No. 11-1160
Title:
Federal Trade Commission, Petitioner
v.
Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc., et al.
Docketed:March 23, 2012
Linked with 11A811
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  Case Nos.:(11-12906)
  Decision Date:December 9, 2011
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Feb 24 2012 Application (11A811) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 8, 2012 to March 23, 2012, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Feb 29 2012 Application (11A811) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 23, 2012.
Mar 23 2012 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 23, 2012)
Apr 10 2012 Waiver of right of respondents HCA, Inc. and Palmyra Park Hospital, Inc. to respond filed.
Apr 18 2012 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 23, 2012, for all respondents.
May 18 2012 Brief of respondents Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County, et al. in opposition filed.
May 29 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 14, 2012.
May 30 2012 Response Requested . (Due June 29, 2012)
Jun 1 2012 Letter of June 1, 2012, from counsel for respondents HCA, Inc. and Palmyra Park Hospital, Inc. received.
Jun 4 2012 Reply of petitioner Federal Trade Commission filed.
Jun 5 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 21, 2012.
Jun 25 2012 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 12 2012 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 20, 2012.
Jul 12 2012 The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 1, 2012.
Jul 25 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Aug 20 2012 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received.)
Aug 20 2012 Brief of petitioner Federal Trade Commission filed.
Aug 20 2012 Brief amici curiae of Economics Professors filed.
Aug 27 2012 Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. in support of neither party filed.
Aug 27 2012 Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed.
Aug 27 2012 Brief amici curiae of Joseph Stubbs, M.D.,and Dr. Corleen Thompson filed.
Aug 27 2012 Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed.
Aug 27 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Federation of Independent Business filed.
Sep 14 2012 SET FOR ARGUMENT On Monday, NOVEMBER 26, 2012.
Sep 14 2012 CIRCULATED
Sep 27 2012 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Oct 1 2012 Brief of respondents Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 9 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Lee Memorial Health System filed. (Distributed)
Oct 9 2012 Brief amici curiae of American Hospital Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 9 2012 Brief amici curiae of Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 10 2012 Record received from U.S.D.C. for Middle District of Georgia. (2 boxes)
Oct 31 2012 Reply of petitioner Federal Trade Commission filed. (Distributed)
Nov 26 2012 Argued. For petitioner: Benjamin J. Horwich, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C.
Feb 19 2013 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Mar 25 2013 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Apr 18 2013 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit.
Apr 18 2013 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Middle District of Georgia.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Federal Trade Commission
 
Benjamin Horwich Assistant to the Solicitor General
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: Federal Trade Commission
Attorneys for Respondents:
Seth P. Waxman Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6000
    Counsel of Record1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com
Party name: Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc., et al.
 
Kevin James Arquit Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP(212) 455-7680
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY  10017-3954
karquit@stblaw.com
Party name: HCA, Inc. and Palmyra Park Hospital, Inc.
Other:
Jack R. Bierig Sidley Austin LLP(312) 853-7000
One South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL  60603
jbierig@sidley.com
Party name: American Medical Association, et al. in support of neither party
 
Bernard S. Black Chabraja Professor(312) 503-2784
Northwestern University
School of Law
375 East Chicago Avenue
Washington, DC  20549-0000
bblack@northwestern.edu
Party name: Economics Professors
 
Jarod M. Bona DLA Piper LLP(612) 524-3000
IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street, Suite 2800
Minneapolis, MN  55402
jarod.bona@dlapiper.com
Party name: Federation of Independent Business
 
Richard M. Brunell Director of Legal Advocacy(202) 600-9640
American Antitrust Institute
2919 Ellicott St., N.W.
Washington, DC  20008
rbrunell@antitrustinstitute.org
Party name: American Antitrust Institute
 
Kermit Sanders Dorough Jr. Kermit S. Dorough, Jr., LLC(229) 888-2757
310 West Tift Avenue
Albany, GA  31701
Party name: Joseph Stubbs, M.D. ,and Dr. Corleen Thompson
 
Beth Heifetz Jones Day(202) 879-3939
51 Louisiana Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20001
bheifetz@jonesday.com
Party name: Lee Memorial Health System
 
John H. Parker Jr. Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP(404) 523-5300
285 Peachtree Center Ave.
Suite 1500
Atlanta, GA  30303
jhp@phrd.com
Party name: Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals, Inc., et al.
 
Michael A. Scodro Solicitor General(312) 814-3312
Office of the Attorney General
100 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL  60601
mscodro@atg.state.il.us
Party name: Illinois, et al.