| No. 16-1189 | |
| Title: | E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, et al., Petitioners v. Bobbi-Jo Smiley, et al. |
| Docketed: | April 3, 2017 |
| Linked with 16A755 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (14-4583) |
| Decision Date: | October 7, 2016 |
| Rehearing Denied: | November 30, 2016 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jan 24 2017 | Application (16A755) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 28, 2017 to March 30, 2017, submitted to Justice Sotomayor (Justice Alito is recused). |
| Feb 07 2017 | Application (16A755) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until March 30, 2017. |
| Mar 30 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 3, 2017) |
| Apr 28 2017 | Brief of respondents Bobbi-Jo Smiley, et al. in opposition filed. |
| May 01 2017 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The Cato Institute. |
| May 03 2017 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Pacific Legal Foundation, et al . |
| May 12 2017 | Reply of petitioners E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, et al. filed. |
| May 16 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 1, 2017. |
| May 24 2017 | Rescheduled. |
| Jun 05 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018. |
| Jun 27 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2018. |
| Jun 28 2018 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The Cato Institute GRANTED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Jun 28 2018 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Pacific Legal Foundation, et al GRANTED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Jun 28 2018 | Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Gorsuch, with whom The Chief Justice and Justice Thomas join, respecting the denial of certiorari. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. (Detached Opinion) |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Burt M. Rublin Counsel of Record | Ballard, Spahr LLP 1735 Market Street 51st Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103-7599 rublin@ballardspahr.com | (215) 864-8116 |
| Party name: E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Thomas More Marrone Counsel of Record | MOREMARRONE LLC 1601 Market Street #2500 Philadelphia, PA 19103 tom@moremarrone.com | (215) 966-4142 |
| Party name: Bobbi-Jo Smiley, et al. | ||
| Patricia V. Pierce | Greenblatt, Pierce, Funt & Flores, LLC 125 South 9th Street Philadelphia, PA 19107-0000 | (215) 735-1600 |
| Party name: Bobbi-Jo Smiley, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Anthony L. Francois | Pacific Legal Foundation 930 G Street Sacramento, CA 95814 alf@pacificlegal.org | (916) 419-7111 |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation, et al | ||
| Ilya Shapiro | Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 ishapiro@cato.org | (202) 842-2000 |
| Party name: The Cato Institute | ||