| No. 20-1158 | |
| Title: | The North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Inc., Petitioner v. Will McRaney |
| Docketed: | February 23, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-60293) |
| Decision Date: | July 16, 2020 |
| Rehearing Denied: | November 25, 2020 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Feb 17 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2021) |
| PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Feb 26 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, The North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Inc. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Mar 02 2021 | Waiver of Will McRaney of right to respond not accepted for filing. (March 04, 2021) |
| Mar 04 2021 | Waiver of right of respondent Will McRaney to respond filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Mar 10 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021. |
| Mar 12 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The American Association of Christian Schools & The Association of Christian Schools International filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Mar 18 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Mar 22 2021 | Response Requested. (Due April 21, 2021) |
| Mar 24 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 21, 2021 to May 21, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Mar 25 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 21, 2021. |
| Mar 25 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Apr 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Agudath Israel of America and Torah Umesorah filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Apr 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of States of Texas, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Apr 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Elizabeth A. Clark, Robert F. Cochran, Jr., Carl H. Esbeck, David F. Forte, Richard W. Garnett, Christopher C. Lund, Michael W. McConnell, Michael P. Moreland, Robert J. Pushaw, and David A. Skeel filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| May 20 2021 | Brief of respondent Will McRaney in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| May 26 2021 | Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed. |
| Main Document | |
| May 28 2021 | Reply of petitioner The North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jun 01 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021. |
| Jun 16 2021 | Rescheduled. |
| Jun 21 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021. |
| Jun 28 2021 | Petition DENIED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Matthew Theodore Martens Counsel of Record | WilmerHale 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 matthew.martens@wilmerhale.com | 202-663-6000 |
| Party name: The North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Inc. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Scott E. Gant Counsel of Record | Boies Schiller Flexner LLP 1401 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20005 sgant@bsfllp.com | 202-237-2727 |
| Party name: Will McRaney | ||
| William Harvey Barton II | Barton Law Firm, PLLC 3007 Magnolia Street Pascagoula, MS 39567 harvey@wbartonlaw.com | 228-769-2070 |
| Party name: Will McRaney | ||
| Other | ||
| Frederick W. Claybrook Jr. Counsel of Record | Claybrook, LLC 700 Sixth St., NW, Ste.430 Washington, DC 20001 rick@claybrooklaw.com | 202-250-3833 |
| Party name: National Legal Foundation, et al. | ||
| Thomas Ryan McCarthy Counsel of Record | Consovoy McCarthy PLLC 1600 Wilson Boulevard Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22209 tom@consovoymccarthy.com | (703) 243-9423 |
| Party name: Professors Elizabeth A. Clark, Robert F. Cochran, Jr., Carl H. Esbeck, David F. Forte, Richard W. Garnett, Christopher C. Lund, Michael W. McConnell, Michael P. Moreland, Robert J. Pushaw, and David A. Skeel | ||
| Judd Edward Stone II Counsel of Record | Texas Attorney General's Office P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 judd.stone@oag.texas.gov | 512-936-1700 |
| Party name: States of Texas, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah | ||
| Igor Victor Timofeyev Counsel of Record | Paul Hastings LLP 2050 M Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 igortimofeyev@paulhastings.com | 202-551-1792 |
| Party name: Agudath Israel of America and Torah Umesorah | ||
| Richard Shawn Gunnarson Counsel of Record | Kirton McConkie Key Bank Tower 36 South State Street, Suite 1900 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 sgunnarson@kmclaw.com | 801-323-5907 |
| Party name: Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention | ||
| Zachary Guy Parks Counsel of Record | Covington & Burling LLP 850 Tenth St. NW Washington, DC 20001 zparks@cov.com | 2022850524 |
| Party name: The American Association of Christian Schools & The Association of Christian Schools International | ||