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No. 19-7
Title:	Seila Law LLC, Petitioner v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Docketed:	June 28, 2019

Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Case Numbers:	(17-56324)
Decision Date:	May 6, 2019
Rehearing Denied:
Discretionary Court Decision Date:

Questions Presented

Date	Proceedings and Orders
Jun 28 2019	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 29, 2019)
	Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 12 2019	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Seila Law LLC.
	Blanket Consent
Jul 24 2019	Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 29, 2019 to August 28, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
Jul 25 2019	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 28, 2019.

Jul 29 2019	Brief amici curiae of Separation of Powers Scholars filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 29 2019	Brief amici curiae of States of Texas, et al. filed. (Aug. 6, 2019)(Corrected version submitted)
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jul 29 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 29 2019	Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 29 2019	Brief amici curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 29 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 29 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Landmark Legal Foundation filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 15 2019	Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 28, 2019 to September 18, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
Aug 16 2019	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 18, 2019.

Sep 17 2019	Brief of respondent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed.
	Proof of Service Main Document
Sep 17 2019	Waiver of the 14-day waiting period under Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
	Main Document
Sep 18 2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019.

Oct 04 2019	Motion of United States House of Representatives for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae out of time filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 04 2019	Reply of petitioner Seila Law LLC filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 10 2019	Motion of Alan B. Morrison for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae out of time filed.
	Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count Main Document
Oct 15 2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.

Oct 18 2019	Motion of United States House of Representatives for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae out of time GRANTED.

Oct 18 2019	Motion of Alan B. Morrison for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae out of time GRANTED.

Oct 18 2019	Petition GRANTED. In addition to the question presented by the petition, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: If the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is found unconstitutional on the basis of the separation of powers, can 12 U.S.C. §5491(c)(3) be severed from the Dodd-Frank Act?.

Oct 22 2019	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Seila Law LLC.
	Blanket Consent
Oct 23 2019	Paul D. Clement, Esquire, of Washington, D.C., is invited to brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below on the question presented by the petition.

Oct 28 2019	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
	Blanket Consent
Oct 28 2019	Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
	Main Document
Oct 30 2019	Amicus curiae briefs, on both or either question being briefed in this case, shall be filed within 7 days after the party supported files its brief on the question presented by the petition.

Oct 30 2019	Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix, petitioner's brief on the merits, and respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 9, 2019. The time to file the brief on the merits of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below on the question presented by the petition is extended to and including January 15, 2020.

Nov 14 2019	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Seila Law LLC.
	Main Document Proof of Service
Nov 26 2019	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

Dec 09 2019	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.

Dec 09 2019	Brief of petitioner Seila Law LLC filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 09 2019	Brief of respondent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed.
	Certificate of Word Count Main Document
Dec 13 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 13 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Alan B. Morrison in support of neither party filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 13 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amici curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation and National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amici curiae of Patrick J. Collins, Marcus J. Liotta, and William M. Hitchcock filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Harpeth Financial Services, LLC filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amici curiae of Nationwide Biweekly Administration, Inc., et al. filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amici curiae of Twenty-Seven Members of the U.S. House of Representatives filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amici curiae of State National Bank of Big Spring, The Competitive Enterprise Institute, et al. filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Center for the Rule of Law filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amici curiae of States of Texas, et al. filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Dec 16 2019	Brief amici curiae of Mortgage Bankers Association, et al. in support of neither party filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amici curiae of RD Legal Funding Partners, LP, et al. filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amici curiae of Separation of Powers Scholars filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Landmark Legal Foundation filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Credit Union National Association, Inc. filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Consumer Bankers Association in support of neither party filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute, et al. filed.
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Dec 16 2019	Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senators Mike Lee, et al. filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 16 2019	Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jan 09 2020	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.

Jan 09 2020	The record of the USCA 9th Circuit is available on PACER.

Jan 15 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below on the question presented by the petition filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 21 2020	CIRCULATED

Jan 21 2020	Motion for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument filed by petitioner Seila Law LLC.
	Main Document Proof of Service
Jan 21 2020	Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 21 2020	Motion of United States House of Representatives for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service
Jan 22 2020	Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Members of Congress filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 22 2020	Brief amici curiae of Harold H. Bruff, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Other Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 22 2020	Brief amici curiae of Self-Help Credit Union, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 22 2020	Brief amici curiae of Project on Government Oversight and Morton Rosenberg filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 22 2020	Brief amici curiae of Professors Martin S. Lederman, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count Main Document
Jan 22 2020	Brief amici curiae of Rachel E. Barkow, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jan 22 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Main Street Alliance filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 22 2020	Brief amici curiae of National Consumer Law Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 22 2020	Brief amici curiae of Financial Regulation Scholars filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 22 2020	Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, Richard Blumenthal, and Mazie Hirono filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 22 2020	Brief amicus curiae of United States House of Representatives filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 22 2020	Brief amicus curiae of Professor John Harrison filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 22 2020	Brief amici curiae of State of New York, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Feb 14 2020	Motion of United States House of Representatives for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

Feb 14 2020	Motion for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument GRANTED, and the time is divided as follows: 20 minutes for the petitioner, 20 minutes for the Solicitor General, 20 minutes for the Court-appointed amicus curiae, and 10 minutes for the United States House of Representatives.

Feb 14 2020	Reply of respondent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed. (Distributed)
	Proof of Service Main Document
Feb 14 2020	Reply of petitioner Seila Law LLC filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 03 2020	Argued. For petitioner: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C. For respondent supporting vacatur: Noel J. Francisco, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. For United States House of Representatives as amicus curiae: Douglas N. Letter, General Counsel, Washington, D. C.

Jun 29 2020	Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II, and III, in which Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Part IV, in which Alito and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Gorsuch, J., joined. Kagan, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment with respect to severability and dissenting in part, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined.

Jul 31 2020	JUDGMENT ISSUED.

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Kannon K. Shanmugam Counsel of Record	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 2001 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 kshanmugam@paulweiss.com	(202) 223-7300
Party name: Seila Law LLC
Attorneys for Respondent
Noel J. Francisco 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: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Other
Corbin Knight Barthold Counsel of Record	Washington Legal Foundation 2009 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036 cbarthold@wlf.org	2025880302
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation
Michael A. Carvin Counsel of Record	Jones Day 51 Louisiana Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20001 macarvin@jonesday.com	(202) 879-7643
Party name: Twenty-Seven Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
Joseph Carl Cecere Counsel of Record	Cecere, PC 6035 McCommas Blvd. Dallas, TX 75206 ccecere@cecerepc.com	469-600-9455
Party name: Project on Government Oversight and Morton Rosenberg
Paul D. Clement Counsel of Record	Kirkland & Ellis LLP 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 paul.clement@kirkland.com	2023895000
Party name: Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below on the question presented by the petition
William Spencer Consovoy Counsel of Record	Consovoy McCarthy PLLC 1600 Wilson Boulevard Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22209 will@consovoymccarthy.com	(703) 243-9423
Party name: The Buckeye Institute
Charles Justin Cooper Counsel of Record	Cooper & Kirk, PLLC 1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 ccooper@cooperkirk.com	202-220-9600
Party name: Patrick J. Collins, Marcus J. Liotta, and William M. Hitchcock
Oliver James Dunford Counsel of Record	Pacific Legal Foundation 930 G Street Sacramento, CA 95814 odunford@pacificlegal.org	9164197111
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation
John C. Eastman Counsel of Record	Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence c/o Fowler School of Law Chapman University One University Drive Orange, CA 92866 jeastman@chapman.edu	877-855-3330
Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
Julian Richard Ellis Jr. Counsel of Record	Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP 410 17th Street, Suite 2200 Denver, CO 80202 jellis@bhfs.com	303-223-1142
Party name: Credit Union National Association, Inc.
Steven Eliott Fineman Counsel of Record	Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP 250 Hudson Street 8th Floor New York, NY 10013 sfineman@lchb.com	(212) 355-9500
Party name: Main Street Alliance
Matthew Conrad Forys Counsel of Record	Landmark Legal Foundation 19415 Deerfield Avenue, Suite 312 Leesburg, VA 20176 matt@landmarklegal.org	703-554-6100
Party name: Landmark Legal Foundation
Jonathan Saul Franklin Counsel of Record	Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 799 9th Street NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20001 jonathan.franklin@nortonrosefulbright.com	2026620466
Party name: Consumer Bankers Association
Albert Quoc Giang Counsel of Record	Boies Schiller Flexner LLP 725 S. Figueroa St 31st Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 agiang@bsfllp.com	2136299040
Party name: RD Legal Funding Partners, LP, RD Legal Finance, LLC, RD Legal Funding, LLC, and Roni Dersovitz
Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record	Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org	202 296 6889
Party name: Current and Former Members of Congress
Andrew Michael Grossman Counsel of Record	Baker & Hostetler LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20036 agrossman@bakerlaw.com	2028611697
Party name: Harpeth Financial Services, LLC
Deepak Gupta Counsel of Record	Gupta Wessler PLLC 1900 L Street, NW Suite 312 Washington, DC 20036 deepak@guptawessler.com	(202) 888-1741
Party name: Financial Regulation Scholars
John Harrison Counsel of Record	580 Massie Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 jh8m@virginia.edu	4349243093
Party name: Professor John Harrison
Kyle Douglas Hawkins Counsel of Record	Texas Attorney General's Office P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 kyle.hawkins@oag.texas.gov	5129361700
Party name: STATES OF TEXAS, ARKANSAS, GEORGIA, INDIANA, KANSAS, LOUISIANA, NEBRASKA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, AND WEST VIGINIA
Kimberly Stewart Hermann	Southeastern Legal Foundation 560 W. Crossville Rd. Suite 104 Roswell, GA 30075-7509 khermann@southeasternlegal.org	770-977-2131
Party name: Southeastern Legal Foundation and National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center
Richard Peter Hutchison	Landmark Legal Foundation 3100 Broadway Suite 1200 Kansas City, MO 64111 pete.hutch@landmarklegal.org	8169315559
Party name: Landmark Legal Foundation
Gregory Frederick Jacob Counsel of Record	O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 gjacob@omm.com	(202) 383-5300
Party name: State National Bank of Big Spring, The Competitive Enterprise Institute, and The 60 Plus Association in Support of Petitioner
Scott A. Keller Counsel of Record	Baker Botts LLP 1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004 scott.keller@bakerbotts.com	2026397837
Party name: Southeastern Legal Foundation and National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center
Scott A. Keller	Baker Botts LLP 1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004 scott.keller@bakerbotts.com	2026397700
Party name: Cato Institute
Benjamin Barnet Klubes Counsel of Record	Buckley LLP 2001 M St. NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036 bklubes@buckleyfirm.com	2023498000
Party name: Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Home Builders, and National Association of Realtors
Martin Seth Lederman Counsel of Record	600 New Jersey Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 martin.lederman@law.georgetown.edu	3012216618
Party name: PROFESSORS MARTIN S. LEDERMAN AND DAVID C. VLADECK
Douglas Neal Letter Counsel of Record	Office of General Counsel, United States House of Representatives 219 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 douglas.letter@mail.house.gov	202-225-9700
Party name: United States House of Representatives
Jonathan F. Mitchell Counsel of Record	Mitchell Law PLLC 111 Congress Avenue Suite 400 Austin, TX 78701 jonathan@mitchell.law	(512) 686-3940
Party name: New Civil Liberties Alliance
Alan B. Morrison Counsel of Record	George Washington Law School 2000 H Street NW Washington, DC 20052 abmorrison@law.gwu.edu	2029947120
Party name: Alan B. Morrison
Scott Lawrence Nelson Counsel of Record	Public Citizen Litigation Group 1600 20th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20009 snelson@citizen.org	202-588-1000
Party name: Public Citizen, Inc., et al.
Latif Mohamed Nurani Counsel of Record	Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP 1875 Eye Street NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 latif.nurani@spiegelmcd.com	2028794075
Party name: Harold H. Bruff, Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Jerry L. Mashaw, Gillian Metzger, Anne Joseph O’Connell, Peter M. Shane, Peter L. Strauss, and Paul R. Verkuil
Theodore B. Olson Counsel of Record	Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 tolson@gibsondunn.com	(202) 955-8668
Party name: Center for the Rule of Law
Amanda Rose Parker Counsel of Record	Jones Day 901 Lakeside Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114 arparker@jonesday.com	(216) 586-7131
Party name: Nationwide Biweekly Administration, Inc., Loan Payment Administration LLC, and Daniel S. Lipsky
Andrew John Pincus Counsel of Record	Mayer Brown LLP 1999 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 apincus@mayerbrown.com	202-263-3000
Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
Richard L. Revesz Counsel of Record	New York University School of Law 40 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012-0000 richard.revesz@nyu.edu	212-998-6185
Party name: Rachel E. Barkow, et al.
Stuart Todd Rossman Counsel of Record	7 Winthrop Square Boston, MA 02110 srossman@nclc.org	617-542-8010
Party name: National Consumer Law Center, et al.
Gene Clayton Schaerr Counsel of Record	Schaerr \| Jaffe 1717 K Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 gschaerr@schaerr-jaffe.com	202-787-1060
Party name: U.S. Senators Mike Lee, James Lankford, and M. Michael Rounds
Ilya Shapiro Counsel of Record	Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 ishapiro@cato.org	2028420200
Party name: The Cato Institute
Daniel S. Sommers Counsel of Record	Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, PLLC 1100 New York Avenue, NW West Tower, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 dsommers@cohenmilstein.com	202-408-4609
Party name: Self-Help Credit Union, Hope Credit Union, Hope Enterprise Corporation, National Association of Latino Community Asset Builders, and Inclusiv
Stephen Daily Susman Counsel of Record	Susman Godfrey LLP 1301 Avenue of the Americas 32nd Floor New York, NY 10019-6023 ssusman@susmangodfrey.com	(212) 336-8330
Party name: U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse. Richard Blumenthal, and Mazie Hirono
Barbara Dale Underwood Counsel of Record	Solicitor General Office of the Attorney General 28 Liberty Street New York, NY 10005-1400 Barbara.underwood@ag.ny.gov	212-416-8016
Party name: State of New York et al.
Ilan Wurman Counsel of Record	Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University 111 E. Taylor St , MC 9520 Phoenix, AZ 85004 ilan.wurman@gmail.com	480-965-2245
Party name: Separation of Powers Scholars