| No. 18-315 | |
| Title: | Cochise Consultancy, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. United States, ex rel. Billy Joe Hunt |
| Docketed: | September 11, 2018 |
| Linked with 17A1390 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (16-12836) |
| Decision Date: | April 11, 2018 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jun 19 2018 | Application (17A1390) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 10, 2018 to September 8, 2018, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceLower Court Orders/Opinions | |
| Jun 28 2018 | Application (17A1390) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 8, 2018. |
| Sep 07 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 11, 2018) |
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| Oct 03 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Cochise Consultancy, Inc. and The Parsons Corporation. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Oct 04 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, United States of America ex rel. Billy Joe Hunt. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Oct 11 2018 | Response to petition from respondent United States of America ex rel. Billy Joe Hunt filed. |
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| Oct 11 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
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| Oct 23 2018 | Reply of petitioners Cochise Consultancy, Inc. and The Parsons Corporation filed. |
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| Oct 24 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2018. |
| Nov 13 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/16/2018. |
| Nov 16 2018 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jan 02 2019 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Jan 02 2019 | Brief of petitioner Cochise Consultancy, Inc. and The Parsons Corporation filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jan 02 2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, United States of America ex rel. Billy Joe Hunt |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Jan 03 2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Cochise Consultancy, Inc. and The Parsons Corporation. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Jan 07 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Joel D. Hesch filed. |
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| Jan 09 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for Government Procurement filed. |
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| Jan 09 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Jan 09 2019 | Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. |
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| Jan 09 2019 | Brief amici curiae of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar, and the Professional Services Counsel-The Voice of the Government Services Industry filed. |
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| Jan 25 2019 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 |
| Feb 01 2019 | Brief of respondent United States of America ex rel. Billy Joe Hunt filed. |
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| Feb 08 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Feb 08 2019 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Feb 08 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Indiana and 19 Other States filed. |
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| Feb 08 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund filed. |
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| Feb 08 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of The National Whistleblower Center filed. |
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| Feb 14 2019 | CIRCULATED |
| Feb 21 2019 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit. |
| Feb 25 2019 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Feb 28 2019 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. The record is complete. |
| Mar 04 2019 | Reply of petitioner Cochise Consultancy, Inc. and The Parsons Corporation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 19 2019 | Argued. For petitioners: Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal. For respondent: Earl N. Mayfield, III, Fairfax, Va.; and Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| May 13 2019 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Jun 17 2019 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 333 South Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90071 tboutrous@gibsondunn.com | (213) 229-7000 |
| Party name: Cochise Consultancy, Inc. and The Parsons Corporation | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Earl Neville Mayfield III Counsel of Record | Juris Day, PLLC 10521 Judicial Drive, Suite 200 Fairfax, VA 22030 tmayfield@jurisday.com | 708-268-5600 |
| Party name: United States of America ex rel. Billy Joe Hunt | ||
| Other | ||
| Jonathan Goldman Cedarbaum Counsel of Record | WilmerHale 1875 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20006 jonathan.cedarbaum@wilmerhale.com | (202) 663-6315 |
| Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. | ||
| Jonathan Goldman Cedarbaum Counsel of Record | WilmerHale 1875 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20006 jonathan.cedarbaum@wilmerhale.com | (202) 663-6000 |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | ||
| Stephen M. Kohn Counsel of Record | Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto, LLP 3233 P Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20007 sk@kkc.com | (202) 342-6980 |
| Party name: The National Whistleblower Center | ||
| Corbin Knight Barthold Counsel of Record | Washington Legal Foundation 2009 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036 cbarthold@wlf.org | 2025880302 |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation | ||
| Zach Chaffee-McClure Counsel of Record | Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP 2555 Grand Blvd Kansas City, MO 64108 zmcclure@shb.com | 816-559-2404 |
| Party name: DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar and the Professional Services Counsel-The Voice of the Government Services Industry | ||
| Thomas M. Fisher Counsel of Record | Indiana AG's Office, IGC S., 5th Fl. 302 W. Washington Indianapolis, IN 46204 tom.fisher@atg.in.gov | 317-232-6255 |
| Party name: State of Indiana and 19 Other States | ||
| 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 | ||
| Dan Himmelfarb Counsel of Record | Mayer Brown LLP 1999 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 dhimmelfarb@mayerbrown.com | (202) 263-3000 |
| Party name: Coalition for Government Procurement | ||
| Tejinder Singh Counsel of Record | Goldstein & Russel, P.C. 7475 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 850 Bethesda, MD 20814 tsingh@goldsteinrussell.com | (202) 362-0636 |
| Party name: Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund | ||