| No. 24-362 | |
| Title: | Curtrina Martin, Individually and as Parent and Next Friend of G. W., a Minor, et al., Petitioners v. United States, et al. |
| Docketed: | October 1, 2024 |
| Linked with 24A74 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (23-10062) |
| Decision Date: | April 22, 2024 |
| Rehearing Denied: | May 30, 2024 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jul 18 2024 | Application (24A74) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 28, 2024 to October 27, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service | |
| Jul 22 2024 | Application (24A74) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 27, 2024. |
| Sep 27 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 31, 2024) |
| PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Oct 09 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 31, 2024 to December 2, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Oct 11 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 2, 2024. |
| Oct 31 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Oct 31 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Gregory C. Sisk filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Nov 25 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 2, 2024 to December 6, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Nov 26 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 6, 2024. |
| Dec 06 2024 | Brief of respondents United States, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Dec 20 2024 | Reply of petitioners Curtrina Martin, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 24 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025. |
| Jan 13 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025. |
| Jan 21 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025. |
| Jan 27 2025 | Petition GRANTED limited to the following questions: 1) Whether the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause bars claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act when the negligent or wrongful acts of federal employees have some nexus with furthering federal policy and can reasonably be characterized as complying with the full range of federal law. 2) Whether the discretionary-function exception is categorically inapplicable to claims arising under the law enforcement proviso to the intentional torts exception. Petitioners’ brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Friday, March 7, 2025. Respondents' brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Tuesday, April 1, 2025. The reply brief is to be received by the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2025. |
| Jan 28 2025 | Christopher Mills, Esquire, of Charleston, South Carolina, is invited to brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below as to the first question identified in the order granting the petition for a writ of certiorari. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Patrick Michael Jaicomo Counsel of Record | Institute for Justice 901 North Glebe Road Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22203 PJAICOMO@IJ.ORG | 7036829320 |
| Party name: Curtrina Martin, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Sarah M. Harris Counsel of Record | Acting 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, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Christopher E. Mills Counsel of Record | Spero Law LLC 557 East Bay Street #22251 Charleston, SC 29413 cmills@spero.law | 843-606-0640 |
| Party name: Court-appointed amicus curiae | ||
| Jonathan Charles Bond Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1700 M Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 jbond@gibsondunn.com | (202) 955-8500 |
| Party name: Members of Congress | ||
| Geoffrey Mitchell Pipoly Counsel of Record | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP 161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4300 Chicago, IL 60601 GEOFF.PIPOLY@BCLPLAW.COM | 513-262-6233 |
| Party name: Professor Gregory C. Sisk | ||