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Docket for 09-1039
No. 09-1039
Title:
Actavis Elizabeth, LLC, Petitioner
v.
Gladys Mensing
Docketed:March 1, 2010
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(08-3850)
  Decision Date:November 27, 2009
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Feb 25 2010 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 31, 2010)
Mar 5 2010 Waiver of right of respondent Gladys Mensing to respond filed.
Mar 10 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 26, 2010.
Mar 22 2010 Response Requested . (Due April 21, 2010)
Apr 21 2010 Brief amicus curiae of Generic Pharmaceutical Association filed. VIDED.
Apr 21 2010 Brief of respondent Gladys Mensing in opposition filed.
May 4 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 20, 2010.
May 4 2010 Reply of petitioner Actavis Elizabeth, LLC filed. (Distributed)
May 24 2010 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Nov 2 2010 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED.
Nov 15 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 3, 2010.
Nov 15 2010 Supplemental brief of petitioner Actavis Elizabeth, LLC filed. (Distributed)
Dec 6 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 10, 2010.
Dec 10 2010 Petition GRANTED The petitions for writs of certiorari in No. 09-993 and No. 09-1501 are granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
Dec 23 2010 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
Jan 20 2011 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents. VIDED.
Jan 24 2011 Brief of petitioners PLIVA, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.
Jan 24 2011 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners PLIVA, Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., and UDL Labs, Inc. VIDED.
Jan 24 2011 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner Actavis Elizabeth LLC. VIDED.
Jan 24 2011 Joint appendix filed. VIDED.
Jan 24 2011 Brief of petitioners Actavis Inc. and Actavis Elizabeth LLC filed. VIDED.
Jan 24 2011 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner Actavis, Inc. VIDED.
Jan 31 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Apotex, Inc. filed. VIDED.
Jan 31 2011 Brief amici curiae of Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.
Jan 31 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Generic Pharmaceutical Association filed. VIDED.
Feb 4 2011 CIRCULATED. VIDED.
Feb 23 2011 Brief of respondents Gladys Mensing and Julie Demahy filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2011 Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen and AARP filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2011 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2011 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED.
Mar 2 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Rep. Henry A. Waxman filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2011 Brief amici curiae of Administrative Law and Civil Procedure Scholars filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2011 Brief amici curiae of Marc T. Law, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2011 Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2011 Brief amicus curiae of National Coalition Against Censorship filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Christy Graves filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2011 Brief amici curiae of Torts Professors Mary J. Davis, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2011 Brief amici curiae of National Conference of State Legislators filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2011 Brief amici curiae of Minnesota, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2011 Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2011 Brief amici curiae of Jerome P. Kassirer, M.D., and Paul D.Stolley, M.D.,M.P.H. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 11 2011 Letter from counsel for PLIVA received. (Distributed). VIDED.
Mar 18 2011 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Mar 23 2011 Reply of petitioners PLIVA, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 23 2011 Reply of petitioners Actavis Elizabeth LLC filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Mar 30 2011 Argued. For petitioners: Jay P. Lefkowitz, New York, N. Y. For respondents: Louis M. Bograd, Washington, D. C.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Jun 23 2011 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to Part III-B-2. Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Alito, JJ., joined that opinion in full, and Kennedy, J., joined as to all but Part III-B-2. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined.
Jul 18 2011 Petition for Rehearing filed. VIDED.
Jul 21 2011 DISTRIBUTED.
Aug 15 2011 Rehearing DENIED.
Aug 15 2011 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Irene C. Keyse-Walker Tucker Ellis LLP(216) 592-5000
    Counsel of Record950 Main Avenue, Suite 1100
Cleveland, OH  44113-7213
ikeyse-walker@tuckerellis.com
Party name: Actavis Elizabeth LLC
 
Jay P. Lefkowitz Kirkland & Ellis LLP(202) 879-5000
    Counsel of Record655 Fifteenth Street NW
Washington, DC  20005
jlefkowitz@kirkland.com
Party name: PLIVA, Inc., et al.
 
William B. Schultz Zuckerman Spaeder LLP(202) 778-1800
    Counsel of Record1800 M Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20036
wschultz@zuckerman.com
Party name: Actavis Inc.
 
Joseph P. Thomas Ulmer & Berne LLP(513) 698-5000
600 Vine Street, Suite 2800
Cincinnati, OH  45202
jthomas@ulmer.com
Party name: Pliva, Inc.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Louis M. Bograd Center for Constitutional Litigation, P.C.(202) 944-2803
    Counsel of Record777 6th Street, N.W., Suite 520
Washington, DC  20001
lou.bograd@cclfirm.com
Party name: Gladys Mensing
Other:
Earl Bowen Austin Baker Botts LLP(212)-408-2564
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY  10112-4498
earl.austin@bakerbotts.com
Party name: Generic Pharmaceutical Association
 
Erwin Chemerinsky University of California(949) 824-7722
Irvine School of Law
401 East Peltason Drive
Irvine, CA  92697
echemerinsky@law.uci.edu
Party name: National Coalition Against Censorship
 
Sean H. Donahue Donahue & Goldberg, LLP(202) 277-7085
2000 L Street, N.W., Suite 808
Washington, DC  20036
sean@donahuegoldberg.com
Party name: National Conference of State Legislators
 
Roy T. Englert Jr. Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP(202) 775-4500
1801 K Street, N.W., Suite 411
Washington, DC  20006
renglert@robbinsrussell.com
Party name: Apotex, Inc.
 
Alan I. Gilbert Solicitor General(651) 757-1450
445 Minnesota St., Suite 1100
St. Paul, MN  55101-2128
al.gilbert@ag.state.mn.us
Party name: Minnesota, et al.
 
Jay Hodges Henderson Henderson, Block & Elmore, PLLC(713) 275-4050
5020 Montrose Blvd., Suite 300
Houston, TX  77006
Jhenderson@hbelaw.com
Party name: American Medical Association, et al.
 
Erik S. Jaffe Erik S. Jaffe, P.C.(202) 237-8165
5101 34th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20008
jaffe@esjpc.com
Party name: Dr. Christy Graves
 
Steffen N. Johnson Winston & Strawn LLP(202) 282-5000
1700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
sjohnson@winston.com
Party name: Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al.
 
Neal Kumar Katyal Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ
Party name: United States
 
Edwin S. Kneedler Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
Party name: Actavis Elizabeth, LLC v. Gladys Mensing
 
Jonathan S. Massey Massey & Gail, LLP(202) 652-4511
1325 G Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC  20005
jmassey@masseygail.com
Party name: Rep. Henry A. Waxman
 
Collyn A. Peddie Law Offices of Collyn Peddie(713) 236-7783
440 Louisiana St.
Suite 900
Houston, TX  77002-4205
cp@collynpeddie.com
Party name: Jerome P. Kassirer, M.D., and Paul D.Stolley, M.D.,M.P.H.
 
Alexander A. Reinert Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law(212) 790-0403
55 Fifth Ave., Rm. 929
New York, NY  10003
areinert@yu.edu
Party name: Administrative Law and Civil Procedure Scholars
 
Adina H. Rosenbaum Public Citizen Litigation Group(202) 588-1000
1600 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20009
arosenbaum@citizen.org
Party name: Public Citizen and AARP
 
Mindy Michaels Roth Britcher, Leone & Roth, LLC(201)-444-1644
175 Rock Road
Glen Rock, NJ  07452
mindy@medmalnj.com
Party name: American Association for Justice
 
Thomas M. Sobol Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP(617) 475-1963
55 Cambridge Parkway, Suite 301
Cambridge, MA  02142
tom@hbsslaw.com
Party name: Marc T. Law, et al.
 
Michael F. Sturley 727 East Dean Keeton Street(512) 232-1350
Austin, TX  78705
msturley@law.utexas.edu
Party name: Torts Professors Mary J. Davis, et al.
 
Elizabeth B. Wydra Constitutional Accountability Center(202) 296-6889
1200 18th St., N.W., Suite 501
Washington, DC  20036
elizabeth@theusconstitution.org
Party name: Actavis Elizabeth, LLC v. Gladys Mensing

 

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