| No. 16-1220 | |
| Title: | Animal Science Products, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., et al. |
| Docketed: | April 12, 2017 |
| Linked with 16A650 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (13-4791) |
| Decision Date: | September 20, 2016 |
| Rehearing Denied: | November 4, 2016 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jan 03 2017 | Application (16A650) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 2, 2017 to April 3, 2017, submitted to Justice Ginsburg. |
| Jan 03 2017 | Application (16A650) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until April 3, 2017. |
| Apr 03 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 12, 2017) |
| Apr 25 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 5, 2017. |
| Apr 27 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Williams S. Dodge and Paul B. Stephan filed. |
| May 16 2017 | Letter of May 11, 2017, from counsel for petitioners received waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5. |
| Jun 05 2017 | Brief of respondents Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., et al. in opposition filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 06 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017. |
| Jun 13 2017 | Reply of petitioners Animal Science Products, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 26 2017 | The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| Nov 14 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Nov 27 2017 | Supplemental brief of respondents Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Nov 28 2017 | Supplemental brief of petitioners Animal Science Products, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Nov 29 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018. |
| Jan 08 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018. |
| Jan 12 2018 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 2 presented by the petition. |
| Feb 15 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by respondents Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., et al. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Feb 23 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. |
| Feb 26 2018 | Joint appendix filed (Statement of cost filed). (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Feb 26 2018 | Brief of petitioners Animal Science Products, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 01 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Of Conflict Of Laws And Civil Procedure As Amici Curiae In Support Of Petitioners filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 02 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Professors of International Litigation in Support of Neither Party filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 05 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Donald Clarke and Nicholas Calcina Howson filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 05 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 05 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Samuel Estreicher and Thomas Lee filed in Support of Neither Party. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 05 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Mar 05 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 07 2018 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 19 2018 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Mar 22 2018 | Joint motion of respondents and amicus curiae Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China for leave to allow Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Mar 28 2018 | Brief of respondents Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 04 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Chinese Professors of Administrative Law filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 04 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of China Chamber of International Commerce filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 04 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 13 2018 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 13 2018 | Joint motion of respondents and amicus curiae Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China for leave to allow Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 17 2018 | Reply of petitioners Animal Science Products, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 24 2018 | Argued. For petitioners: Michael J. Gottlieb, Washington, D. C.; and Brian H. Fletcher, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D. C. (for Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, as amicus curiae); and Jonathan Jacobson, New York, N. Y. (for respondents). |
| Jun 14 2018 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Jul 16 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Michael Julian Gottlieb Counsel of Record | Boies Schiller Flexner LLP 1401 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 mgottlieb@bsfllp.com | 2022379617 |
| Party name: Animal Science Products, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| 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 | 212-497-7700 |
| Party name: Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| 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 | ||
| Timothy J. Droske Counsel of Record | Dorsey & Whitney LLP 50 South Sixth Street Suite 1500 Minneapolis, MN 55402 droske.tim@dorsey.com | 612-492-6758 |
| Party name: Chinese Professors of Administrative Law YING Songnian, MA Huaide, JIANG Ming’an, YU An, YANG Jianshun, and LI Honglei | ||
| Samuel Estreicher Counsel of Record | NYU School of Law 40 Washington Sq. South New York, NY 10012 samuel.estreicher@nyu.edu | 212-998-6226 |
| Party name: Professors Samuel Estreicher and Thomas Lee | ||
| 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 | ||
| Jonathan S. Massey Counsel of Record | Massey & Gail, LLP 1325 G Street, N.W., Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 jmassey@masseygail.com | 202-652-4511 |
| Party name: Professors of International Litigation | ||
| Brian Philip Murray Counsel of Record | Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP 230 Park Avenue Suite 530 New York, NY 10169 bmurray@glancylaw.com | 2126825340 |
| Party name: Donald Clarke and Nicholas Calcina Howson | ||
| Carter G. Phillips Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin LLP Sidley Austin LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 cphillips@sidley.com | +1 202 736 8270 |
| Party name: Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China | ||
| Neil Anthony Friedman Popovic Counsel of Record | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Four Embarcadero Center 17th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 npopovic@sheppardmullin.com | 415.434.9100 |
| Party name: Professors of Conflict of Laws and Civil Procedure | ||
| Luke A. Sobota Counsel of Record | Three Crowns LLP 3000 K Street NW Suite 101 Washington, DC 20007 luke.sobota@threecrownsllp.com | 202-540-9477 |
| Party name: U.S. Chamber of Commerce | ||
| Sienho Yee Counsel of Record | Law Building Wuhan University Wuhan, Hubei, China 430072, XX 430072 yee@sienhoyee.org | +86 27 68752707 |
| Party name: China Chamber of International Commerce | ||
| Jonathan S. Massey | Massey & Gail, LLP 1325 G Street, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 jmassey@masseygail.com | (202) 652-4511 |
| Party name: Professors Williams S. Dodge and Paul B. Stephan | ||