on petition for review of a final order of the BRB	07/14/2003

	General Construction Co. v. Castro	on petition for review of a final order of the BRB	12/12/2003
	General Construction Co. v. Castro	on petition for review of a final order of the BRB, with statement of related cases	12/12/2003

	Service Employers International, Inc. and The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania v. Jesse Barrios, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of a final order of the BRB	12/15/2008
	Bollinger Shipyard, Inc. v. Jorge Rodriguez	on petition for review of a final order of the BRB	07/14/2009
	Sea-Logix, LLC. and Signal Mutual Indemnity Association, LTD. v. Willie Booker and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	10/08/2009
	Consolidation Coal Company v. William F. Kusch, Sr. and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	10/23/2009
	Craven v. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc. and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	11/18/2009

	Director, OWCP v. Matson Terminals, Inc. and Kunihiro	opening, on petition for review of an order of the BRB	01/06/2010
	Director, OWCP v. Matson Terminals, Inc. and Kunihiro	reply, on petition for review of an order of the BRB	02/22/2010

	Long Construction Company v. Estil Stiltner, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	01/08/2010
	Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association v. Director, OWCP	on petition for review of a final order of the BRB	01/22/2010
	Helen Mining Company v. John Obush and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	02/03/2010
	Hill v. Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	02/25/2010
	Davis v. Cannelton Industries, Inc.	motion for reconsideration	02/29/2010

	Hatfield v. Eastern Coal Corp. and Director, OWCP	petition for review	04/01/2010
	Hatfield v. Eastern Coal Corp. and Director, OWCP	in support of petition for review	04/01/2010

	Barnes and Tucker Company v. Elizabeth Kline and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	04/07/2010
	Great Southern Oil & Gas Company, Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation v. Tony Meyers and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	06/02/2010
	Carey v. Ormet Primary Aluminum Corp. and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	06/09/2010

	Wheeler v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Cock Corp., and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	06/09/2010
	Wheeler v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Cock Corp., and Director, OWCP	supplemental	01/07/2011

	Gunderson v. Blue Mountain Energy & Old Republic Insurance Company, and Director, OWCP	response, on petition for rehearing en banc	06/28/2010
	American Marine Corp. and Commerce & Industry Insurance Company v. Matthew Bowes, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of a final order of the BRB	07/12/2010
	Mathews v. United Pocahontas Coal Co.	response	08/12/2010
	Fairman v. Helen Mining Company, and Director, OWCP	response	10/18/2010

	Stacy v. Olga Coal Co., West Virginia Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis Fund, and Director, OWCP	reply	10/27/2010
	West Virginia Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis Fund v. Stacy, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	05/20/2011

	Keene v. Consolidation Coal Company, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	12/01/2010
	Keene v. Consolidation Coal Company, and Director, OWCP	supplemental	01/06/2011

	Indian Mountain Coal Company and Old Republic Insurance Company v. Emily Bolling, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	12/08/2010
	Wheeler v. Kellogg, Brown and Root, and Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania	amicus, on appeal from a final order of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida	01/03/2011
	A&E Coal Company v. Adams	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	01/12/2011
	Westmoreland Coal Company v. Maeann Sharpe, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	04/05/2011
	B&G Construction Corporation, Inc. v. Norma G. Campbell, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	04/26/2011
	Bridger Coal Company v. Ashmore, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	09/19/2011
	Tracy v. Keller Foundation, Inc.	brief for the federal respondent	11/30/2011
	Cumberland River Coal Company v. Banks, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	10/04/2011
	Canterbury Coal Company v. Director, OWCP, and Chemelli	brief for the federal respondent	10/06/2011
	Little David Coal Company v. Collins, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	10/31/2011
	Shamrock Coal Company, Inc. v. Crawford, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	12/14/2011
	Valley Camp Coal Company v. Shirley Dobrzynski, O.B/O Edward Dobrzynski, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	02/06/2012
	Collins v. Whitaker Coal Corporation, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	03/28/2012
	Aecom Technology Corporation v. Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	04/05/2012
	Peabody Coal Company v. Belt, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	04/30/2012
	Consolidation Coal Company v. Director, OWCP, and Bailey	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	05/02/2012
	Cumberland River Coal Company v. Jent, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	05/08/2012
	Al Hamilton Contracting Company and Rockwood Casualty v. Smeal, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of a final order of the BRB	06/04/2012
	Dixie Fuel Co. and Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Hensley, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	06/04/2012
	Buck Creek Coal Company and Old Republic Insurance Co., v. Frable Sexton, and Director, OWCP	on petition for review of an order of the BRB	07/30/2012

Division of Civil Rights and Labor-Management
	Solis v. Local 234, Transport Workers Union	plaintiff's motion for summary judgment	04/27/2011

	Solis v. Local 9477, United Steelworkers	memorandum in support of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment	04/27/2011
	Solis v. Local 9477, United Steelworkers	reply, in support of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment	07/14/2011

Division of Fair Labor Standards
	Alvarez v. IBP	amicus	06/10/2002
	Chao v. A-One Medical Services, Inc.	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington	07/11/2002
	In Re: Aztec Fire Prevention, Inc.	administrator's response	11/22/2002
	Kutty v. Administrator, Wage and Hour	administrator's response	02/26/2003

	Tum v. Barber Foods, Inc.	amicus, supporting petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc	06/17/2003
	Tum v. Barber Foods, Inc.	amicus, supporting petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc, supplemental	09/15/2003

	In Re: Rasputin	administrator's response	06/30/2003

	Administrator, Wage and Hour v. Keystone Floor Refinishing, Inc.	in support of petition to review	08/22/2003
	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	09/24/2003
	Wickersham v. Hazelwood Buick-Pontiac Co.	amicus	11/24/2003

	Coke v. Long Island Care at Home	amicus	12/03/2003

	Coke v. Long Island Care at Home	amicus, in support of defendants-appellees, supplemental	06/19/2006

	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	01/22/2004
	Williams v. Administrative Review Bd.	amicus, letter response	02/20/2004
	Anderson v. Chao	on petition for review of a final decision and order	02/26/2004
	McLaughlin v. Boston Harbor Cruise Lines, Inc. and Modern Continental Construction Co., Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	08/20/2004
	Senger v. City of Aberdeen, South Dakota	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	01/11/2005

	Chao v. Rivendell Woods, Inc.	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina	01/18/2005
	Chao v. Rivendell Woods, Inc.	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, reply	02/16/2005
	Chao v. Rivendell Woods, Inc.	supplemental memorandum of the Secretary of Labor	06/06/2005

	In Re: Ede v. Swatch Group	amicus	04/06/2005
	Belt v. EmCare, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees	08/12/2005

	Taylor v. Progress Energy, Inc.	amicus, in support of defendant appellee's petition for rehearing en banc	08/16/2005
	Taylor v. Progress Energy, Inc.	amicus, in support of defendant appellee's petition for rehearing en banc	07/16/2007

	Bechtel v. Competitive Technologies, Inc.	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut	08/25/2005

	Harrell v. United States Postal Service	amicus, in support of defendant appellee's petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc	09/02/2005
	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	01/17/2006
	Long John Silver's Restaurants, Inc. v. Cole, et al.	amicus, supporting appellants	06/21/2006

	Chao v. Akron	on appeal from the U.S. 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	04/28/2006

	Welch v. Cardinal Bankshares, Corp.	memorandum in opposition to defendant's motion to dismiss	08/17/2006
	Welch v. Cardinal Bankshares, Corp.	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia	02/07/2007

	Chao v. Gotham Registry, Inc.	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	08/21/2006
	Sarnowski v. Air Brook Limousine, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	08/24/2006
	Ambrose v. U.S. Foodservice, Inc.	amicus	09/01/2006
	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	11/03/2006
	De Asencio v. Tyson Foods, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	11/08/2006
	Cook v. Hays	amicus, in support of defendants-appellees	11/16/2006
	Guyden v. Aetna, Inc.	amicus	02/21/2007
	Intracomm, Inc. v. Bajaj	amicus	04/23/2007

	Mullins v. City of New York	amicus, in the disposition of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment	07/20/2007
	Mullins v. City of New York	amicus, letter response	02/17/2011

	Dege v. Hutchinson Technology, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment	09/12/2007
	Chao v. Matheson	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington	11/29/2007
	Barfield v. New York Health and Hospitals Corp., Bellevue Hospital Center	amicus, letter response	12/07/2007
	Harris v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.	amicus, in support of defendants-real parties in interest	07/01/2008
	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	07/23/2009

	Polycarpe v. E & S Landscaping Service, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	01/27/2009

	Jafari v. Old Dominion Transit Management Company	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant, informal	02/11/2009
	Jafari v. Old Dominion Transit Management Company	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	07/08/2011

	Cumbie v. Woody Woo, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	04/29/2009
	Castellanos-Contreras v. Decatur Hotels, LLC.	amicus, in support of plaintiff's-appellee's petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc	08/26/2009
	In Re: Novartis Wage and Hour Litigation	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	10/13/2009
	Mull v. Salisbury Veterans Administration Medical Center	amicus	12/22/2009
	Ervin v. Os Restaurant Services, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	12/23/2009
	Parker v. Nutrisystem, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	01/21/2010

	Solis v. Laurelbrook Sanitarium and School, Inc.	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee	02/03/2010
	Solis v. Laurelbrook Sanitarium and School, Inc.	petition for rehearing en banc	06/13/2011

	Solis v. Hooglands Nursery, LLC.	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana	02/05/2010
	Santiago v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co., Inc.	post-trial brief	02/23/2010
	Perez v. Mountaire Farms, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees	02/25/2010
	Cyberworld Enterprise Technologies, Inc. v. Janet Napolitano	on appeal from the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware	04/12/2010
	Mercier v. Union Pacific Railroad & Kroger v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.	amicus	05/21/2010
	Evans v. United States Environmental Protection Agency	amicus	06/17/2010
	Parth v. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center	amicus, on appellant's petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc	06/23/2010
	Johnson v. Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. and Siemens AG	amicus	07/16/2010

	Christopher v. Smithkline Beecham Corporation	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	08/10/2010
	Christopher v. Smithkline Beecham Corporation	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants' petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc	02/24/2011

	Josendis v. Wall to Wall Residence Repairs, Inc.	amicus, letter	08/26/2010
	Fast v. Applebee's International, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees	09/15/2010
	Solis v. State of Washington, Department of Social and Health Services	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington	10/08/2010
	Ramos-Barrientos v. Bland & Bland Farms, LLC.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	10/13/2010

	Dellinger v. Science Applications International Corp.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	10/15/2010
	Dellinger v. Science Applications International Corp.	amicus, on appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia	09/09/2011

	Henry v. Quicken Loans, Inc.	amicus	12/09/2010
	Baden-Winterwood v. Life Time Fitness, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees	02/03/2011
	Breeden v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	02/21/2011
	Shahriar v. Smith and Wollensky Restaurant Group, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees	02/25/2011
	Lawson v. FMR, LLC.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees/cross-appellants supporting affirmance	04/08/2011
	Schaefer-Larose v. Eli Lilly and Co.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	05/31/2011
	Minor v. Bostwick Laboratories, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	06/23/2011
	Knepper v. Rite Aid Corp.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	06/28/2011
	Harris v. Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee	07/18/2011
	Villanueva v. Core Laboratories NV and Saybolt de Colombia Limitada	amicus	08/23/2011
	Lopez v. Tyson Foods, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	10/24/2011
	Ojeda-Sanchez v. Bland Farms, Llc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	09/09/2011
	Rivera v. Peri & Sons Farms, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	01/19/2012
	Solis v. Hill Country Farms, Inc.	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa	01/24/2012
	Bala v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp.	amicus	06/08/2012
	Mendel v. City of Gibraltar	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	08/01/2012
	Scantland v. Knight	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	09/07/2012
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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 MSH Review Commission	06/10/2001
	MSHA v. Cannelton Industries, Inc.	on petition for review of a decision of the Federal MSH Review Commission, reply	12/19/2003

	MSHA v. Martin County Coal Corp.	opening	04/16/2004
	MSHA v. Martin County Coal Corp.	response	05/20/2004
	MSHA v. Martin County Coal Corp.	reply	06/15/2004

	MSHA v. Calmat Company of Arizona	brief for the Secretary of Labor	08/25/2004
	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 MSH Review Commission	01/12/2005
	MSHA v. Twentymile Coal Company	on petition for review of a decision of the Federal MSH Review Commission, reply	02/28/2005
	MSHA v. Twentymile Coal Company	on petition for review of a decision of the Federal MSH Review Commission, response	02/28/2005
	MSHA v. Twentymile Coal Company	on petition for review of a decision of the Federal MSH Review Commission	10/13/2005
	MSHA v. Twentymile Coal Company	on petition for review of a decision of the Federal MSH Review Commission, reply	11/28/2005

	Cumberland Coal v. MSHA	on petition for review of a decision of the Federal MSH Review Commission	05/31/2005

	MSHA v. Jim Walter Resources, Inc.	brief for the Secretary of Labor	01/23/2006
	MSHA v. Jim Walter Resources, Inc.	reply	02/20/2006

	MSHA and United Mine Workers of America v. Wolf Run Mining Company, Inc.	on appeal of a preliminary injunction of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia	04/25/2006
	Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Co. v. MSHA	on petition for review of final standards of the Secretary of Labor	12/06/2006
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Division of Occupational Safety and Health
	Kaspar Wire Works v. Chao	on petition for review of an order of the OSH Review Commission	07/12/2001
	Kaspar Wire Works v. Chao	amicus, letter response	07/12/2001

	Chao v. Ho Ho Ho Express, Inc.	on petition for review of an order of the OSH Review Commission	Mar, 2004
	Slingluff v. Secretary of Labor	on petition for review of an order of the OSH Review Commission	Sep, 2004
	Chao v. Gunite	on petition for review of an order of the OSH Review Commission, corrected	Mar, 2005
	W. G. Yates & Sons v. Secretary of Labor	on petition for review of an order of the OSH Review Commission	08/22/2005
	Chao v. Jindal/Saw Pipes	on petition for review of an order of the OSH Review Commission	04/05/2006
	Chao v. Cagle's, Inc.	on petition for review of a final order of the OSH Review Commission	02/23/2007
	Startran, Inc. v. OSH Review Commission and the Secretary of Labor	on petition for review of a final order of the OSH Review Commission	05/11/2007

	Chao v. The Barbosa Group, Inc.	on petition for review of an order of the OSH Review Commission	07/16/2007
	Chao v. The Barbosa Group, Inc.	on petition for review of a final order of the OSH Review Commission, reply	04/07/2008

	Chao v. Summit Contractors, Inc.	on petition for review of an order of the OSH Review Commission	07/30/2007
	Chao v. Manganas Painting Co., Inc.	on petition for review of a final order of the OSH Review Commission	11/16/2007
	Public Citizen Health Research Group v. OSHA	on petitions for review of a final rule of the OSH Administration	12/14/2007
	Metwest, Inc. v. OSH Review Commission and the Secretary of Labor	on petition for review of a final order of the Administrative Review Board	07/16/2008
	National Association of Home Builders v. OSH Administration and U.S. Department of Labor	on petition for review of a final rule of the OSH Administration	08/19/2009
	Solis v. Ezequiel Martinez Roofing	petition for judgment of civil contempt	09/18/2009
	Secretary of Labor v. Thomas Industrial Coatings, Inc.	opening	11/16/2009
	Menominee Tribal Enterprises v. U.S. Department of Labor	on petition for review of a final order of the OSH Review Commission	12/28/2009
	National Maritime Safety Association v. OSHA	on petition for review of a final rule of the OSH Administration	02/19/2010
	Steel Institute of New York v. The City of New York	amicus, memorandum in support of defendant	02/25/2010
	Steel Erectors Association of America, Inc. v. OSH Administration and the Secretary of Labor	brief of respondents	06/23/2010
	Secretary of Labor v. ConocoPhillips Bayway Refinery	opening	10/04/2010
	Secretary of Labor v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	brief for the Secretary of Labor	08/29/2011
	Secretary of Labor v. Delek Refining, Ltd.	brief for the Secretary of Labor	09/28/2011
	Dayton Tire v. Secretary of Labor	final brief for the Secretary of Labor	10/01/2011
	Comtran Group, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor	brief for the Secretary of Labor	05/09/2012
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Division of Plan Benefits Security
	Benefits Committee v. Key Trust	amicus, in support of defendant-appellee	06/22/2001
	In the matter of the Estate of David A. Egelhoff	amicus, in opposition to the respondent's motion for further determination	06/26/2001
	Keen v. Weaver	amicus, supporting petitioner	02/13/2002
	Ostler v. OCE-USA, Inc.	amicus, in support of the appellant	02/08/2002

	Harley v. Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co.	amicus, in support of appellants and reversal	06/12/2000
	Harley v. Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co.	amicus, in support of appellant's petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc	05/22/2002

	Tittle v. Enron	amicus, opposing the motions to dismiss	08/30/2002
	Mario v. P&C Food Markets	amicus, in support of appellee	09/10/2002
	Stern v. IBM	amicus, in support of appellant for reversal	10/15/2002
	Gerosa v. Savasta	amicus, supporting reversal	11/01/2002
	Sardagna v. Glaziers Pension Trust	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant	10/15/2002
	Arana v. Ochsner Health Plan, Inc.	amicus	04/10/2003
	Callery v. United States Life Ins. Co.	amicus, in support of appellant and reversal of the District Court's decision	08/20/2003
	In Re: Williams Company	amicus, supporting plaintiff's motion for reconsideration	08/20/2003
	Bombardier v. Ferrer	amicus, in support of appellee requesting affirmance	09/11/2003
	Millsap v. McDonnell-Douglas	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees urging affirmance	10/09/2003
	In Re: WorldCom	amicus, in opposition to motions to dismiss	01/16/2004

	Milofsky v. American Airlines, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	02/27/2004
	Milofsky v. American Airlines, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiff's-appellant's petition for rehearing en banc	04/11/2005
	Milofsky v. American Airlines, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	08/11/2005

	Nicolaou v. Horizon Media	amicus, in support of appellant for reversal	02/12/2004
	U.S. Department of Labor v. Grayson	on appeal from and order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon	04/16/2004
	Tatum v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.	amicus, in support of appellant and reversal of the District Court's decision	05/07/2004
	QualChoice v. Rowland	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant's petition for en banc rehearing	06/17/2004
	Agway v. Magnuson	amicus, in opposition to motions to dismiss	06/18/2004
	Glanton v. AdvancePCS Health	amicus, in support of appellant and requesting reversal	07/01/2004
	Midatlantic v. Sereboff	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee	07/08/2004
	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	02/25/2005
	Langbecker v. EDS	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees requesting affirmance	04/26/2005
	Bickley v. Caremark, Inc.	amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal	05/05/2005
	In Re: Merrimac Paper Company	amicus, supporting appellant for reversal	05/11/2005
	Goeres v. Charles Schwab & Co.	amicus, in support of the appellant and requesting reversal	07/11/2005
	Pereira v. Farace	amicus, supporting appellant's petition for panel and en banc rehearing	07/25/2005
	Chao v. Koresko	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania	09/02/2005
	BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina v. Carillo	amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal	09/14/2005

	Chao v. Community Trust Co.	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania	09/27/2005
	Chao v. Community Trust Co.	secretary’s petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc	02/05/2007

	Chao v. Day	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia	09/30/2005
	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	12/01/2005
	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	05/25/2006
	Vaughn v. Bay Environmental Management, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants	06/07/2006
	Holtzscher v Dynegy, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants requesting reversal	06/28/2006
	LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Assoc., Inc.	amicus, in support of petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc	07/12/2006
	Woods v. Southern Company	amicus, in support of the appellant and requesting reversal	07/14/2006
	Dickerson v. Feldman	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant	07/18/2006
	Kirschbaum v. Reliant Energy, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	08/16/2006
	Graden v. Conexant Systems, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant and requesting reversal	09/01/2006
	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	11/01/2006
	Retail Industry Leaders Association v. Fielder	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellee and requesting affirmance	11/06/2006
	In Re: Calpine Corporation	amicus, supporting appellants and requesting reversal	11/15/2006
	Rogers v. Baxter International, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellees	12/08/2006
	Harzewski v. Guidant Corp.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	12/28/2006

	Tullis v. UMB Bank	amicus, supporting appellants and requesting reversal	02/06/2007
	Tullis v. UMB Bank	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	04/15/2010

	Pfahler v. National Latex Products Co.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	02/21/2007
	Evans v. Akers	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	08/08/2007
	Lively v. Dynergy	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees	10/10/2007
	Grabek v. Northrop Grumman Corp.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants	02/05/2008

	Chao v. Plan Benefit Services, Inc.	memorandum in support of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment	02/03/2008
	Chao v. Plan Benefit Services, Inc.	memorandum in further support of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment	05/12/2008

	Golden Gate Restaurant Association v. City and County of San Francisco	amicus, supporting appellee and requesting affirmance	02/27/2008

	Hecker v. Deere	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants, amended	04/02/2008
	Hecker v. Deere	amicus, in support of panel rehearing	02/17/2009

	McLemore v. Regions Bank	amicus, in support of plaintiff	05/05/2008
	McLemore v. Regions Bank	amicus, supporting appellants	11/19/2010

	Sowers, et al v. FreightCar America	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellees	06/06/2008
	Young v. General Motors Investment Management Corp.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants	07/03/2008
	Chao v. Meixner	petition on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia	07/11/2008

	Johnson v. Couturier	amicus, in support of motion for preliminary injunction	09/24/2008
	Johnson v. Couturier	amicus, supporting appellees and requesting affirmance	01/30/2009

	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	01/16/2009
	Braden v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant and requesting reversal	02/13/2009

	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	02/19/2009
	US Securities and Exchange Commission v. AA Capital Partners, Inc.	amicus, in opposition to the General Partners' motion for attorneys fees	04/03/2009

	Cook v. Campbell	amicus, in support of appellants	04/21/2009
	Wendel v. Herzlinger	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee and requesting affirmance	05/26/2009
	Midgett v. Washington Group International Long Term Disability Plan	amicus, in support of appellants	05/29/2009
	Pharmaceutical Care Management Association v. District of Columbia	amicus, in support of appellants	08/21/2009
	Nicolas v. MCI Health And Welfare Plan	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant	08/31/2009
	Daniels-Hall v. National Education Association	amicus, in support of defendants	09/04/2009
	Edwards v. A. H. Cornell and Son, Inc.	amicus, in support of appellant for reversal	11/23/2009
	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

	In Re: Citigroup Erisa Litigation	amicus, in support of appellant requesting reversal	12/28/2009
	In Re: Citigroup Erisa Litigation	amicus, in support of appellants' petition for panel rehearing	12/06/2011

	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
	Loomis v. Exelon Corporation	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellants	02/10/2010

	Debbie McCravy v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant	04/28/2010
	Debbie McCravy v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company	amicus, in support of petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc	05/31/2011
	Debbie McCravy v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company	amicus, supplemental, supporting plaintiff-appellant on panel rehearing	09/28/2011

	Solis v. Malkani	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland	05/03/2010
	Lingis v. Motorola, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	05/14/2010
	Gearren v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.	amicus, in support of appellants requesting reversal	06/04/2010
	Barboza v. California Association of Firefighters	amicus, in support of the plaintiff-appellant	06/15/2010
	Barboza v. California Association of Firefighters	amicus, in support of the plaintiff-appellant	02/07/2012

	Fish v. Greatbanc Trust Corp.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs' opposition to defendants' joint motion for summary judgment	06/25/2010
	Boyd v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company	amicus, supporting defendant-appellee	09/14/2010
	Renfro v. Unisys	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	09/16/2010

	In Re: Beacon Securities Litigation	amicus, in support of plaintiffs' memoranda in opposition to defendants' motions to dismiss claims	10/01/2010
	In Re: Beacon Securities Litigation	amicus, in support of plaintiffs' motion for class certification	01/09/2012

	Solis v. The Food Employers Labor Relations Association and United Food and Commercial Works Pension Fund, et. al.	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland	10/18/2010
	In Re: J.P. Jeanneret Associates, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs' memorandum in opposition to defendants' motions to dismiss claims	10/18/2010
	Quan v. Computer Sciences Corp.	amicus, in support of petition for en banc rehearing	11/01/2010
	Sewright v. ING Groep, N.V.	amicus, in support of the plaintiffs-appellants	11/18/2010

	Kenseth v. Dean Health Plans, Inc.	amicus	11/22/2010
	Kenseth v. Dean Health Plans, Inc.	amicus, in support of reversal	06/13/2011

	Lanfear v. Home Depot, Inc.	amicus, in support of the plaintiff-appellant	11/22/2010
	Allen v. Wachovia Corp.	amicus, supporting plaintiffs-appellants	11/24/2010
	Sherfel v. Gassman	amicus, in support of defendant's memorandum on opposition to plaintiffs' request for injunctive and declaratory relief	12/07/2010

	Taylor v. KeyCorp	amicus, supporting plaintiff-appellant	01/12/2011
	Taylor v. KeyCorp	amicus, supporting plaintiff-cross-appellee	05/20/2011

	Pfeil v. State Street Bank and Trust Company	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	02/15/2011

	Secretary of Labor v. Holloway and Doyle	reply	02/04/2011
	Secretary of Labor v. Holloway and Doyle	on appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey	02/16/2011

	Fossen v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	02/18/2011
	Tibble v. Edison International	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants	05/25/2011
	Griffin v. Flagstar Bankorp, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting reversal	06/30/2011
	Dudenhoeffer v. Fifth Third Bancorp	amicus, in support of appellants	07/14/2011

	Fisch v. Suntrust Banks, Inc.	amicus, in support of the plaintiffs-appellants	07/15/2011
	Fisch v. Suntrust Banks, Inc.	amicus, in support of the plaintiffs-appellees	08/12/2011

	Donne v. Hardt	amicus, in response to court order	07/19/2011
	Amara v. Cigna Corporation	amicus	09/22/2011
	Santomenno v. John Hancock Life Insurance Co.	amicus, in support of appellants and requesting reversal	09/30/2011
	United Airlines, Inc. v. Air Line Pilots Association, International	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellees	10/03/2011
	Schultz v. Avial	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants' petition for hearing en banc	11/18/2011
	George v. Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, Inc.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	12/16/2011
	David v. Alphin	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants urging reversal	12/28/2011
	In Re: Lehman Brothers Erisa Litigation	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants requesting reversal	01/11/2012
	Frommert v. Conkright	amicus, supporting appellants and requesting reversal	05/11/2012
	Mozingo v. Trend Personnel Services	amicus, in support of neither party	05/24/2012
	White v. Marshal & Ilsley Corp.	amicus, in support of plaintiffs-appellants and requesting affirmance in part and reversal in part	05/30/2012
	Leimkuehler v. American United Life Insurance Corp.	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant urging reversal and remand	06-01-2012
	Access Mediquip L.L.C. v. UnitedHealthCare Insurance Company	amicus, in support of plaintiff-appellant	07-11-2012
	Pacific Shores Hospital v. United Behavioral Health and Wells Fargo & Company Health Plan	amicus, in support of the plaintiffs-appellant's	08-13-2012
	Kopp v. Klein	amicus, in support of the plaintiff-appellant	08-15-2012
	Arendt v. Solis	on appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington	08-16-2012
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	No. 01-12379 Bailey v. Gulf Coast Transp.	amicus, supporting appellants	06/10/2001
	No. 03-71622 Dilts v. Todd Shipyards	on petition for review of a an order of the BRB	12/19/2003
	No. 04-1144 Harrington v. Chao	on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts	02/08/2004
	No. 04-3245 Sasse v. Department of Labor	on petition for review of a final order of the Administrative Review Board	06/25/2004
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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	05/21/2004
	No. 03-1238 IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez	amicus, on petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. 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 U.S. 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 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit	05/18/2007
	No. 06-856 LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Assoc., Inc.	amicus, supporting petitioner	08/06/2007

	No. 06-923 MetLife v. Glenn	amicus, on petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit	12/21/2007
	No. 06-923 MetLife v. Glenn	amicus, supporting respondent	02/31/2008

	No. 07-841 Amschwand v. Spherion	amicus, on petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. 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 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit	May, 2009
	No. 08-810 Conkright v. Frommert	amicus, supporting respondents	Nov, 2009
	No. 09-448 Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company	amicus, supporting petitioner	Mar, 2010
	No. 08-1515 Golden Gate Restaurant Association v. City and County of San Francisco	amicus, on petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	May, 2010
	No. 09-834 Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation	amicus, supporting petitioner	June, 2010
	No. 09-400 Staub v. Proctor Hospital	amicus, supporting petitioner	July, 2010
	No. 09-804 Cigna Corp. v. Amara	amicus, supporting respondents	10/22/2010
	No. 10-1399 Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Inc.	brief for the federal respondent	12/14/2011

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