| No. 23-154 | |
| Title: | Frank Kendall, Secretary of the Air Force, et al., Petitioners v. Hunter Doster, et al. |
| Docketed: | August 17, 2023 |
| Linked with 23A8 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (22-3497, 22-3702) |
| Decision Date: | November 29, 2022 |
| Rehearing Denied: | April 17, 2023 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jul 05 2023 | Application (23A8) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 16, 2023 to August 16, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Jul 07 2023 | Application (23A8) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until August 16, 2023. |
| Aug 16 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2023) |
| PetitionProof of Service | |
| Aug 21 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 18, 2023 to October 18, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Aug 22 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 18, 2023, for all respondents. |
| Oct 18 2023 | Brief of respondents Hunter Doster, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Nov 01 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023. |
| Nov 01 2023 | Reply of petitioners Frank Kendall III, Secretary of the Air Force, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Nov 27 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023. |
| Dec 01 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Dec 01 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023. |
| Dec 11 2023 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED with instructions to direct the District Court to vacate as moot its preliminary injunctions. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). Justice Jackson, dissenting: In my view, the party seeking vacatur has not established equitable entitlement to that remedy. See Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, 601 U. S. ___ (2023) (Jackson, J., concurring in the judgment). |
| Jan 12 2024 | 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 SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: Frank Kendall III, Secretary of the Air Force, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Thomas B. Bruns Counsel of Record | Bruns, Connell, Vollmar & Armstrong, LLC 4555 Lake Forest Dr., Ste. 330 Cincinnati, OH 45242 tbruns@bcvalaw.com | 513-312-9890 |
| Party name: Hunter Doster, et al. | ||