| No. 20-1735 | |
| Title: | Angel Manuel Ortiz-Diaz, et al., Petitioners v. United States, et al. |
| Docketed: | June 17, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-2236, 20-1084) |
| Decision Date: | January 14, 2021 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jun 11 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 19, 2021) |
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| Jun 24 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 19, 2021 to August 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Jun 25 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 18, 2021. |
| Jul 08 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jeffrey C. Tuomala filed. |
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| Jul 12 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed. |
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| Jul 15 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 19 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed. |
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| Jul 19 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The Puerto Rico Institute for Economic Liberty filed. |
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| Jul 19 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Hon. Rafael Hernandez-Montanez in his Official Capacity as Speaker of the P.R. House of Representatives filed. |
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| Jul 19 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of the Senate of Puerto Rico filed. |
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| Aug 18 2021 | Brief of respondents United States, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Aug 25 2021 | Reply of petitioners Angel Manuel Ortiz-Diaz, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 01 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021. |
| Sep 21 2021 | Rescheduled. |
| Oct 04 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021. |
| Oct 12 2021 | Petition DENIED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| John Michael Connolly Counsel of Record | Consovoy McCarthy PLLC 1600 Wilson Blvd Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22209 mike@consovoymccarthy.com | 7032439423 |
| Party name: Angel Manuel Ortiz-Diaz, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Brian H. Fletcher 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, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Jose Alberto Bague-Soto Counsel of Record | DTS Law LLC 221 Plaza, Suite 801, 221 Ponce de Leon Ave.. San Juan, PR 00917-1804 jbague@dtslaw.com | 787-505-6521 |
| Party name: The Puerto Rico Institute for Economic Liberty | ||
| Matthew James Clark Counsel of Record | Alabama Center for Law and Liberty 2213 Morris Ave. Floor 1 Birmingham, AL 35203 matt@alabamalawandliberty.org | 256-510-1828 |
| Party name: Professor Jeffrey C. Tuomala | ||
| Brian Kirk Kelsey Counsel of Record | Liberty Justice Center 141 W. Jackson St. Ste. 1605 Chicago, IL 60604 bkelsey@libertyjusticecenter.org | 312-637-2280 |
| Party name: Liberty Justice Center | ||
| Carlos Lugo-Fiol Counsel of Record | P.O. Box 260150 San Juan, PR 00926 clugofiol@gmail.com | (787) 645-4211 |
| Party name: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | ||
| Jorge Martinez-Luciano Counsel of Record | ML & RE Law Office Cobian's Plaza, Suite 404 1607 Ponce De Leon Ave. San Juan, PR 00909 jorge@mlrelaw.com | 7879992972 |
| Party name: Hon. Rafael Hernandez-Montanez in his Official Capacity as Speaker of the P.R. House of Representatives | ||
| Ruben T. Nigaglioni Mignucci | DTS Law LLC 221 Plaza Suite 801 San Juan, PR 00917 rtn@nigaglionilaw.com | (787)754-8700 |
| Party name: The Puerto Rico Institute for Economic Liberty | ||
| Edwin Quinones Counsel of Record | Quinones & Arbona Law Offices PSC Doral Bank Plaza, 33 Calle Resolucion, Suite 701-A San Juan, PR 00920 equinones@qaclaw.com | 7876206776 |
| Party name: Senate of Puerto Rico | ||
| Ilya Shapiro Counsel of Record | Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 ishapiro@cato.org | 2028420200 |
| Party name: The Cato Institute | ||