| No. 21-1143 | |
| Title: | Dr. A., et al., Petitioners v. Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York, et al. |
| Docketed: | February 16, 2022 |
| Linked with 21A145 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (21-2566) |
| Decision Date: | November 4, 2021 |
| Rehearing Denied: | January 11, 2022 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Nov 12 2021 | Application (21A145) for injunctive relief, submitted to Justice Sotomayor. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsOtherProof of Service | |
| Nov 12 2021 | Response to application (21A145) requested by Justice Sotomayor, due Tuesday, November 16, by 4 p.m. |
| Nov 16 2021 | Response to application from respondents Kathy Hochul, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 16 2021 | Motion for leave to file amici brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by Sharon Fast Gustafson, et al. |
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| Nov 17 2021 | Reply of applicants Dr. A., et al. filed. |
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| Nov 18 2021 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by John Doe 1. |
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| Nov 23 2021 | Letter of applicants Dr. A., et al. filed. |
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| Dec 13 2021 | Application (21A145) referred to the Court. |
| Dec 13 2021 | Application (21A145) denied by the Court. Justice Thomas would grant the application. Justice Gorsuch, with whom Justice Alito joins, dissenting from the denial of application for injunctive relief. (Detached Opinion) |
| Feb 14 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 18, 2022) |
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| Mar 04 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 18, 2022 to April 18, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Mar 04 2022 | Response to motion to extend the time to file a response from petitioner Dr. A., et al. filed. |
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| Mar 08 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part, and the time is extended to and including April 1, 2022. |
| Mar 16 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty filed. |
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| Mar 17 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of First Liberty Institute filed. |
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| Mar 17 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Drs. Jay Bhattacharya and R. Scott French filed. |
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| Mar 18 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. |
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| Mar 18 2022 | Brief amici curiae of United States Senators Marco Rubio, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 18 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of The Robertson Center for Constitutional Law filed. |
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| Mar 18 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Catholic Medical Association filed. |
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| Mar 18 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Protect The First Foundation filed. |
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| Mar 18 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Former EEOC Employees and Title VII Religious Accommodation Experts filed. |
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| Mar 18 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Law Center filed. |
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| Apr 01 2022 | Brief of respondents Kathy Hochul, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Apr 05 2022 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed. |
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| Apr 05 2022 | Reply of petitioners Dr. A., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 06 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022. |
| Apr 20 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| Apr 25 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022. |
| Apr 29 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| May 09 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022. |
| May 12 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| May 16 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/19/2022. |
| May 17 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| May 23 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022. |
| May 24 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| May 31 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022. |
| Jun 01 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| Jun 06 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/9/2022. |
| Jun 13 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/16/2022. |
| Jun 21 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022. |
| Jun 29 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2022. |
| Jun 30 2022 | Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Alito and Justice Gorsuch join, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Thomas L. Brejcha Jr. Counsel of Record | Thomas More Society 309 W. Washington St. Ste. 1250 Chicago, IL 60606 brejcha@aol.com | 3127821680 |
| Party name: Dr. A., et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Barbara Dale Underwood Counsel of Record | Solicitor General Office of the Attorney General 28 Liberty Street New York, NY 10005-1400 Barbara.underwood@ag.ny.gov | 212-416-8016 |
| Party name: Kathy Hochul, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| John J. Bursch Counsel of Record | Alliance Defending Freedom 440 First Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20001 jbursch@adflegal.org | 616-450-4235 |
| Party name: Catholic Medical Association | ||
| John Guyton Knepper Jr. Counsel of Record | Law Office of John G. Knepper, LLC 1720 Carey Avenue, Suite 590 Cheyenne, WY 82001 John@KnepperLLC.com | 307-632-2842 |
| Party name: U.S. Senators Marco Rubio, John Barrasso, Mike Braun, Kevin Cramer, Ted Cruz, John Hoeven, Cindy Hyde-Smith, James Lankford, Mike Lee, Cynthia Lummis, and Rick Scott | ||
| Bradley Jason Lingo Counsel of Record | Regent University School of Law 1000 Regent University Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23464 blingo@regent.edu | 757-352-4337 |
| Party name: The Robertson Center for Constitutional Law | ||
| Erin Elizabeth Mersino Counsel of Record | Thomas More Law Center 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive P.O. Box 393 Ann Arbor, MI 48105 emersino@thomasmore.org | (734) 827-2001 |
| Party name: Thomas More Law Center | ||
| Rachel Nicole Morrison Counsel of Record | Ethics & Public Policy Center 1730 M Street, N.W. Suite 910 Washington, DC 20036 rmorrison@eppc.org | 202-682-1200 |
| Party name: Former EEOC Employees and Title VII Religious Accommodation Experts | ||
| Richard A. Samp Counsel of Record | New Civil Liberties Alliance 1225 19th Street NW, Suite 450 Washington, DC 20036 rasamp@verizon.net | 202-869-5210 |
| Party name: New Civil Liberties Alliance | ||
| Gene Clayton Schaerr Counsel of Record | Schaerr | Jaffe 1717 K Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 gschaerr@schaerr-jaffe.com | 202-787-1060 |
| Party name: Protect The First Foundation | ||
| Kelly J. Shackelford Counsel of Record | First Liberty Institute First Liberty Institute, 2001 W Piano Pkwy Suite 1600 Plano, TX 75075 kshackelford@firstliberty.org | 972-941-4444 |
| Party name: First Liberty Institute | ||
| Howard Nathan Slugh Counsel of Record | 2400 Virginia Ave NW C619 Washington, DC 20037 hslugh@jcrl.org | 954-328-9461 |
| Party name: Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty | ||
| Ian Seth Speir Counsel of Record | Nussbaum Speir Gleason PLLC 2 N. Cascade Ave. Suite 1430 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 ian@nussbaumspeir.com | 7194284937 |
| Party name: Drs. Jay Bhattacharya and R. Scott French | ||