| No. 20-303 | |
| Title: | United States, Petitioner v. Jose Luis Vaello Madero |
| Docketed: | September 9, 2020 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-1390) |
| Decision Date: | April 10, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Sep 04 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 9, 2020) |
| PetitionCertificate of Word Count | |
| Sep 11 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 9, 2020 to November 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Sep 14 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 9, 2020. |
| Oct 29 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Carlos Delgado Altieri, Mayor of the Municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Nov 06 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Gregorio Igartua (11/17/2020) filed. |
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| Nov 09 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Plaintiffs in Peña Martínez v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Nov 09 2020 | Response to petition from respondent Jose Luis Vaello-Madero filed. |
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| Nov 09 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Virgin Islands Bar Association filed. |
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| Nov 09 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed. |
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| Nov 24 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020. |
| Nov 24 2020 | Reply of petitioner United States of America filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 04 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
| Jan 11 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021. |
| Jan 19 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021. |
| Feb 12 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021. |
| Feb 22 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021. |
| Mar 01 2021 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Mar 17 2021 | Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Mar 22 2021 | 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 June 1, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 16, 2021. |
| May 27 2021 | Motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| May 28 2021 | Letter of supplement to request for further extension of time filed. |
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| May 28 2021 | Motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including June 7, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including August 30, 2021. |
| Jun 07 2021 | Brief of petitioner United States of America filed. |
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| Jun 07 2021 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed.) |
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| Jun 07 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Interamerican Institute for Constitutional Rights in support of neither party filed. |
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| Jun 14 2021 | Informative of Gregorio Igartua not accepted for filing. (July 23, 2021 - not type of document to be submitted electronically). |
| Aug 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Plaintiff in Ruiz-Aviles v. SSA, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 30 2021 | Brief of respondent Jose Luis Vaello-Madero filed. |
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| Aug 31 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, United States of America |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Sep 02 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Jose Luis Vaello-Madero |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Sep 02 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed. |
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| Sep 03 2021 | Brief amici curiae of AARP, AARP Foundation, Justice in Aging, National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives filed. |
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| Sep 03 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), et al., filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Plaintiffs in Peña Martínez v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi and the New Progressive Party filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The District of Columbia, Guam, and 16 other states and territories. filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of University of Puerto Rico Law School Amicus Justitiae Probono Project filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National Disability Rights Network, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Hon. Jenniffer A. Gonzalez Colon, Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of U.S. Citizens for Equal Protection, Inc. filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Senate of Puerto Rico filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of League of United Latin American Citizens filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Diálogo Por Puerto Rico filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amici curiae of LatinoJustice PRLDEF, et al. filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Public Benefits Scholars filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Virgin Islands Bar Association filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Puerto Rico House of Representatives filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. |
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| Sep 07 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Members of the Congressional Shadow Delegation of Puerto Rico filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 08 2021 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, November 9, 2021. |
| Sep 21 2021 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 29 2021 | Reply of petitioner United States of America filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 22 2021 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by Gregorio Igartua. |
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| Nov 08 2021 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by Gregorio Igartua DENIED. |
| Nov 09 2021 | Argued. For petitioner: Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Hermann Ferré, New York, N. Y. |
| Apr 21 2022 | Judgment REVERSED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., and Gorsuch, J., filed concurring opinions. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| May 23 2022 | Judgment Issued |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| 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 of America | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Hermann Ferre Counsel of Record | Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt and Mosle LLP 101 Park Avenue New York, NY 10178 hferre@curtis.com | 2126968871 |
| Party name: Jose Luis Vaello-Madero | ||
| Other | ||
| Isabel Abislaiman Counsel of Record | Isabel Abislaiman Law Offices 252 Calle Cruz Suite 201 San Juan, PR 00901 abislaiman@gmail.com | (787) 525-6242 |
| Party name: Plaintiff in Ruiz-Aviles v. SSA et al. | ||
| Dwyer Stenquist Arce Counsel of Record | Kutak Rock LLP 1650 Farnam Street The Omaha Building Omaha, NE 68102 Dwyer.Arce@KutakRock.com | 402.346.6000 |
| Party name: Virgin Islands Bar Association | ||
| Nicole G. Berner Counsel of Record | Service Employees International Union 1800 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 nicole.berner@seiu.org | 2027307000 |
| Party name: The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), et al., | ||
| Lisa Schiavo Blatt Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 725 12th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 lblatt@wc.com | 202-434-5050 |
| Party name: Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi and the New Progressive Party | ||
| Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux Counsel of Record | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 ACepedaDerieux@aclu.org | (212) 549-2500 |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | ||
| Manuel Del Valle Counsel of Record | Interamerican Institute for Constitutional Rights Urb. Industrial Calle Federico Costa #170 Interamerican School of Law Hato Rey, PR 00918-1303 mdelvalle@juris.inter.edu | 7877511912 |
| Party name: Interamerican Institute for Constitutional Rights | ||
| Geoffrey Paul Eaton Counsel of Record | Winston & Strawn LLP 1901 L Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 geaton@winston.com | 202-282-5705 |
| Party name: U.S. Virgin Islands | ||
| Veronica Ferraiuoli Hornedo Counsel of Record | Office of the Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico 2338 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 vero@mail.house.gov | 2022252615 |
| Party name: Hon. Jenniffer A. Gonzalez Colon, Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico | ||
| Jose R. Gonzalez-Irizarry Counsel of Record | JRGI Law LLC 1228 Calle Tomás Agrait Club Manor San Juan, PR 00924 jrgilawllc@gmail.com | 7875659786 |
| Party name: U.S. Citizens for Equal Protection, Inc. | ||
| Jose A. Hernandez-Mayoral Counsel of Record | Hernandez Mayoral Law Offices 206 Tetuan Suite 702 San Juan, PR 00901 jose@hernandezmayoral.com | 787-607-4867 |
| Party name: Carlos Delgado Altieri, Mayor of the Municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico | ||
| Gregorio Igartua | Box 3911 Aguadilla, PR 00605 bufeteigartua@yahoo.com | (787) 379-5095 |
| Party name: Gregorio Igartua | ||
| Archie Jennings Jr. Counsel of Record | Disablilty Rights Center of the Virgin Islands 9003 Havensight Mall Suite 313 St. Thomas, VI 00802 archie@drcvi.org | 3407764303 |
| Party name: National Disability Rights Network, et al. | ||
| Barbara A. Jones Counsel of Record | AARP 601 EStreet, NW Washington, DC 20049 bjones@aarp.org | 2024346091 |
| Party name: AARP, AARP Foundation, Justice in Aging, National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives | ||
| 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: League of United Latin American Citizens | ||
| 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: Puerto Rico House of Representatives | ||
| Hiram Alberto Melendez-Juarbe Counsel of Record | P.O. Box 193063 San Juan, PR 00919-3063 hiram@melendezjuarbe.com | 787-415-5192 |
| Party name: University of Puerto Rico Amicus Justitiae Probono Project | ||
| John F. Nevares Counsel of Record | John F. Nevares & Associates 1225 Ponce De Leon Avenue Vig Tower, Suite 1504 San Juan, PR 00907 jfnevares@nevareslaw.com | 7877229333 |
| Party name: Members of the Congressional Shadow Delegation of Puerto Rico | ||
| Roberto Luis Prats Palerm Counsel of Record | RPP Law, PSC 1509 Lopez LandrOn, 10th Floor San Juan, PR 00911 rprats@rpplaw.com | 787-721-6010 |
| Party name: Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico | ||
| 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 | ||
| Jesus R. Rabell-Mendez Counsel of Record | Rabell Méndez C.S.P. P.O. Box 195580 San Juan, PR 00919 jesusrabell@gmail.com | (787) 312-0259 |
| Party name: Diálogo Por Puerto Rico | ||
| E. Joshua Rosenkranz Counsel of Record | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 51 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 jrosenkranz@orrick.com | 212-506-5380 |
| Party name: Public Benefits Scholars | ||
| Kathleen Marie Sullivan Counsel of Record | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP 865 S. Figueroa St. 10th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 kathleensullivan@quinnemanuel.com | (213) 443-3000 |
| Party name: Plaintiffs in Peña Martínez v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | ||
| Hector Torres Counsel of Record | Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP 1633 Broadway New York, NY 10019 HTorres@kasowitz.com | (212) 506-1730 |
| Party name: LatinoJustice PRLDEF, et al. | ||
| Reginald M. Turner Jr. Counsel of Record | Clark Hill, PLC 500 Woodward Ave Suite 3500 Detroit, MI 48226 rturner@clarkhill.com | 3139658318 |
| Party name: American Bar Association | ||
| Caroline Sage Van Zile Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General for D.C. Office of the Solicitor General 400 6th Street, NW, Suite 8100 Washington, DC 20001 caroline.vanzile@dc.gov | (202) 724-6609 |
| Party name: The District of Columbia, Guam, and 16 other states and territories. | ||
| Geoffrey M. Wyatt | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP 1440 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 geoffrey.wyatt@skadden.com | 202-371-7008 |
| Party name: American Bar Association | ||