| No. 21-404 | |
| Title: | United States, Petitioner v. Washington, et al. |
| Docketed: | September 14, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-35673) |
| Decision Date: | August 19, 2020 |
| Rehearing Denied: | April 15, 2021 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Sep 08 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2021) |
| PetitionProof of Service | |
| Sep 21 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 14, 2021 to November 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Sep 22 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 15, 2021. |
| Nov 15 2021 | Brief of respondents Washington, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Dec 01 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022. |
| Dec 01 2021 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Jan 10 2022 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Feb 23 2022 | Brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word Count | |
| Feb 23 2022 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed) |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Mar 15 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, April 18, 2022. |
| Mar 15 2022 | Suggestion of mootness filed by respondents Washington, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceOther | |
| Mar 16 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Mar 17 2022 | Response in opposition to respondents suggestion of mootness filed by petitioner United States. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word Count | |
| Mar 17 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and available on PACER. |
| Mar 23 2022 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 23 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Mar 23 2022 | Reply on suggestion of mootness filed by respondents Washington, et al. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Mar 25 2022 | Brief of respondents Washington, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Apr 08 2022 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Apr 11 2022 | Sur-reply in support of suggestion of mootness filed by respondents Washington, et al. (Distributed) |
| Main Document | |
| Apr 13 2022 | Response in opposition to sur-reply in support of suggestion of mootness filed by petitioner United States. (Distributed) |
| Main Document | |
| Apr 18 2022 | Argued. For petitioner: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Tera M. Heintz, Deputy Solicitor General, Olympia, Wash. |
| Jun 21 2022 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Jul 25 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 | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Noah Guzzo Purcell Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General 1125 Washington Street, SE P.O. Box 40100 Olympia, WA 98504-0100 noahp@atg.wa.gov | 360-753-6200 |
| Party name: Washington, et al. | ||
| Tera M. Heintz | Washington State Attorney General's Office 1125 Washington Street SE, PO Box 40100 Olympia, WA 98504-0100 | 360-753-6200 |
| Party name: Washington, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Bobby G. Burke Counsel of Record | Bobby G. Burke, Esq. 308 N.W. 13 Street Oklahoma City, OK 73103 bob@bobburkelaw.com | 4058021495 |
| Party name: Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group | ||