| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Feb 25 2010 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 31, 2010) |
| Mar 5 2010 |
Waiver of right of respondent Gladys Mensing to respond filed. |
| Mar 10 2010 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 26, 2010. |
| Mar 22 2010 |
Response Requested . (Due April 21, 2010) |
| Apr 21 2010 |
Brief amicus curiae of Generic Pharmaceutical Association filed. VIDED. |
| Apr 21 2010 |
Brief of respondent Gladys Mensing in opposition filed. |
| May 4 2010 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 20, 2010. |
| May 4 2010 |
Reply of petitioner Actavis Elizabeth, LLC filed. (Distributed) |
| May 24 2010 |
The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| Nov 2 2010 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 15 2010 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 3, 2010. |
| Nov 15 2010 |
Supplemental brief of petitioner Actavis Elizabeth, LLC filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 6 2010 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 10, 2010. |
| Dec 10 2010 |
Petition GRANTED The petitions for writs of certiorari in No. 09-993 and No. 09-1501 are granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. |
| Dec 23 2010 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, March 30, 2011. |
| Jan 20 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents. VIDED. |
| Jan 24 2011 |
Brief of petitioners PLIVA, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 24 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners PLIVA, Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., and UDL Labs, Inc. VIDED. |
| Jan 24 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner Actavis Elizabeth LLC. VIDED. |
| Jan 24 2011 |
Joint appendix filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 24 2011 |
Brief of petitioners Actavis Inc. and Actavis Elizabeth LLC filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 24 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner Actavis, Inc. VIDED. |
| Jan 31 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Apotex, Inc. filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 31 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 31 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Generic Pharmaceutical Association filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 4 2011 |
CIRCULATED. VIDED. |
| Feb 23 2011 |
Brief of respondents Gladys Mensing and Julie Demahy filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 2 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen and AARP filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 2 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 2 2011 |
Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 2 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Rep. Henry A. Waxman filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 2 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Administrative Law and Civil Procedure Scholars filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 2 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Marc T. Law, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 2 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 2 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Coalition Against Censorship filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 2 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Christy Graves filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 2 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Torts Professors Mary J. Davis, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 2 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of National Conference of State Legislators filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 2 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Minnesota, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 2 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 2 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 2 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Jerome P. Kassirer, M.D., and Paul D.Stolley, M.D.,M.P.H. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 11 2011 |
Letter from counsel for PLIVA received. (Distributed). VIDED. |
| Mar 18 2011 |
Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Mar 23 2011 |
Reply of petitioners PLIVA, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 23 2011 |
Reply of petitioners Actavis Elizabeth LLC filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 30 2011 |
Argued. For petitioners: Jay P. Lefkowitz, New York, N. Y. For respondents: Louis M. Bograd, Washington, D. C.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Jun 23 2011 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to Part III-B-2. Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Alito, JJ., joined that opinion in full, and Kennedy, J., joined as to all but Part III-B-2. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 18 2011 |
Petition for Rehearing filed. VIDED. |
| Jul 21 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED. |
| Aug 15 2011 |
Rehearing DENIED. |
| Aug 15 2011 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |