| No. 19-199 | |
| Title: | Manfredo M. Salinas, Petitioner v. United States Railroad Retirement Board |
| Docketed: | August 15, 2019 |
| Linked with 18A1192 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (18-60702) |
| Decision Date: | April 17, 2019 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| May 17 2019 | Application (18A1192) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 16, 2019 to September 14, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Main Document | |
| May 20 2019 | Application (18A1192) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 15, 2019. |
| Aug 15 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 16, 2019) |
| PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Sep 10 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 16, 2019 to October 16, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Sep 11 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 16, 2019. |
| Oct 03 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 16, 2019 to November 15, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Oct 03 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 15, 2019. |
| Nov 08 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 15, 2019 to December 9, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Nov 12 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 9, 2019. |
| Dec 09 2019 | Brief of respondent United States Railroad Retirement Board in opposition filed. |
| Certificate of Word CountMain Document | |
| Dec 16 2019 | Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under Rule 15.5 filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Dec 18 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020. |
| Jan 10 2020 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Feb 12 2020 | Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Feb 12 2020 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Manfredo Salinas. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Feb 19 2020 | Joint 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 April 1, 2020. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 8, 2020. |
| Feb 24 2020 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Mar 31 2020 | Brief of petitioner Manfredo Salinas filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jun 08 2020 | Brief of respondent United States Railroad Retirement Board filed. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Jul 08 2020 | Reply of petitioner Manfredo Salinas filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Aug 19 2020 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 2, 2020. |
| Aug 31 2020 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. |
| Sep 01 2020 | The record from the U.S.C.A. is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Sep 02 2020 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 11 2020 | Record received from the United States of America Railroad Retirement Board. The record is electronically filed. |
| Nov 02 2020 | Argued. For petitioner: Sarah M. Harris, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Austin Raynor, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Feb 03 2021 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., Breyer, Kagan, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett, JJ., joined. |
| Mar 08 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Sarah Michelle Harris Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 725 12th Street NW Washington, DC 20005 sharris@wc.com | 202-434-5599 |
| Party name: Manfredo Salinas | ||
| Lisa Schiavo Blatt | Williams & Connolly LLP 725 12th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 lblatt@wc.com | 202-434-5050 |
| Party name: Manfredo Salinas | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | Acting 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 Railroad Retirement Board | ||