Supreme Court of the United States

QUESTION PRESENTED:

Whether the Arizona Supreme Court’s holding that Arizona Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.1 (g) precluded post-conviction relief is an adequate and independent state-law ground for the judgment.

QUESTION PRESENTED:

(1) Whether the Supreme Court should overrule Grutter v. Bollinger and hold that institutions of higher education cannot use race as a factor in admissions; and

(2) whether Harvard College is violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by penalizing Asian American applicants, engaging in racial balancing, overemphasizing race and rejecting workable race-neutral alternatives.

- https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/students-for-fair-admissions-inc-v-president-fellows-of-harvard-college/

QUESTION PRESENTED:

(1) Whether the Supreme Court should overrule Grutter v. Bollinger and hold that institutions of higher education cannot use race as a factor in admissions; and

(2) whether a university can reject a race-neutral alternative because it would change the composition of the student body, without proving that the alternative would cause a dramatic sacrifice in academic quality or the educational benefits of overall student-body diversity.

- https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/students-for-fair-admissions-inc-v-university-of-north-carolina/

QUESTION PRESENTED:

Whether a supervisor making over $200,000 each year is entitled to overtime pay because the standalone regulatory exemption set forth in 29 C.F.R. § 541.601 remains subject to the detailed requirements of 29 C.F.R. § 541.604 when determining whether highly compensated supervisors are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime-pay requirements.

Date                   Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jan 07 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 10, 2022)
Jan 25 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., et al.
Jan 27 2022 | Letter of January 25, 2022 pertaining to the corporate discosure statement, received from counsel for the petiitoners.
Feb 07 2022 | Letter of February 7, 2022 pertaining to amicus briefs, received from counsel for the petiitoners.
Feb 09 2022 | Waiver of right of respondent Michael J. Hewitt to respond filed.
Feb 09 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Texas Oil and Gas Association, Inc. and The American Petroleum Institute filed.
Feb 10 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Independent Petroleum Association of America and Offshore Operators Committee filed.
Feb 10 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Mississippi, et al. filed.
Feb 16 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022.
Feb 18 2022 | Response Requested. (Due March 21, 2022)
Mar 21 2022 | Brief of respondent Michael J. Hewitt in opposition filed.
Apr 05 2022 | Reply of petitioners Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 06 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
Apr 25 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022.
May 02 2022 | Petition GRANTED.
May 06 2022 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
May 26 2022 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Jun 07 2022 | May 26, 2022 motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 8, 2022. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 31, 2022.
Jun 14 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, October, 12, 2022.
Jun 22 2022 | Record requested from the 5th Circuit.
Jun 22 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
Jun 23 2022 | The record from the U.S.D.C. Southern District of Texas (Houston) has been electronically filed.
Jul 08 2022 | Joint appendix filed (statement of cost filed.)
Jul 08 2022 | Brief of petitioners Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., et al. filed.
Jul 13 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Independent Petroleum Association of America filed.
Jul 15 2022 | Brief amici curiae of States of Mississippi, et al. filed.
Jul 15 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Texas Oil and Gas Association, Inc., et al. filed.
Jul 15 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Jul 21 2022 | CIRCULATED
Aug 31 2022 | Brief of respondent Michael J. Hewitt filed. (Distributed)
Sep 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Massachusetts Nurses Association filed. (Distributed)
Sep 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
Sep 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of National Nurses United filed. (Distributed)
Sep 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations filed. (Distributed)
Sep 07 2022 |

QUESTION PRESENTED:

Whether a work of art is “transformative” when it conveys a different meaning or message from its source material (as the Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, and other courts of appeals have held), or whether a court is forbidden from considering the meaning of the accused work where it “recognizably deriv[es] from” its source material (as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has held).

Date                  Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Dec 09 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 12, 2022)
Dec 29 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 12, 2022 to February 11, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 30 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 11, 2022.
Jan 10 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Copyright Law Professors filed.
Jan 10 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Barbara Kruger and Robert Storr filed.
Jan 12 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Art Law Professors filed.
Jan 12 2022 | Brief amici curiae of The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, and Brooklyn Museum filed.
Feb 04 2022 | Brief of respondents Lynn Goldsmith, et al. in opposition filed.
Feb 23 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
Feb 23 2022 | Reply of petitioner The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 21 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
Mar 28 2022 | Petition GRANTED.
Apr 18 2022 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
May 02 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Lynn Goldsmith, et al.
May 02 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
May 04 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 10, 2022. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 8, 2022.
Jun 10 2022 | Brief of petitioner The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. filed.
Jun 10 2022 | Joint appendix (Volumes I and II) filed. (Statement of cost filed)
Jun 14 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, October, 12, 2022.
Jun 15 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. filed.
Jun 16 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Art Law Professors filed.
Jun 17 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed.
Jun 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Floor64, Inc. d/b/a The Copia Institute filed.
Jun 17 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Authors Guild, Inc., et al. in support of neither party filed.
Jun 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of The Motion Picture Association, Inc. in support of neither party filed.
Jun 17 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Art Institute of Chicago, et al. in support of neither party filed.
Jun 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Authors Alliance filed.
Jun 17 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Library Futures Institute, et al. in support of neither party filed.
Jun 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
Jun 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in suppoprt of neither party filed.
Jun 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Art Professor Richard Meyer in support of neither party filed.
Jun 17 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Artists, et al. filed.
Jun 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Copyright Alliance in support of neither party filed.
Jun 17 2022 |

QUESTION PRESENTED:

Whether the statute of limitations for a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim seeking DNA testing of crime-scene evidence begins to run at the end of state-court litigation denying DNA testing, including any appeals (as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has held), or whether it begins to run at the moment the state trial court denies DNA testing, despite any subsequent appeal (as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, joining the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, held below).

Date                   Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Sep 20 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2021)
Oct 13 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2021 to November 21, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 14 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021. See Rule 30.1
Oct 22 2021 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Constitutional Accountability Center.
Oct 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Texas Exonerees Michael Morton and Anthony Graves, et al. filed.
Nov 18 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 22, 2021 to January 5, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 19 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 5, 2022.
Dec 28 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 5, 2022 to January 19, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 29 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 19, 2022.
Jan 19 2022 | Brief of respondents Bryan Goertz, et al. in opposition filed.
Feb 01 2022 | Reply of petitioner Rodney Reed filed. (Distributed)
Feb 02 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
Feb 22 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022.
Feb 28 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022.
Mar 14 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
Mar 21 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
Mar 28 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2022.
Apr 11 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
Apr 18 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
Apr 25 2022 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Constitutional Accountability Center GRANTED.
Apr 25 2022 | Petition GRANTED.
May 02 2022 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
May 19 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 1, 2022. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 23, 2022.
Jun 14 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, October, 11, 2022.
Jun 22 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Rodney Reed
Jun 22 2022 | Record requested from the 5th Circuit.
Jun 22 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
Jun 24 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Bryan Goertz, et al.
Jul 01 2022 | Brief of petitioner Rodney Reed filed.
Jul 01 2022 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Jul 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Eight Retired Judges filed.
Jul 08 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Fred Smith Jr. filed.
Jul 08 2022 | Brief amici curiae of The Law Enforcement Action Partnership and the National Police Accountability Project filed.
Jul 08 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
Jul 08 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed.
Jul 08 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Texas Exonerees Michael Morton and Anthony Graves, et al. filed.
Jul 08 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed.
Jul 08 2022 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.
Jul 08 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Chase Baumgartner filed.
Jul 21 2022 | CIRCULATED
Aug 03 2022 | USDC, W. Dist., Tex. record on appeal, including sealed filings, has been electronically received by the Clerk.
Aug 23 2022 | Brief of respondent Bryan Goertz filed. (Distributed)
Aug 30 2022 |

QUESTION PRESENTED:

1. Whether allegations that a state law has dramatic economic effects largely outside of the state and requires pervasive changes to an integrated nationwide industry state a violation of the dormant commerce clause, or whether the extraterritoriality principle described in the Supreme Court’s decisions is now a dead letter; and 
2.  whether such allegations, concerning a law that is based solely on preferences regarding out-of-state housing of farm animals, state a claim under Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.

Date                 Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Sep 27 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 29, 2021)
Oct 11 2021 | Waiver of right of respondents Karen Ross, in her official capacity as Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, et al. to respond filed.
Oct 11 2021 | Waiver of right of respondents Humane Society of the United States, et al. to respond filed.
Oct 12 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, National Pork Producers Council, et al.
Oct 13 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
Oct 13 2021 | Waiver of National Pork Producers Council, et al. of right to respond not accepted for filing. (October 19, 2021)
Oct 19 2021 | Response Requested. (Due November 18, 2021)
Oct 29 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Canadian Pork Council filed.
Nov 01 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 18, 2021 to December 20, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 01 2021 | Response to motion for an extension of time from petitioner National Pork Producers Council, et al. filed.
Nov 02 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including December 8, 2021, for all respondents.
Nov 10 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Indiana, et al. filed.
Nov 12 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
Nov 18 2021 | Brief amici curiae of North Carolina Chamber Legal Institute, et al. filed.
Nov 18 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Manufacturers, et al. filed.
Nov 18 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Iowa Pork Producers Association, et al. filed.
Dec 08 2021 | Brief of respondents Karen Ross, in her official capacity as Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, et al. in opposition filed.
Dec 08 2021 | Brief of respondents Humane Society of the United States, et al. in opposition filed.
Dec 21 2021 | Reply of petitioner National Pork Producers Council, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 22 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
Jan 10 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
Jan 18 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
Feb 11 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
Feb 22 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022.
Feb 28 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022.
Mar 14 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
Mar 21 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
Mar 28 2022 | Petition GRANTED.
Apr 06 2022 | Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Apr 22 2022 | Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 10, 2022. The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including August 8, 2022.
Apr 25 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners National Pork Producers Council, et al.
May 16 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Jun 10 2022 | Brief of petitioners National Pork Producers Council, et al. filed.
Jun 14 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, October, 11, 2022.
Jun 14 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Jun 17 2022 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Manufacturers, et al. filed.
Jun 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Protect the Harvest filed.
Jun 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
Jun 17 2022 | Brief amici curiae of North Carolina Chamber Legal Institute, et al. filed.
Jun...

QUESTION PRESENTED:

(1) Whether the rebuttable presumption of equitable tolling from Irwin v. Department of Veterans Affairs applies to the one-year statutory deadline in 38 U.S.C. § 5110(b)(1) for seeking retroactive disability benefits, and, if so, whether the government has rebutted that presumption; and

(2) whether, if 38 U.S.C. § 5110(b)(1) is amenable to equitable tolling, this case should be remanded so the agency can consider the particular facts and circumstances in the first instance.

Date    Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Sep 17 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2021)
Oct 01 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 21, 2021 to November 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 04 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021.
Oct 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy Inc. filed.
Nov 09 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 22, 2021 to December 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 10 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 22, 2021.
Dec 22 2021 | Brief of respondent Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs in opposition filed.
Dec 30 2021 | Reply of petitioner Adolfo R. Arellano filed. (Distributed)
Jan 05 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
Feb 11 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
Feb 22 2022 | Petition GRANTED.
Mar 10 2022 | Motion of the parties for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Mar 22 2022 | Motion of the parties to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 13, 2022. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 18, 2022.
Apr 19 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Adolfo R. Arellano.
May 02 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
May 13 2022 | Brief of petitioner Adolfo R. Arellano filed.
May 19 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Disabled American Veterans and Lee Kirby filed.
May 20 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Military-Veterans Advocacy Inc. and Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Inc. filed.
May 20 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
May 20 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Federal Circuit Bar Association filed.
May 20 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium filed.
May 20 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Edgewood Veterans, et al. filed.
Jun 14 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, October, 4, 2022.
Jun 22 2022 | Record requested from the Federal Circuit.
Jul 06 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
Jul 18 2022 | Brief of respondent McDonough, Denis, Secretary of Veterans Affairs filed.
Jul 19 2022 | The record from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, has been electronically filed.
Jul 21 2022 | CIRCULATED
Aug 17 2022 | Reply of petitioner Adolfo R. Arellano filed. (Distributed)

QUESTION PRESENTED:

Whether the state of Alabama’s 2021 redistricting plan for its seven seats in the United States House of Representatives violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jan 28 2022 | Application (21A375) for a stay or injunctive relief pending appeal, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Jan 28 2022 | Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due March 9, 2022)
Jan 28 2022 | Response to application (21A375) requested by Justice Thomas, due by noon on Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
Jan 31 2022 | Motion for leave to file amici curiae brief filed by Louisiana, et al. VIDED.
Jan 31 2022 | Motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief filed by John Wahl, Chairman, Alabama State Republican Executive Committee.
Feb 01 2022 | Motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief filed by The National Republican Redistricting Trust.
Feb 01 2022 | Motion for leave to file amici curiae brief filed by United States Representatives from Alabama. VIDED.
Feb 01 2022 | Motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief filed by Alabama Center for Law and Liberty. VIDED.
Feb 02 2022 | Response to application from respondents Evan Milligan, et al. filed.
Feb 02 2022 | Reply of applicants John Merrill, et al. filed.
Feb 07 2022 | Application (21A375) referred to the Court.
Feb 07 2022 | Application (21A375) granted by the Court. The application is treated as a jurisdictional statement (No. 21-1086), and probable jurisdiction is noted. The district court's January 24, 2022 preliminary injunction in No. 2:21-cv-1530 is stayed pending further order of the Court. Justice Kavanaugh, with whom Justice Alito joins, concurring in grant of applications for stay. (Detached opinion). The Chief Justice dissenting from grant of applications for stay. (Detached opinion). Justice Kagan, with whom Justice Breyer and Justice Sotomayor join, dissenting from grant of applications for stays. (Detached opinion).
Feb 22 2022 | This case is consolidated with No. 21-1087, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. The question presented in these cases is: Whether the District Courts in these cases correctly found a violation of section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U. S. C. §10301.
Feb 22 2022 | Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 21-1086. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 21-1086. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.”
Mar 01 2022 | Joint motion of the parties for an extension of time file the briefs on the merits. VIDED.
Mar 04 2022 | Motion to modify or amend the question presented filed by appellees and respondents. VIDED.
Mar 08 2022 | Joint motion of the parties to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix, appellants', and petitioners' briefs on the merits is extended to and including April 25, 2022. The time to file appellees' and respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including July 11, 2022. VIDED.
Mar 08 2022 | Application (21A493) of appellants/petitioners for leave to file consolidated opening and reply briefs on the merits, submitted to Justice Thomas. VIDED.
Mar 08 2022 | Response of appellants and petitioners to the motion to modify or amend the question presented filed. VIDED.
Mar 14 2022 | Application (21A493) granted by Justice Thomas for leave to file consolidated opening and reply briefs on the merits provided that the opening brief does not exceed 18,000 words and the reply brief does not exceed 10,000 words. VIDED.
Mar 21 2022 | Upon consideration of the motion to modify or amend the question presented, the question presented in these cases is amended as follows: Whether the State of Alabama’s 2021 redistricting plan for its seven seats in the United States House of Representatives violated section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U. S. C. §10301. VIDED.
Mar 30 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Marcus Caster, et al.
Mar 30 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Evan Milligan, et al.
Mar 31 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, John H. Merrill, Alabama Secretary of State, et al.
Apr 25 2022 | Joint appendix filed (three volumes). VIDED. (Statement of costs filed)
Apr 25 2022 | Brief of appellants/petitioners John H. Merrill, Alabama Secretary of State, et al. filed. VIDED.
Apr 29 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Interest Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.
Apr 29 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Sen...

QUESTION PRESENTED:

(1) Whether MoneyGram Official Checks are “a money order, traveler’s check, or other similar written instrument (other than a third party bank check) on which a banking or financial organization or a business association is directly liable,” pursuant to 12 U.S.C. § 2503; (2) whether the court should command Wisconsin and Pennsylvania not to assert any claim over abandoned and unclaimed property related to MoneyGram Official Checks; and (3) whether all future sums payable on abandoned MoneyGram Official Checks should be remitted to Delaware.

Date     Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
May 25 2016 | Documents filed with the Special Master may be found on the Special Master's website at http://ww2.ca2.uscourts.gov/specialmaster/special_145.html
May 26 2016 | Motion for leave to file a bill of complaint filed.
Jun 03 2016 | Brief and Motion for Leave to file Counterclaim filed by Wisconsin.
Jun 14 2016 | Brief in response of defendant Pennsylvania filed.
Jun 21 2016 | Letter from State of Wisconsin received.
Jun 23 2016 | Reply of petitioner Delaware, Plaintiff filed.
Jul 06 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Moneygram Payment Systems, Inc. filed.
Aug 01 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization filed.
Aug 24 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2016.
Oct 03 2016 | The Motion for leave to file a Bill of Complaint and the Motion for leave to file a Counterclaim are granted. This case is consolidated with Original 146 and the parties are allowed thirty days within which to file answers to the Bills of Complaint and the Counterclaims.
Oct 10 2016 | Motion For leave to amend Bill of Compliant filed by Arkansas, et al.,. (NOT PRINTED) (VIDED)
Oct 28 2016 | Pennsylvania's Answer and Counterclaims to Delaware's Bill of Complaint filed. (VIDED)
Oct 31 2016 | Answer of the State of Wisconsin to the Bill of Complaint filed.(VIDED)
Nov 01 2016 | Answer to Wisconsin's Counterclaim filed by Delaware (VIDED)
Nov 01 2016 | Answer to Counterclaim filed by Arkansas, et al., Plaintiffs. (VIDED)
Nov 01 2016 | Answer to Arkansas, et al.'s Bill of Complaint filed by Delaware filed. (VIDED)
Nov 07 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 22, 2016.
Nov 11 2016 | Motion for leave to file bill of third party complaint filed by defendant Pennsylvania. (VIDED).
Nov 18 2016 | Answer to Pennsylvania's Counterclaim filed by Delaware.(VIDED)
Nov 28 2016 | The motion of Arkansas, et al., for leave to amend the Bill of Complaint is granted.
Dec 06 2016 | It has been suggested that the parties are in agreement on the facts relevant to a decision in this action. If this is the case, the parties are invited to file a stipulation of facts in this Court on or before 60 days from the date of this order. If such a stipulation is filed, the Court will set a schedule for briefing the legal issues. If such a stipulation is not timely filed, a Special Master will be appointed to conduct any necessary discovery and to make proposed findings of fact, and the case will proceed in the usual manner.
Dec 28 2016 | Brief of MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. in opposition to Motion for Leave to File Bill of Third Party Complaint filed. VIDED.
Jan 09 2017 | Motion for leave to amend Bill of Complaint filed by Delaware, Plaintiff. (VIDED)
Jan 09 2017 | Motion for leave to amend Countercliam filed by defendant Delaware, (VIDED)
Jan 11 2017 | Reply of respondent Pennsylvania in further support of motion for leave to file Bill of Third Party Complaint filed. VIDED.
Jan 18 2017 | Response to Delaware's Motion for Leave to Amend Bill of Complaint from Defendant Pennsylvania filed.(VIDED)
Jan 24 2017 | Response in opposition to Delaware's motion for leave to amend bill of complaint from Wisconsin filed.(VIDED)
Jan 26 2017 | Response in opposition to Delaware's motion for leave to amend counterclaim from Arkansas, et al., filed.(VIDED)
Feb 01 2017 | Letter from the Parties in Response to Court's order of December 6, 2016.(VIDED)
Feb 03 2017 | Reply Brief in support of Motions for leave to amend Bill of Complaint and Counterclaim filed by Delaware, (VIDED)
Feb 15 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 3, 2017.
Mar 29 2017 | It is ordered that the Honorable Pierre N. Leval, of New York, New York, is appointed Special Master in this case with authority to fix the time and conditions for the filing of additional pleadings, to direct subsequent proceedings, to summon witnesses, to issue subpoenas, and to take such evidence as may be introduced and such as he may deem it necessary to call for. The Special Master is directed to submit Reports as he may deem appropriate. The cost of printing his Reports, and all other proper expenses, including travel expenses, shall be submitted to the Court.
Mar 31 2017 | Oath of Special Master filed
Jul 27 2021 | First Interim Report of the Special Master received (also as to No. 145, Orig.)
Jul 27 2021 | Because the Court has consolidated this case with No. 146, Original, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 145, Original. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 145. Each document submitted in connection with one or both of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in only one of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.”
Oct 04 2021 | The Report of the Special Master is received and ordered filed. ...