Docket for 17-1484

No. 17-1484
Title:	Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitioner v. Allina Health Services, et al.
Docketed:	April 30, 2018
Linked with 17A880
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Case Numbers:	(16-5255)
Decision Date:	July 25, 2017
Rehearing Denied:	November 29, 2017
Discretionary Court Decision Date:

Questions Presented

Date	Proceedings and Orders
Feb 16 2018	Application (17A880) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 27, 2018 to March 29, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
	Main Document Proof of Service
Feb 21 2018	Application (17A880) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until March 29, 2018.

Mar 19 2018	Application (17A880) to extend further the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 29, 2018 to April 27, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
	Written Request Proof of Service
Mar 22 2018	Application (17A880) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until April 27, 2018.

Apr 27 2018	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 30, 2018)
	Proof of Service Petition Proof of Service Appendix
May 23 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 30, 2018 to June 29, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
May 24 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 29, 2018.

Jun 19 2018	Brief of respondents Allina Health Services, et al. in opposition filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 03 2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.

Jul 05 2018	Reply of petitioner Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services filed. (Distributed)
	Proof of Service Main Document
Sep 27 2018	Petition GRANTED limited to the following question: Whether 42 U. S. C. §1395hh(a)(2) or §1395hh(a)(4) required the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct notice-and-comment rulemaking before providing the challenged instructions to a Medicare Administrator Contractor making initial determinations of payments due under Medicare.

Oct 19 2018	Justice Kavanaugh is recused in this case.

Nov 13 2018	Joint appendix filed.
	Proof of Service Main Document
Nov 13 2018	Brief of petitioner Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services filed.
	Certificate of Word Count Main Document
Nov 28 2018	SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Nov 30 2018	CIRCULATED

Dec 11 2018	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. District of Columbia Circuit.

Dec 13 2018	Brief of respondents Allina Health Services, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 14 2018	Record received from the U.S.C.A. Dist. of Columbia Circuit is electronic and located on PACER, with the exception of the transcript of the Oral Argument which is electronic.

Dec 20 2018	Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association and Medical Society of the District of Columbia filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 20 2018	Brief amici curiae of American Hospital Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 20 2018	Brief amici curiae of 77 Hospitals and Southwest Consulting Associates filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 20 2018	Brief amici curiae of Catholic Health, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 20 2018	Brief amici curiae of Fourteen State and Regional Hospital Associations filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 08 2019	Reply of petitioner Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services filed. (Distributed)
	Proof of Service Main Document
Jan 15 2019	Argued. For petitioner: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Pratik A. Shah, Washington, D. C.

Jun 03 2019	Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Kavanaugh, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Jul 05 2019	JUDGMENT ISSUED.

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
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: Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Attorneys for Respondents
Stephanie A. Webster Counsel of Record	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 swebster@akingump.com	202-887-4000
Party name: Allina Health Services, et al.
Pratik Arvind Shah	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP 2001 K Street N.W. Washington, DC 20006 pshah@akingump.com	202-887-4210
Party name: Allina Health Services, et al.
Other
John J. Bursch Counsel of Record	Bursch Law PLLC 9339 Cherry Valley SE, #78 Caledonia, MI 49316 jbursch@burschlaw.com	(616) 450-4235
Party name: Catholic Health, et al.
Paul D. Clement Counsel of Record	Kirkland & Ellis LLP 655 Fifteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 paul.clement@kirkland.com	(202) 879-5000
Party name: 77 Hospitals and Southwest Consulting Associates
Tacy Fletcher Flint Counsel of Record	Sidley Austin LLP One South Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60603 tflint@sidley.com	312-853-7875
Party name: American Medical Association and Medical Society of the District of Columbia
Chad Ian Golder Counsel of Record	Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 1155 F Street, NW 7th Floor Washington, DC 20004 chad.golder@mto.com	(202) 220-1103
Party name: Fourteen State and Regional Hospital Associations
Sean Marotta Counsel of Record	Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 sean.marotta@hoganlovells.com	2026374881
Party name: American Hospital Association, Federation of American Hospitals, and Association of American Medical Colleges