No. 20-1374
Title:CVS Pharmacy, Inc., et al., Petitioners
v.
John Doe, One, et al.
Docketed:March 31, 2021
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers:(19-15074)
   Decision Date:December 9, 2020
   Rehearing Denied:January 15, 2021
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Mar 26 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 30, 2021)
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Apr 05 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 30, 2021 to June 1, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
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Apr 05 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 1, 2021.
Apr 30 2021Brief amicus curiae of America's Health Insurance Plans filed.
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Apr 30 2021Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation and Independent Women's Law Center filed.
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Apr 30 2021Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Care Management Association filed.
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Apr 30 2021Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
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Jun 01 2021Brief of respondents John Doe One, et al. in opposition filed.
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Jun 02 2021Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed.
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Jun 08 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
Jun 08 2021Reply of petitioners CVS Pharmacy, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Jul 01 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2021.
Jul 02 2021Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Jul 14 2021Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Jul 20 2021Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 3, 2021. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 22, 2021.
Jul 22 2021Suggestion of death and motion to substitute Richard Roe, authorized representative, as a respondent in place of John Doe Two, Deceased filed by respondents.
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Aug 23 2021Motion to substitute Richard Roe, authorized representative, as a respondent in place of John Doe Two, Deceased GRANTED.
Aug 30 2021Suggestion of death and motion to substitute John Doe Four, authorized representative, as a respondent in place of John Doe Three, Deceased filed by respondents.
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Sep 03 2021Brief of petitioners CVS Pharmacy, Inc., et al. filed.
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Sep 03 2021Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Sep 08 2021Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation and Cato Institute filed.
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Sep 10 2021Brief amicus curiae of America's Health Insurance Plans filed.
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Sep 10 2021Brief amicus curiae of Independent Women's Law Center filed.
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Sep 10 2021Brief amici curiae of National Conference of State Legislatures, et al. filed.
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Sep 10 2021Brief amici curiae of the District of Columbia, et al., in support of neither party.
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Sep 10 2021Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
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Sep 10 2021Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Care Management Association filed.
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Sep 10 2021Brief amici curiae of Louisiana, et al. filed.
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Sep 20 2021SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.
Sep 27 2021Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Oct 04 2021Motion to substitute John Doe Four, authorized representative, as a respondent in place of John Doe Three, Deceased GRANTED.
Oct 14 2021The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer, also received one sealed document that has been electronically filed.
Oct 18 2021Record received from the U.S.D.C. California Northern District (San Francisco) has been received and is electronically filed.
Oct 22 2021Brief of respondents John Doe One, et al. filed.
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Oct 26 2021Brief amicus curiae of AIDS Healthcare Foundation filed.
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Oct 28 2021Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Oct 28 2021Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
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Oct 29 2021CIRCULATED
Oct 29 2021Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 29 2021Amicus brief of Paralyzed Veterans of America et al. not accepted for filing. (Corrected version submitted) (November 03, 2021)
Oct 29 2021Brief amici curiae of Paralyzed Veterans of America, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 29 2021Amici brief of The Arc of the United States and the American Association of People with Disabilities, et al. not accepted for filing. (Corrected version submitted--November 05, 2021).
Oct 29 2021Brief amici curiae of The Arc of the United States and the American Association of People with Disabilities, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 29 2021Brief amici curiae of Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 29 2021Brief amicus curiae of Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 29 2021Brief amicus curiae of Emory Environmental Law Society filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 29 2021Brief amici curiae of National Health Law Program and Disability Rights California filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 29 2021Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 08 2021Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
Nov 11 2021Joint stipulation to dismiss the writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46.1 filed.
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Nov 12 2021Writ of Certiorari Dismissed - Rule 46.

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioners
Lisa Schiavo Blatt
    Counsel of Record
Williams & Connolly LLP
725 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

lblatt@wc.com
202-434-5050
Party name: CVS Pharmacy, Inc., et al.
Attorneys for Respondents
Gerald Sinclair Flanagan
    Counsel of Record
Consumer Watchdog
6330 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 250
Los Angeles, CA 90048

jerry@consumerwatchdog.org
3103920522
Party name: John Doe One, et al.
Other
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
    Counsel of Record
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
Loren L. AliKhan
    Counsel of Record
D.C. Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Solicitor General
400 6th Street, NW, Suite 8100
Washington, DC 20001

loren.alikhan@dc.gov
202-727-6287
Party name: The District of Columbia and 17 states
Selene Almazan-Altobelli
    Counsel of Record
Counsel of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
PO Box 6767
Towson, MD 21285

selene@copaa.org
3019284755
Party name: Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
Kevin Michael Costello
    Counsel of Record
Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School
1585 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138

kcostello@law.harvard.edu
6174960901
Party name: Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation, et al.
Jonathan Michael Eisenberg
    Counsel of Record
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
6255 West Sunset Boulevard
21st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90028

jonathan.eisenberg@ahf.org
323-860-5361
Party name: AIDS Healthcare Foundation
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: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
Brianne Jenna Gorod
    Counsel of Record
Constitutional Accountability Center
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 501
Washington, DC 20036

brianne@theusconstitution.org
202 296 6889
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center
Michael B. Kimberly
    Counsel of Record
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
Paul Robert Koster
    Counsel of Record
Emory Law School Supreme Court Advocacy Program
1301 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30322

paul.koster@emory.edu
4047273957
Party name: Emory Environmental Law Society
John Mercer Masslon II
    Counsel of Record
Washington Legal Foundation
2009 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036

jmasslon@wlf.org
(202) 588-0302
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation and Cato Institute
John Mercer Masslon II
    Counsel of Record
Washington Legal Foundation
2009 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036

jmasslon@wlf.org
(202) 588-0302
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation and Independent Women's Law Center
Elizabeth B. McCallum
    Counsel of Record
Baker Hostetler LLC
1050 Connecticut Ave. NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036

emccallum@bakerlaw.com
2022573541
Party name: Paralyzed Veterans of America et al.
Michael Hugh McGinley
    Counsel of Record
Dechert LLP
1900 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006

michael.mcginley@dechert.com
(202) 261-3300
Party name: National Conference of State Legislatures, et al.
Coty Rae Montag
    Counsel of Record
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
700 14th Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005

cmontag@naacpldf.org
(202) 682-1300
Party name: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
John Savage Moran
    Counsel of Record
McGuireWoods LLP
888 16th Street N.W.
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006

jmoran@mcguirewoods.com
(202) 828-2817
Party name: Independent Women's Law Center
Elizabeth Baker Murrill
    Counsel of Record
Louisiana Dept. of Justice
1885 N. Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

murrille@ag.louisiana.gov
(225) 326-6766
Party name: States of Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah
Amy Farr Robertson
    Counsel of Record
Fox & Robertson, PC
1550 Larimer Street
Suite 1113
Denver, CO 80202

arob@foxrob.com
303-416-8673
Party name: The Arc of the United States and the American Associatio of People with Disabilities, et al.
Pratik Arvind Shah
    Counsel of Record
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
2001 K Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20006

pshah@akingump.com
202-887-4210
Party name: America's Health Insurance Plans
Wayne Turner
    Counsel of Record
National Health Law Program
1444 l Street NW, Suite 1105
Washington, DC 20005

turner@healthlaw.org
(202) 289-7661
Party name: National Health Law Program and Disability Rights California