| No. 17-204 | |
| Title: | Apple Inc., Petitioner v. Robert Pepper, et al. |
| Docketed: | August 7, 2017 |
| Linked with 18A399 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (14-15000) |
| Decision Date: | January 12, 2017 |
| Rehearing Denied: | May 4, 2017 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Aug 02 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 6, 2017) |
| Sep 06 2017 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Washington Legal Foundation. |
| Sep 06 2017 | Brief of respondents Robert Pepper, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Sep 06 2017 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by ACT The App Association. |
| Sep 15 2017 | Objection to motions of the App Association and the Washington Legal Foundation to fie briefs in support of petitioner from respondents Robert Pepper, et al. filed. |
| Sep 20 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2017. |
| Sep 20 2017 | Reply of petitioner Apple Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2017 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| May 08 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| May 22 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018. |
| Jun 11 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018. |
| Jun 18 2018 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by ACT The App Association GRANTED. |
| Jun 18 2018 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Washington Legal Foundation GRANTED. |
| Jun 18 2018 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jun 25 2018 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Jul 03 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 10, 2018. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 24, 2018. |
| Aug 07 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Robert Pepper, et al. |
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| Aug 10 2018 | Brief of petitioner Apple Inc. filed. |
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| Aug 10 2018 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received.) |
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| Aug 16 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of R Street Institute filed. |
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| Aug 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Aug 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Aug 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Computer & Communications Industry Association filed. |
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| Aug 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
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| Aug 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of BSA | The Software Alliance filed. |
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| Aug 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Verizon Communications Inc. in support of neither party filed. |
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| Aug 17 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of ACT The App Association filed. |
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| Sep 10 2018 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Sep 24 2018 | Brief of respondents Robert Pepper, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 28 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Apple Inc.. |
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| Oct 01 2018 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 01 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Scholars filed. |
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| Oct 01 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, Iowa, and 29 Other States filed. |
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| Oct 01 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Open Markets Institute filed. |
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| Oct 01 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed. |
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| Oct 09 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, November 26, 2018 |
| Oct 11 2018 | Application (18A399) to extend the time to file a reply brief from October 24, 2018 to October 29, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
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| Oct 15 2018 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Oct 17 2018 | Application (18A399) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file petitioner's reply brief on the merits to and including October 29, 2018. |
| Oct 19 2018 | CIRCULATED |
| Oct 29 2018 | Reply of petitioner Apple Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Nov 26 2018 | Argued. For petitioner: Daniel M. Wall, San Francisco, Cal.; and Noel J. Francisco, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae). For respondents: David C. Frederick, Washington, D. C. |
| May 13 2019 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined. |
| Jun 17 2019 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Daniel M. Wall Counsel of Record | Latham & Watkins LLP 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94111 dan.wall@lw.com | (415) 391-0600 |
| Party name: Apple Inc. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| David C. Frederick Counsel of Record | Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036-3209 dfrederick@kellogghansen.com | 202-326-7900 |
| Party name: Robert Pepper, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Brian Eugene Scarpelli Counsel of Record | ACT The App Association 1401 K Street NW, Suite 501 Washington, DC 20005 bscarpelli@actionline.org | 517-507-1446 |
| Party name: ACT The App Association | ||
| Cory L. Andrews Counsel of Record | Washington Legal Foundation 2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 candrews@wlf.org | 2025880302 |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation | ||
| Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 333 South Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90071 tboutrous@gibsondunn.com | (213) 229-7804 |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | ||
| Beth Susan Brinkmann Counsel of Record | Covington & Burling 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-4956 bbrinkmann@cov.com | 202-662-5312 |
| Party name: Computer & Communications Industry Association | ||
| 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 | ||
| Charles Duan Counsel of Record | R Street Institute 1212 New York Ave NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 supremecourt.gov@cduan.com | 2028610020 |
| Party name: R Street Institute | ||
| Noel J. Francisco | 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 | ||
| Deepak Gupta Counsel of Record | Gupta Wessler PLLC 1900 L Street, NW Suite 312 Washington, DC 20036 deepak@guptawessler.com | (202) 888-1741 |
| Party name: Open Markets Institute | ||
| Kyle Douglas Hawkins Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 Austin, TX 78711 kyle.hawkins@oag.texas.gov | 5129361700 |
| Party name: Texas, Iowas and 29 Other States | ||
| Thomas Ryan McCarthy Counsel of Record | Consovoy McCarthy Park, PLLC 3033 Wilson Boulevard Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22201 tom@consovoymccarthy.com | 7032439423 |
| Party name: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ||
| Andrew John Pincus Counsel of Record | Mayer Brown LLP 1999 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 apincus@mayerbrown.com | 202-263-3220 |
| Party name: BSA | The Software Alliance | ||
| Lauren Marguerite Weinstein Counsel of Record | MoloLamken LLP 600 New Hampshire Ave., N.W. Suite 660 Washington, DC 20037 lweinstein@mololamken.com | 2025562000 |
| Party name: Antitrust Scholars | ||