| No. 18-938 | |
| Title: | Ritzen Group, Inc., Petitioner v. Jackson Masonry, LLC |
| Docketed: | January 18, 2019 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (18-5157, 18-5161) |
| Decision Date: | October 16, 2018 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jan 14 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 19, 2019) |
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| Mar 06 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019. |
| Mar 13 2019 | Response Requested. (Due April 12, 2019) |
| Apr 12 2019 | Brief of respondent Jackson Masonry, LLC in opposition filed. |
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| Apr 17 2019 | Reply of petitioner Ritzen Group, Inc. filed. |
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| Apr 18 2019 | Rule 29.6 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed. |
| Apr 23 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019. |
| May 13 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2019. |
| May 20 2019 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jun 09 2019 | Motion of petitioner for an extension of time filed. |
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| Jun 26 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including August 5, 2019. |
| Jul 08 2019 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. |
| Aug 05 2019 | Brief of petitioner Ritzen Group, Inc. filed. (Corrected brief submitted). |
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| Aug 05 2019 | Brief of petitioner Ritzen Group, Inc. filed. (October 4, 2019). (Distributed) |
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| Aug 05 2019 | Joint appendix filed. |
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| Aug 23 2019 | Motion for an extension of time to file respondents' brief on the merits filed. |
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| Aug 29 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file respondent's brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including October 4, 2019. |
| Sep 03 2019 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 16 2019 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit. |
| Sep 18 2019 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit is electronic. |
| Oct 04 2019 | Brief of respondent Jackson Masonry, LLC filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 11 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 11 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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| Oct 11 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 21 2019 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 21 2019 | Proposal of respondent to lodge copies of documents in related cases cited in respondent's brief on the merits filed. |
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| Nov 04 2019 | Reply of petitioner Ritzen Group, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Nov 13 2019 | Argued. For petitioner: James K. Lehman, Columbia, S. C. For respondent: Griffin S. Dunham, Nashville, Tenn.; and Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Jan 14 2020 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Feb 18 2020 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Shane Gibson Ramsey Counsel of Record | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP 150 4th Avenue North, Suite 1100 Nashville, TN 37219 shane.ramsey@nelsonmullins.com | 6156645355 |
| Party name: Ritzen Group, Inc. | ||
| James Lehman | Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough LLPMeridian 1320 Main Street Columbia, SC 29201 jim.lehman@nelsonmullins.com | (803)-255-9050 |
| Party name: Ritzen Group, Inc. | ||
| William C. Wood Jr. | Nelson Mullins, et al. 150 Fourth Avenue, North, Suite 1100 Nashville, TN 37219 bill.wood@nelsonmullins.com | (615) 664-5300 |
| Party name: RITZEN GROUP, INC. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Griffin S. Dunham | Dunham Hildebrand, PLLC 1704 Charlotte Avenue, Suite 105 Nashville, TN 37203 ned@dhnashville.com | 615-933-5851 |
| Party name: Jackson Masonry, LLC | ||
| John I. Harris III | Schulman, LeRoy & Bennett, PC 3310 West End Avenue Suite 460 Nashville, TN 37203 jharris@slblawfirm.com | 6152446670 |
| Party name: Jackson Masonry, LLC | ||
| Other | ||
| 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 | ||
| Craig Goldblatt Counsel of Record | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 craig.goldblatt@wilmerhale.com | 202-663-6483 |
| Party name: National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys | ||