| No. 18-540 | |
| Title: | Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas, Petitioner v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association |
| Docketed: | October 24, 2018 |
| Linked with 18A130 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (17-1609) |
| Decision Date: | June 8, 2018 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Aug 01 2018 | Application (18A130) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 6, 2018 to October 8, 2018, submitted to Justice Gorsuch. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceLower Court Orders/Opinions | |
| Aug 03 2018 | Application (18A130) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until October 8, 2018. |
| Sep 26 2018 | Application (18A130) to extend further the time from October 8, 2018 to October 22, 2018, submitted to Justice Gorsuch. |
| Written RequestProof of Service | |
| Oct 01 2018 | Application (18A130) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until October 22, 2018. |
| Oct 22 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 23, 2018) |
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| Nov 06 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 23, 2018 to January 7, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Nov 08 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 7, 2019. |
| Nov 21 2018 | Brief amici curiae of States of California, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 14 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 7, 2019 to January 24, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Dec 19 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 24, 2019. |
| Jan 22 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 24, 2019 to February 28, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Jan 23 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 28, 2019. |
| Feb 28 2019 | Brief of respondent Pharmaceutical Care Management Association in opposition filed. |
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| Mar 18 2019 | Reply of petitioner Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas filed. |
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| Mar 20 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019. |
| Apr 15 2019 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| Dec 04 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Dec 17 2019 | Supplemental brief of respondent Pharmaceutical Care Management Association filed. |
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| Dec 18 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020. |
| Jan 10 2020 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Feb 21 2020 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 27, 2020. |
| Feb 24 2020 | Brief of petitioner Leslie Rutledge filed. |
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| Feb 24 2020 | Motion for leave to file Volume II of the joint appendix under seal filed by petitioner Leslie Rutledge. |
| Feb 24 2020 | Joint appendix (Volume I) filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Feb 26 2020 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit. |
| Mar 02 2020 | Motion for leave to file Volume II of the joint appendix under seal GRANTED. |
| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amici curiae of States of California, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Community Oncology Alliance, Inc., et al. filed. |
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| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Inc. filed. |
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| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of National Council of Insurance Legislators filed. |
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| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Arkansas Pharmacists Association, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amici curiae of FMI and Twenty-Three Retail Trade Associations filed. |
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| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Specialty Pharmacy filed. |
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| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Alliance for Transparent and Affordable Prescriptions filed. |
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| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of AIDS Healthcare Foundation filed. |
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| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amici curiae of AARP and AARP Foundation supporting neither party filed. |
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| Mar 02 2020 | Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 03 2020 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit. (1-Box) |
| Mar 19 2020 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 25 2020 | Brief of respondent Pharmaceutical Care Management Association filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 26 2020 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Apr 01 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 01 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of America's Health Insurance Plans, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 01 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Society for Human Resource Management filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 01 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Employers Health Purchasing Corporation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 01 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 01 2020 | Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the American Benefits Council filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 03 2020 | ORAL ARGUMENT POSTPONED. |
| Apr 13 2020 | Argument to be rescheduled for the October Term 2020. |
| Apr 20 2020 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 24 2020 | Reply of petitioner Leslie Rutledge filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jul 13 2020 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. |
| Oct 06 2020 | Argued. For petitioner: Nicholas J. Bronni, Solicitor General, Little Rock, Ark.; and Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C. |
| Dec 10 2020 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Barrett, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. |
| Jan 11 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jan 11 2023 | Record returned to the U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit. (1-Box) |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Nicholas Jacob Bronni Counsel of Record | Solicitor General of Arkansas, Arkansas Attorney General's Office 323 Center Street, Suite 200 Little Rock, AR 72223 nicholas.bronni@arkansasag.gov | 5016826302 |
| Party name: Leslie Rutledge | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Seth P. Waxman Counsel of Record | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20006 Seth.Waxman@wilmerhale.com | 202-663-6800 |
| Party name: Pharmaceutical Care Management Association | ||
| Michael B. Kimberly | McDermott Will & Emery LLP 500 North Capitol Street, NW The McDermott Building Washington, DC 20001 mkimberly@mwe.com | (202) 756-8901 |
| Party name: Pharmaceutical Care Management Association | ||
| Dean Richlin | Foley Hoag LLP 155 Seaport Blvd. Boston, MA 02210 drichlin@foleyhoag.com | 617-832-1140 |
| Party name: Pharmaceutical Care Management Association | ||
| Other | ||
| Jack R. Bierig Counsel of Record | 233 S. Wacker Drive Suite 7300 Chicago, IL 60606 jbierig@schiffhardin.com | 312-258-5511 |
| Party name: American Medical Association, et al. | ||
| Laura Riley Boudreau Counsel of Record | AIDS Healthcare Foundation 6255 W. Sunset Boulevard, 21st Fl. Los Angeles, CA 90028 laura.boudreau@aidshealth.org | 3233651308 |
| Party name: AIDS Healthcare Foundation | ||
| William Edgar Copley III Counsel of Record | Weisbrod Matteis and Copley PLLC 1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 wcopley@wmclaw.com | 202-499-7900 |
| Party name: FMI and Twenty-Three Retail Trade Associations | ||
| Karli Ann Eisenberg | California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General 1300 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814 karli.eisenberg@doj.ca.gov | 9162107913 |
| Party name: States of California, et al. | ||
| Tacy Fletcher Flint Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin LLP One South Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60603 tflint@sidley.com | (312) 853-7875 |
| Party name: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy | ||
| Daniel L. Geyser Counsel of Record | Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP Walnut Glen Tower 8144 Walnut Hill Lane, Ste. 1000 Dallas, TX 75231 dgeyser@adjtlaw.com | 214-396-0441 |
| Party name: Alliance for Transparent and Affordable Prescriptions | ||
| Richard B. Lapp Counsel of Record | Seyfarth Shaw LLP 131 S. Dearbord Sreet Suite 2400 Chicago, IL 60603 rlapp@seyfarth.com | (630) 247-9806 |
| Party name: Society for Human Resource Management | ||
| Jonathan E Levitt Counsel of Record | Frier Levitt 84 Bloomfield Avenue Pine Brook, NJ 07058 jlevitt@frierlevitt.com | 973-618-1660 |
| Party name: Community Oncology Alliance, Inc., et al. | ||
| Robert M. Palumbos Counsel of Record | Duane Morris LLP 30 South 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 rmpalumbos@duanemorris.com | 215-979-1111 |
| Party name: National Association of Specialty Pharmacy | ||
| Joshua Patashnik Counsel of Record | California Department of Justice 455 Golden Gate Ave., Suite 11000 San Francisco, CA 94102 josh.patashnik@doj.ca.gov | 415-510-3896 |
| Party name: States of California, et al. | ||
| Carter G. Phillips Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 cphillips@sidley.com | +1 202 736 8270 |
| Party name: Employers Health Purchasing Corporation | ||
| Howard R. Rubin Counsel of Record | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2900 K Street, NW Suit 200 Washington, DC 20007 howard.rubin@katten.com | 202-625-3534 |
| Party name: Arkansas Pharmacists Association, National Community Pharmacists Association, American Pharmacists Association, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, et al. | ||
| Nathaniel Saul Shapo Counsel of Record | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 525 West Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60661 nat.shapo@katten.com | 312-902-5273 |
| Party name: National Council of Insurance Legislators | ||
| Anthony F. Shelley Counsel of Record | Miller & Chevalier Chartered 900 Sixteenth Street NW Washington, DC 20006 ashelley@milchev.com | 202-626-5800 |
| Party name: America's Health Insurance Plans, Inc. | ||
| Dara Swartz Smith Counsel of Record | AARP Foundation Litigation 601 E St, . NW Washington, DC 20049 dsmith@aarp.org | 12024346280 |
| Party name: AARP and AARP Foundation | ||
| Mark David Spencer Counsel of Record | McAfee & Taft 10th Floor Two Leadership Square 211 N Robinson Oklahoma City, OK 73102 mark.spencer@mcafeetaft.com | (405) 235-9621 |
| Party name: J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | ||
| Adam G. Unikowsky Counsel of Record | Jenner & Block LLP 1099 New York Avenue, NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 AUnikowsky@jenner.com | 202-639-6041 |
| Party name: National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Inc. | ||
| Helgi C. Walker Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 hwalker@gibsondunn.com | 202-887-3599 |
| Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the American Benefits Council | ||
| Jeffrey B. Wall | Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 1700 New York Ave NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 wallj@sullcrom.com | (202) 956-7500 |
| Party name: United States | ||