| No. 18-459 | |
| Title: | Emulex Corporation, et al., Petitioners v. Gary Varjabedian, et al. |
| Docketed: | October 11, 2018 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (16-55088) |
| Decision Date: | April 20, 2018 |
| Rehearing Denied: | September 6, 2018 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Oct 11 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2018) |
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| Oct 16 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 13, 2018 to November 30, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Oct 18 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 30, 2018. |
| Nov 13 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association filed. |
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| Nov 13 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
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| Nov 30 2018 | Brief of respondents Gary Varjabedian, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Dec 18 2018 | Reply of petitioners Emulex Corporation, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 19 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019. |
| Jan 04 2019 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Feb 06 2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Gary Varjabedian, et al. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Feb 11 2019 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 15, 2019 |
| Feb 19 2019 | Joint appendix (2 volumes) filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Feb 19 2019 | Brief of petitioners Emulex Corporation, et al. filed. |
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| Feb 25 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Former Commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission filed. |
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| Feb 26 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Business Roundtable filed. |
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| Feb 26 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association filed. |
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| Feb 26 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed. |
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| Feb 26 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Feb 26 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Phillip Goldstein filed. |
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| Mar 20 2019 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 21 2019 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Mar 21 2019 | Brief of respondents Gary Varjabedian, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 22 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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| Mar 28 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 28 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Institutional Investors filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 28 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 01 2019 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 08 2019 | Reply of petitioners Emulex Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 15 2019 | Argued. For petitioners: Gregory G. Garre, Bethesda, Md. For United States, as amicus curiae: Morgan L. Ratner, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex. |
| Apr 23 2019 | Writ of certiorari DISMISSED as improvidently granted. Opinion per curiam. |
| May 28 2019 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Gregory George Garre Counsel of Record | Latham & Watkins LLP 555 11th Street, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 gregory.garre@lw.com | 202-637-2207 |
| Party name: Emulex Corporation, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Daniel L. Geyser Counsel of Record | Geyser P.C. One Energy Square 4925 Greenville Ave., Ste. 200 Dallas, TX 75206 daniel.geyser@geyserpc.com | 214-800-2660 |
| Party name: Gary Varjabedian, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| George Thomas Conway III Counsel of Record | Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 51 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 gtconway@wlrk.com | (212) 403-1230 |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | ||
| Noel John Francisco Counsel of Record | Jones Day 51 Louisiana Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 njfrancisco@jonesday.com | (202) 879-3939 |
| Party name: UNITED STATES | ||
| Marc J. Gottridge Counsel of Record | Hogan Lovells US, LLP 390 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 marc.gottridge@hoganlovells.com | 212-918-3000 |
| Party name: Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association | ||
| Ruthanne Mary Deutsch Counsel of Record | Deutsch Hunt, PLLC 300 New Jersey Ave., NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 rdeutsch@deutschhunt.com | 2028686915 |
| Party name: North American Securities Administrators Association | ||
| Alan E. Golomb Counsel of Record | Attorney And Counsellor At Law 492 Bardini Drive Melville, NY 11747 aandp492@aol.com | (516) 509-0509 |
| Party name: Phillip Goldstein | ||
| Marc Ian Gross Counsel of Record | Institute for Law and Economic Policy 401 East City Avenue, Suite 122 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 marc.i.gross51@gmail.com | 215-988-9546 |
| Party name: Legal Scholars | ||
| Jonathan L. Marcus Counsel of Record | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP 1440 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20005 jonathan.marcus@skadden.com | 202-371-7000 |
| Party name: Former Commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission | ||
| Lyle Roberts Counsel of Record | Shearman & Sterling LLP 401 9th Street, NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20004 lyle.roberts@shearman.com | 202 508-8108 |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation | ||
| Kevin K. Russell Counsel of Record | Goldstein and Russell, P.C. 7475 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 850 Bethesda, MD 20814 krussell@goldsteinrussell.com | (202) 362-0636 |
| Party name: Institutional Investors | ||