Skip Navigation LinksHome > Search Results



Docket for 15-457
No. 15-457
Title:
Microsoft Corporation, Petitioner
v.
Seth Baker, et al.
Docketed:October 13, 2015
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(12-35946)
  Decision Date:July 20, 2015
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 9 2015 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 12, 2015)
Oct 28 2015 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 14, 2015.
Oct 28 2015 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Nov 11 2015 Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Nov 12 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed.
Nov 12 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Nov 12 2015 Brief amicus curiae of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.
Dec 14 2015 Brief of respondents Seth Baker, et al. in opposition filed.
Dec 22 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 8, 2016.
Dec 22 2015 Reply of petitioner Microsoft Corporation filed. (Distributed)
Jan 11 2016 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 15, 2016.
Jan 15 2016 Petition GRANTED limited to the following Question: Whether a federal court of appeals has jurisdiction under both Article III and 28 U. S. C. �1291 to review an order denying class certification after the named plaintiffs voluntarily dismiss their individual claims with prejudice.
Feb 23 2016 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents.
Mar 2 2016 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including March 11, 2016.
Mar 2 2016 The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including May 16, 2016.
Mar 11 2016 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received.)
Mar 11 2016 Brief of petitioner Microsoft Corporation filed.
Mar 17 2016 Brief amicus curiae of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.
Mar 17 2016 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Mar 18 2016 Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Mar 18 2016 Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed.
Mar 18 2016 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
Mar 18 2016 Brief amici curiae of Civil Procedure Scholars filed.
May 16 2016 Brief of respondents Seth Baker, et al. filed.
May 23 2016 Brief amicus curiae of Public Justice, P.C. filed.
May 23 2016 Brief amici curiae of Complex Litigation Law Professors filed.
May 23 2016 Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed.
Jun 15 2016 Reply of petitioner Microsoft Corporation filed.
Feb 3 2017 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Feb 3 2017 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Feb 6 2017 Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. The record is electronic and available on PACER. Also received SEALED pleadings.
Feb 9 2017 CIRCULATED.
Mar 21 2017 Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For respondents: Peter K. Stris, Los Angeles, Cal.
Jun 12 2017 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, J., joined. Gorsuch, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Jul 14 2017 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Stephen M. Rummage Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP(206) 622-3150
    Counsel of Record1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, WA  98101-3045
steverummage@dwt.com
Party name: Microsoft Corporation
 
Jeffrey L. Fisher Stanford Law School(650) 724-7081
Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA  94305-8610
jlfisher@law.stanford.edu
Party name: Microsoft Corporation
Attorneys for Respondents:
Brendan S. Maher Stris & Maher LLP(213) 995-6805
    Counsel of Record6688 N. Central Expy., Ste. 1650
Dallas, TX  75206
brendan.maher@strismaher.com
Party name: Seth Baker, et al.
 
Darren T. Kaplan Stueve Siegel Hanson, LLP(212) 999-7370
1359 Broadway, Suite 2001
New York, NY  10018
kaplan@stuevesiegel.com
Party name: Seth Baker, et al.
 
Peter K. Stris Stris & Maher LLP(213) 995-6800
725 S. Figueroa St., Ste. 1830
Los Angeles, CA  90017
peter.stris@strismaher.com
Party name: Seth Baker, et al.
Other:
Cory L. Andrews Washington Legal Foundation(202)-588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
candrews@wlf.org
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation, et al.
 
John H. Beisner Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP(202) 371-7000
1440 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20005
John.Beisner@skadden.com
Party name: Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.
 
Rishi Bhandari Mandel Bhandari LLP(212)-269-5600
80 Pine Street
3rd Floor
New York, NY  10005
rb@mandelbhandari.com
Party name: Complex Litigation Law Professors
 
Deborah J. La Fetra Pacific Legal Foundation(916) 419-7111
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
dlafetra@pacificlegal.org
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation
 
Jason L. Lichtman Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP(212)-355-9500
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY  10013
jlichtman@lchb.com
Party name: Public Justice, P.C.
 
Mary Massaron Plunkett Cooney(248) 901-4000
38505 Woodward Avenue
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI  48304
mmassaron@plunkettcooney.com
Party name: DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar
 
Mark W. Mosier Covington & Burling LLP(202) 662-6000
One City Center
850 Tenth
Street, NW
Washington, DC  20001
mmosier@cov.com
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al.
 
Adina H. Rosenbaum Public Citizen Litigation Group(202) 588-1000
1600 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20009
arosenbaum@citizen.org
Party name: Public Citizen, Inc.
 
E. Joshua Rosenkranz Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP(212) 506-5380
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY  10019-6142
jrosenkranz@orrick.com
Party name: Civil Procedure Scholars

 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 1 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20543