No. 12-236
Title:
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitioner
v.
Melissa Cloer
Docketed:August 22, 2012
Linked with 11A1252
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  Case Nos.:(2009-5052)
  Decision Date:April 11, 2012
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jun 27 2012 Application (11A1252) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 10, 2012 to August 9, 2012, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Jun 27 2012 Application (11A1252) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 9, 2012.
Jul 27 2012 Application (11A1252) to extend further the time from August 9, 2012 to August 23, 2012, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Jul 27 2012 Application (11A1252) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 23, 2012.
Aug 22 2012 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 21, 2012)
Sep 5 2012 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 12, 2012.
Oct 9 2012 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 29, 2012.
Oct 26 2012 Brief of respondent Melissa Cloer in opposition filed.
Nov 5 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 20, 2012.
Nov 9 2012 Reply of petitioner Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services filed. (Distributed)
Nov 20 2012 Petition GRANTED.
Jan 4 2013 Brief of petitioner Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services filed.
Jan 4 2013 Joint appendix filed.
Jan 7 2013 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Jan 23 2013 CIRCULATED.
Jan 25 2013 Received record from the U.S.C.A. for the Federal Circuit Court. (1 box)
Feb 4 2013 Brief of respondent Melissa Cloer filed. (Distributed)
Feb 11 2013 Brief amici curiae of Elizabeth Birt Center for Autism Law and Advocacy, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 11 2013 Brief amici curiae of National Vaccine Information Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2013 Record from U.S. Court of Federal Claims is eletronic.
Mar 5 2013 Reply of petitioner Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services filed. (Distributed)
Mar 19 2013 Argued. For petitioner: Benjamin J. Horwich, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Robert T. Fishman, Denver, Colo.
May 13 2013 Letter from counsel for petitioner Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services filed. (Distributed)
May 20 2013 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined, and in which Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined as to all but Part II-B.
Jun 21 2013 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jun 26 2013 Record returned to U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services
 
Benjamin Horwich Assistant to the Solicitor General
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Attorneys for Respondent:
Robert Fishman 303 16th Street, Suite 200(303) 590-8143
    Counsel of RecordDenver, CO  80202
bobfishman3@gmail.com
Party name: Melissa Cloer
 
Mari C. Bush Kaye and Bush, LLC(303) 477-8787
2300 15th Street
Suite 200
Denver, CO  80202
Party name: Melissa Cloer
Other:
Robert J. Krakow Robert Krakow PC(212) 227-0600
The Woolworth Building
233 Broadway Suite 2320
New York, NY  2320
rkrakow@krakowlawfirm.com
Party name: Elizabeth Birt Center for Autism Law and Advocacy, et al.
 
Clifford John Shoemaker Shoemaker Gentry & Knickelbein(703) 281-6395
9711 Meadowlark Road
Vienna, VA  22182
cliff@attorneyaccess.net
Party name: National Vaccine Information Center, et al.