No. 13-1175
Title:
City of Los Angeles, California, Petitioner
v.
Naranjibhai Patel, et al.
Docketed:March 27, 2014
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(08-56567)
  Decision Date:December 24, 2013
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 24 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 28, 2014)
Apr 25 2014 Waiver of right of respondents Naranjibhai Patel, et al. to respond filed.
May 6 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 22, 2014.
May 19 2014 Response Requested . (Due June 18, 2014)
May 28 2014 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 18, 2014.
Jul 10 2014 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including August 18, 2014.
Aug 12 2014 Brief of respondents Naranjibhai Patel, et al. in opposition filed.
Aug 25 2014 Reply of petitioner City of Los Angeles, California filed.
Aug 27 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
Oct 6 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 10, 2014.
Oct 14 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 17, 2014.
Oct 16 2014 Letter from counsel for the respondents received. (Distributed)
Oct 16 2014 Letter from counsel for the petitioner received. (Distributed)
Oct 20 2014 Petition GRANTED.
Nov 5 2014 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 15, 2014.
Nov 5 2014 The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including January 23, 2015.
Nov 17 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Nov 18 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents.
Dec 15 2014 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
Dec 15 2014 Brief of petitioner City of Los Angeles, California filed.
Dec 19 2014 Brief amici curiae of County of Los Angeles, et al. filed.
Dec 19 2014 Brief amici curiae of California State Sheriffs' Association, et al. filed.
Dec 22 2014 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Dec 22 2014 Brief amici curiae of National League of Cities, et al., filed.
Dec 22 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute for Policy Research filed.
Dec 22 2014 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Dec 22 2014 Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed.
Dec 22 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Love146 in support of neither party filed.
Dec 22 2014 Brief amici curiae of Drug Free America Foundation, Inc., et al. filed.
Dec 22 2014 Record requested from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Dec 22 2014 Record from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Jan 5 2015 Record received from U.S.D.C. Central Dist. of California Western Division. (1 - Box)
Jan 7 2015 CIRCULATED.
Jan 9 2015 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Jan 23 2015 Brief of respondents Naranjibhai Patel, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2015 Brief amici curiae of Professors Adam Lamparello and Charles E. MacLean filed. (Distributed)
Jan 30 2015 Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 30 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Asian American Hotel Owners Association filed. (Distributed)
Jan 30 2015 Brief amicus curiae of United States Chamber of Commerce filed. (Distributed)
Jan 30 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. (Distributed)
Jan 30 2015 Brief amici curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 30 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Jan 30 2015 Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed)
Jan 30 2015 Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
Jan 30 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Google Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 18 2015 Reply of petitioner City of Los Angeles, California filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2015 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Mar 3 2015 Argued. For petitioner: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, New York, N. Y.; and Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Thomas C. Goldstein, Bethesda, Md.
Jun 22 2015 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, J., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined.
Jul 23 2015 Record (1-box) returned to the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division.
Jul 24 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Gregory Paul Orland 800 City Hall East(213) 978-2697
    Counsel of Record200 North Main Street
Los Angeles, CA  90012
gregory.orland@lacity.org
Party name: City of Los Angeles, California
 
E. Joshua Rosenkranz Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP(212) 506-5000
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY  10019-6142
jrosenkranz@orrick.com
Party name: City of Los Angeles, California
Attorneys for Respondents:
Frank A. Weiser Law Offices of Frank A. Weiser(213) 384-6964
    Counsel of Record3460 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1212
Los Angeles, CA  90010
maimons@aol.com
Party name: Naranjibhai Patel, et al.
 
Thomas C. Goldstein Goldstein & Russell, P.C.(202) 362-0636
7475 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 850
Bethesda, MD  20814
tg@goldsteinrussell.com
Party name: Naranjibhai Patel, et al.
Other:
Anand Agneshwar Arnold & Porter LLP(212) 715-1000
399 Park Avenue
New York, NY  10022
anand.agneshwar@aporter.com
Party name: The Rutherford Institute
 
Jessica Ring Amunson Jenner & Block LLP(202) 639-6000
1099 New York Avenue NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
jamunson@jenner.com
Party name: United States Chamber of Commerce
 
James J. Berles Assistant Professor of Law(855) 832-4529
Indiana Tech Law School
1600 E. Washington Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN  46803
JJBerles@indianatech.edu
Party name: Professors Adam Lamparello and Charles E. MacLean
 
Timothy T. Coates Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP(310) 859-7811
5900 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA  90036
tcoates@gmsr.com
Party name: County of Los Angeles, et al.
 
Andrea Natasha Cortina Supervising Deputy Attorney General(619) 645-2220
Office of the Attorney General
110 West A Street, Suite 1100
San Diego, CA  92101
Natasha.Cortina@doj.ca.gov
Party name: California, et al.
 
Orly Degani Degani & Galston LLP(310)-229-1000
12400 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA  90067
orly@deganigalston.com
Party name: Drug Free America Foundation, Inc., et al
 
Michael R. Dreeben Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
michael.r.dreeben@usdoj.gov
Party name: United States
 
James W. Harper Cato Institute(202) 842-0200
1000 Massachuetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20001
jharper@cato.org
Party name: The Cato Institute
 
Martin J. Mayer Jones & Mayer(714) 446-1400
3777 North Harbor Boulevard
Fullerton, CA  92835
mjm@jones-mayer.com
Party name: California State Sheriffs' Association, et al.
 
Thomas R. McCarthy 3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700703-243-9423
Arlington, VA  22201
tom@consovoymccarthy.com
Party name: National League of Cities, et al.,
 
Eric D. Miller Perkins Coie LLP(206) 359-3773
1201 Third Avenue
Suite 4900
Seattle, WA  98101
emiller@perkinscoie.com
Party name: Google Inc.
 
Amanda Rose Parker Jones Day202.879.3896
51 Louisiana Ave. NW
Washington, DC  20001
arparker@jonesday.com
Party name: Love146 in support of neithr party
 
Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz 600 New Jersey Avenue NW (202) 662-4245
Washington, DC  20001
nqr@law.georgetown.edu
Party name: City of Los Angeles, California v. Naranjibhai Patel, et al.
 
Marc Rotenberg Electronic Privacy Information Center(202) 483-1140
1718 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC  20009
rotenberg@epic.org
Party name: Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), et al.
 
Anthony B. Sanders 527 Marquette Ave., Suite 1600 612-435-3451
Minneapolis, MN  55402
asanders@ij.org
Party name: Institute for Justice
 
Onkar N. Sharma Sharma Law Group,Chtd.(301) 593-1983
9911 Georgia Ave
Silver Spring, MD  20902
onkar.sharmalawgroup.com
Party name: Asian American Hotel Owners Association
 
Tze Lee Tien Electronic Frontier Foundation(415)-436-9333
815 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA  94109
tien@eff.org
Party name: Electronic Frontier Foundation
 
Herbert W. Titus William J. Olson, PC(703) 356-5070
370 Maple Avenue West
Suite 4
Vienna, VA  22180 - 5615
wjo@mindspring.com
Party name: Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al.
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States