| No. 21-1239 | |
| Title: | Securities and Exchange Commission, et al., Petitioners v. Michelle Cochran |
| Docketed: | March 11, 2022 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-10396) |
| Decision Date: | December 13, 2021 |
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Mar 11 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 11, 2022) |
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| Mar 29 2022 | Brief of respondent Michelle Cochran filed. |
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| Apr 08 2022 | Letter of April 8, 2022, from the Solicitor General filed. |
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| Apr 11 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Raymond J. Lucia, Sr., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 12 2022 | Letter of April 12, 2022 from counsel for respondent filed. |
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| Apr 13 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022. |
| May 09 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022. |
| May 16 2022 | Petition GRANTED. |
| May 19 2022 | Letter of the Solicitor General on behalf of the parties in No. 21-86, Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC, and No. 21-1239, SEC v. Cochran, regarding alignment of parties and briefing filed. |
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| Jun 01 2022 | Upon consideration of the letter of May 19, 2022, from the Solicitor General on behalf of the parties in No. 21-86 and No. 21-1239, respondent in No. 21-1239 has to and including June 30, 2022, within which to file the joint appendix and the opening brief on the merits in No. 21-1239. The Solicitor General has to and including August 8, 2022, within which to file a consolidated response brief on the merits on behalf of the federal parties in No. 21-86 and No. 21-1239, limited to 20,000 words. |
| Jun 10 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Michelle Cochran |
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| Jun 16 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Securities and Exchange Commission, et al. |
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| Jun 30 2022 | Brief of respondent Michelle Cochran filed. |
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| Jun 30 2022 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Jul 05 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Jul 06 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation filed. |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Raymond J. Lucia, Sr., et al. filed. |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed. |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Phillip Goldstein, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed. |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
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| Aug 03 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, November 7, 2022. |
| Aug 08 2022 | Consolidated response brief of federal parties filed. VIDED (21-86). |
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| Aug 31 2022 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 08 2022 | Motion to file the reply brief on the merits out of time filed by respondent Michelle Cochran (October 3, 2022). |
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| Sep 08 2022 | Reply of respondent Michelle Cochran filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 12 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. |
| Sep 12 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 5th circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Sep 15 2022 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. Northern District of Texas has been electronically filed. |
| Oct 03 2022 | Motion to file the reply brief on the merits out of time GRANTED. |
| Nov 07 2022 | Argued. For Michelle Cochran: Gregory G. Garre, Washington, D. C. For Securities and Exchange Commission, et al.: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Apr 14 2023 | Judgment is AFFIRMED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C.J., and Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kavanaugh, Barrett and Jackson, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. |
| May 16 2023 | Judgment issued. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: Securities and Exchange Commission, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| 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: Michelle Cochran | ||
| Other | ||
| Kellam McChesney Conover Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 kconover@gibsondunn.com | 202-955-8500 |
| Party name: Raymond J. Lucia, Sr., George R. Jarkesy, Jr., and Christopher M. Gibson | ||
| Lawrence S. Ebner Counsel of Record | Atlantic Legal Foundation 1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 lawrence.ebner@atlanticlegal.org | 202-729-6337 |
| Party name: Atlantic Legal Foundation | ||
| Sarah Michelle Harris Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 680 Maine Avenue SW Washington, DC 20024 sharris@wc.com | 202-434-5599 |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States | ||
| John Kerkhoff Counsel of Record | Pacific Legal Foundation 3100 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 610 Arlington, VA 22201 JKerkhoff@pacificlegal.org | (202) 888-6881 |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation | ||
| Gary Michael Lawkowski Counsel of Record | Dhillon Law Group, Inc. 2121 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 402 Alexandria, VA 22314 GLawkowski@dhillonlaw.com | 7039650330 |
| Party name: Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation | ||
| 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 | ||
| Jared Alan McClain Counsel of Record | Institute for Justice 901 N. Glebe Road Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22203 jmcclain@ij.org | 8563050034 |
| Party name: Institute for Justice | ||
| Nicolas Morgan Counsel of Record | Paul Hastings LLP 515 South Flower Street, 25th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 nicolasmorgan@paulhastings.com | 3108490384 |
| Party name: Phillip Goldstein, Mark Cuban, Nelson Obus, and Investor Choice Advocates Network | ||
| Clark M. Neily III Counsel of Record | Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 cneily@cato.org | 202-842-0200 |
| Party name: Cato Institute | ||
| Michael David Pepson Counsel of Record | Americans for Prosperity Foundation 1310 N. Courthouse Rd., Ste. 700 Arlington, VA 22201 mpepson@afphq.org | 5713294529 |
| Party name: Americans for Prosperity Foundation | ||