| No. 16-1454 | |
| Title: | Ohio, et al., Petitioners v. American Express Company, et al. |
| Docketed: | June 6, 2017 |
| Linked with 16A923 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (15-1672) |
| Decision Date: | September 26, 2016 |
| Rehearing Denied: | January 5, 2017 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Mar 22 2017 | Application (16A923) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 5, 2017 to May 5, 2017, submitted to Justice Ginsburg. |
| Mar 24 2017 | Application (16A923) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until May 5, 2017. |
| Apr 20 2017 | Application (16A923) to extend further the time from May 5, 2017 to June 2, 2017, submitted to Justice Ginsburg. |
| Apr 24 2017 | Application (16A923) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until June 2, 2017. |
| Jun 02 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 6, 2017) |
| Jun 13 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for State petitioners Ohio, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Rhode Island, Utah and Vermont. |
| Jun 16 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent Texas. |
| Jun 19 2017 | Waiver of right of respondent State of Tennessee to respond filed. |
| Jun 22 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent United States. |
| Jun 22 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents American Express Company, et al. |
| Jun 22 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for respondent State of Arizona. |
| Jun 23 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent State of Nebraska. |
| Jun 26 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent State of Missouri. |
| Jun 28 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 7, 2017, for all respondents. |
| Jul 06 2017 | Order further extending time to file the response of American Express Company, et al. to petition to and including August 21, 2017. |
| Jul 06 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Ahold U.S.A., Inc., et al. filed. |
| Jul 06 2017 | Brief amici curiae of John M. Connor, et al. filed. |
| Jul 06 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Discover Financial Services filed. |
| Jul 06 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc. filed. |
| Jul 06 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Antitrust Officials filed. |
| Jul 06 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Southwest Airlines Co. filed. |
| Jul 06 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Inc. filed. |
| Jul 06 2017 | Brief amici curiae of 25 Professors of Antitrust law filed. |
| Aug 07 2017 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Aug 21 2017 | Brief of respondent American Express Company in opposition filed. |
| Sep 05 2017 | Reply of petitioner Ohio, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 06 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/25/2017. |
| Oct 02 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2017. |
| Oct 10 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/13/2017. |
| Oct 16 2017 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Oct 24 2017 | Blanket Consent filed by petitioners Ohio, et al. |
| Nov 01 2017 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including December 7, 2017. |
| Nov 01 2017 | The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including January 16, 2018. |
| Nov 13 2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, United States |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Nov 21 2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, American Express Co., et al. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Nov 21 2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, State of Missouri |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Dec 07 2017 | Brief of petitioners Ohio, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Dec 07 2017 | Brief of respondent United States in support of petitioners filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word Count | |
| Dec 07 2017 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| Main Document | |
| Dec 12 2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, State of Tennessee |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Dec 13 2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, State of Nebraska |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Dec 14 2017 | Brief amici curiae of United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Inc.; Center for Responsible Lending; Consumer Federation of America; Consumers Union; National Association of Consumer Advocates; National Consumer Law Center; Public Citizen, Inc. filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 14 2017 | Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association and Ohio State Medical Association filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 14 2017 | Brief amici curiae of 20 Merchants as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Dec 14 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Verizon Communications Inc. in support of neither party filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Dec 14 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The Merchant Advisory Group filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 14 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 14 2017 | Brief amici curiae of John M. Connor, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Dec 14 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Ahold U.S.A., Inc.; Albertsons LLC; The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Inc.; H.E. Butt Grocery Co.; Meijer, Inc.; Publix Super Markets, Inc.; Raley's; Rite Aid Corporation; Safeway, Inc.; Supervalu, Inc.; and Walgreen Co. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Dec 14 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Open Markets Institute filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 14 2017 | Brief amici curiae of International Air Transport Association and Airlines for America filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 14 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., The Home Depot, Inc., Target Corporation, Sears Holding Management Corporation, Jo-Ann Stores, LLC, and Merchant Trade Associations filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 14 2017 | Brief amici curiae of 28 Professors of Antitrust Law filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 14 2017 | Amicus brief of 27 Professors of Antitrust Law not accepted for filing. (December 15, 2017) |
| Dec 14 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Discover Financial Services filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Dec 14 2017 | Brief amici curiae of New York, Alaska, California, Delaware, Hawai‘i, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 14 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The Australian Retailers Association filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Dec 20 2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, February 26, 2018. |
| Jan 05 2018 | CIRCULATED |
| Jan 10 2018 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit. |
| Jan 16 2018 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit is electronic. |
| Jan 16 2018 | Brief of respondents American Express Co., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jan 17 2018 | Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Jan 18 2018 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit 1 box, this record is Sealed. |
| Jan 23 2018 | Brief amici curiae of J. Gregory Sidak and Robert D. Willig filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jan 23 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jan 23 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Computer & Communications Industry Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Jan 23 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The Australian Taxpayers' Alliance filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jan 23 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Prof. David S. Evans and Prof. Richard Schmalensee filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of ServiceOther | |
| Jan 23 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Law & Economics Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of ServiceOther | |
| Jan 23 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The Clearing House Association L.L.C. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Feb 12 2018 | Reply of petitioners Ohio, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Feb 14 2018 | Record received from the U.S. Dist. Court Eastern Dist. of New York. The record has some Sealed Documents and is electronic. |
| Feb 15 2018 | Reply of respondent United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Feb 16 2018 | Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General GRANTED. |
| Feb 26 2018 | Argued. For petitioners and state respondents in support: Eric E. Murphy, State Solicitor, Columbus, Ohio. For respondent United States in support of petitioners: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Evan R. Chesler, New York, N. Y. |
| Jun 25 2018 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Alito, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 27 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Aug 21 2018 | Record from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit has been returned. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Eric E. Murphy Counsel of Record | 30 East Broad Street 17th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 eric.murphy@ohioattorneygeneral.gov | (614)-466-8980 |
| Party name: Ohio, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Nancy Bonnell Counsel of Record | Antitrust Unit Chief Office of the Arizona Attorney General 1275 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007-2926 Nancy.Bonnell@azag.gov | (602) 542-7728 |
| Party name: State of Arizona | ||
| Evan R. Chesler Counsel of Record | Cravth, Swaine & Moore, LLP 825 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10019 echesler@cravath.com | 212-474-1000 |
| Party name: American Express Co., et al. | ||
| Noel J. Francisco Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Scott A. Keller Counsel of Record | Office of the Texas Attorney General Solicitor General P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 scott.keller@oag.texas.gov | 5125902655 |
| Party name: State of Texas | ||
| David Andrew Lopez Counsel of Record | Office of the Nebraska Attorney General 2115 State Capitol Lincoln, NE 68509 dave.lopez@nebraska.gov | 402-471-2682 |
| Party name: State of Nebraska | ||
| Joseph Schlotzhauer Counsel of Record | Assistant Attorney General Missouri Attorney General's Office P.O. Box 861 St. Louis, MO 63188 Joseph.Schlotzhauer@ago.mo.gov | 314 340-7945 |
| Party name: State of Missouri | ||
| Joseph F. Whalen Counsel of Record | Associate Solicitor General 500 Charlotte Avenue Nashville, TN 37243 joe.whalen@ag.tn.gov | (615) 741-3499 |
| Party name: State of Tennessee | ||
| David M. Ashton | Assistant Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 Austin, TX 78711-2548 david.ashton@texasattorneygeneral.gov | 512-463-2100 |
| Party name: State of Texas | ||
| Douglas J. Peterson | Attorney General Office of Attorney General 2115 State Capitol Building Lincoln, NE 68509 collinkessner@nebraska.gov | 402-471-3297 |
| Party name: State of Nebraska | ||
| Other | ||
| Donald I Baker Counsel of Record | Baker & Miller PLLC 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20037 dbaker@bakerandmiller.com | 202-663-7820 |
| Party name: International Air Transport Association and Airlines for America | ||
| Anthony Joseph Bolognese Counsel of Record | Bolognese & Associates, LLC 1500 JFK Blvd., Suite 320 Philadelphia, PA 19102 abolognese@bolognese-law.com | 215-814-6750 |
| Party name: JOHN M. CONNOR, MARTIN GAYNOR, DANIEL MCFADDEN, ROGER NOLL, JEFFREY M. PERLOFF, JOSEPH A. STIGLITZ, LAWRENCE J. WHITE, AND RALPH A. WINTER | ||
| Richard M. Brunell Counsel of Record | American Antitrust Institute 1025 Connecticut Ave. Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20036 rbrunell@antitrustinstitute.org | 202-600-9640 |
| Party name: American Antitrust Institute | ||
| Matthew L. Cantor Counsel of Record | Constantine Cannon LLP 335 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10017 mcantor@constantinecannon.com | 2123502738 |
| Party name: American Medical Association and Ohio State Medical Association | ||
| Eric F. Citron Counsel of Record | Goldstein & Russell, P.C. 7475 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 850 Bethesda, MD 20814 ecitron@goldsteinrussell.com | 301-857-1005 |
| Party name: 27 Professors of Antitrust Law | ||
| Deepak Gupta Counsel of Record | Gupta Wessler PLLC 1900 L Street, NW Suite 312 Washington, DC 20036 deepak@guptawessler.com | (202) 888-1741 |
| Party name: Open Markets Institute | ||
| Jonathan M. Jacobson Counsel of Record | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. 1301 Avenue of the Americas, 40th Floor New York, NY 10019 jjacobson@wsgr.com | 212-497-7758 |
| Party name: Antitrust Law & Economic Scholars | ||
| Robert N Kaplan Counsel of Record | Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP 850 Third Ave.,14th Floor New York, NY 10022 rkaplan@kaplanfox.com | 212-687-1980 |
| Party name: The Australian Retailers Association | ||
| Neal Kumar Katyal Counsel of Record | Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth St., N.W. Washington, DC 20004 neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com | 202 637 5528 |
| Party name: Computer & Communications Industry Association | ||
| Elai E Katz Counsel of Record | Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP 80 Pine Street New York, NY 10005 ekatz@cahill.com | 212-701-3039 |
| Party name: Prof. David S. Evans and Prof. Richard Schmalensee | ||
| Robert Mark Langer Counsel of Record | WIggin and Dana LLP 20 Church Street Hartford, CT 06103 rlanger@wiggin.com | 860-297-3724 |
| Party name: J. Gregory Sidak and Robert D. Willig | ||
| Kenneth Eng-Kong Lee Counsel of Record | Levine Lee LLP 650 5th Avenue, 13th Floor New York, NY 10019 klee@levinelee.com | 212-223-4400 |
| Party name: The Australian Taxpayers' Alliance | ||
| Thomas Ryan McCarthy Counsel of Record | Consovoy McCarthy Park, PLLC 3033 Wilson Boulevard Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22201 tom@consovoymccarthy.com | 7032439423 |
| Party name: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ||
| Elizabeth Petrela Papez Counsel of Record | Winston & Strawn LLP 1700 K Street N.W. Washington, DC 20006 epapez@winston.com | 202-282-5000 |
| Party name: Discover Financial Services | ||
| Sharon Kunjumon Robertson Counsel of Record | Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC 88 Pine Street, 14th Floor New York, NY 10005 srobertson@cohenmilstein.com | 2128387797 |
| Party name: United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Inc.; Center for Responsible Lending; Consumer Federation of America; Consumers Union; National Association of Consumer Advocates; National Consumer Law Center; Public Citizen, Inc. | ||
| George D. Ruttinger Counsel of Record | Crowell & Moring LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20004 gruttinger@crowell.com | 202-624-2670 |
| Party name: 20 Merchants as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners | ||
| Paul Ethan Slater Counsel of Record | Sperling & Slater, P.C. Suite 3200 55 West Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60603-0000 pes@sperling-law.com | 312-641-3200 |
| Party name: Ahold U.S.A., Inc.; Albertsons LLC; The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Inc.; H.E. Butt Grocery Co.; Meijer, Inc.; Publix Super Markets, Inc.; Raley's; Rite Aid Corporation; Safeway, Inc.; Supervalu, Inc.; and Walgreen Co. | ||
| Mark Thomas Stancil Counsel of Record | Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP 1801 K Street N.W. Washington, DC 20006 mstancil@robbinsrussell.com | 202-775-4520 |
| Party name: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., The Home Depot, Inc., Target Corporation, Sears Holding Management Corporation, Jo-Ann Stores, LLC, and Merchant Trade Associations | ||
| Aaron Michael Streett Counsel of Record | Baker Botts, L.L.P. 910 Louisiana Street Houston, TX 77002 aaron.streett@bakerbotts.com | 713-229-1855 |
| Party name: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America | ||
| Richard S. Taffet Counsel of Record | Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP 101 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 richard.taffet@morganlewis.com | (212) 309-6000 |
| Party name: The Clearing House Association L.L.C. | ||
| Barbara Dale Underwood Counsel of Record | Solicitor General Office of the Attorney General 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271-0332 Barbara.underwood@ag.ny.gov | 212-416-8016 |
| Party name: New York, Alaska, California, Delaware, Hawai‘i, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia | ||
| James A. Wilson Counsel of Record | Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP 52 East Gay Street P. O. Box l008 Columbus, OH 43216 jawilson@vorys.com | 614-464-5606 |
| Party name: The Merchant Advisory Group | ||
| Richard Alan Arnold | Kenny Nachwalter, P.A. 1441 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1100 Miami, FL 33131 rarnold@knpa.com | (305) 373-1000 |
| Party name: Ahold U.S.A., Inc., et al. | ||
| Anthony J. Bolognese | Bolognese & Associates, LLC 1500 JFK Boulevard, Suite 320 Philadelphia, PA 19102 abolognese@bolognese-law.com | (215) 814-6750 |
| Party name: John M. Connor, et al. | ||
| Eric F. Citron | Goldstein & Russell, P.C. 7475 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 850 Bethesda, MD 20814 ec@goldsteinrussell.com | (202) 362-0636 |
| Party name: 25 Professors of Antitrust law | ||
| Debra L. Greenberger | Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady, LLP 600 Fifth Avenue, 10th Floor New York, NY 10020 dgreenberger@ecbalaw.com | (212)-763-5000 |
| Party name: Retail Litigation Center, Inc. | ||
| Deepak Gupta | Gupta Wessler PLLC 1900 L Street, NW. Suite 312 Washington, DC 20036 deepak@guptawessler.com | (202) 888-1741 |
| Party name: Former Federal Antitrust Officials | ||
| Andrew C. Nichols | Winston & Strawn LLP 1700 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 anichols@winston.com | 2022825000 |
| Party name: Discover Financial Services | ||
| Elizabeth Petrela Papez | Winston & Strawn, LLP 1700 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 epapez@winston.com | (202) 282-5000 |
| Party name: Discover Financial Services | ||
| Russell S. Post | Beck, Redden, L.L.P. 1221 McKinney St., Ste. 4500 Houston, TX 77010 rpost@beckredden.com | (713) 951-3700 |
| Party name: Southwest Airlines Co. | ||
| Sharon K. Robertson | Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC 88 Pine Street, 14th Floor New York, NY 10005 srobertson@cohenmilstein.com | 212 838 7797 |
| Party name: United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Inc. | ||