No. 13-1067
Title:
OBB Personenverkehr AG, Petitioner
v.
Carol P. Sachs
Docketed:March 7, 2014
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(11-15458)
  Decision Date:December 6, 2013
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 5 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 7, 2014)
Apr 2 2014 Brief of respondent Carol P. Sachs in opposition filed.
Apr 7 2014 Brief amicus curiae of The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands filed.
Apr 7 2014 Brief amicus curiae of International Rail Transport Committee (CIT) filed.
Apr 15 2014 Reply of petitioner OBB Personenverkehr AG filed.
Apr 16 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 2, 2014.
Apr 29 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 15, 2014.
May 19 2014 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Dec 15 2014 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Dec 26 2014 Supplemental brief of petitioner OBB Personenverkehr AG filed. (Distributed)
Dec 30 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2015.
Jan 20 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 23, 2015.
Jan 23 2015 Petition GRANTED.
Feb 23 2015 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including April 17, 2015.
Feb 23 2015 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 29, 2015.
Apr 17 2015 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Apr 17 2015 Brief of petitioner OBB Personenverkehr AG filed.
Apr 23 2015 Brief amicus curiae of International Rail Transport Committee (CIT) filed.
Apr 24 2015 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Apr 24 2015 Brief amici curiae of The Governments of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Swiss Confederation filed.
Jun 26 2015 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Jun 29 2015 Brief of respondent Carol P. Sachs filed.
Jul 6 2015 Brief amicus curiae of NML Capital, Ltd. filed.
Jul 28 2015 Reply of petitioner OBB Personenverkehr AG filed. (Distributed)
Jul 29 2015 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, October 5, 2015.
Jul 31 2015 CIRCULATED.
Aug 12 2015 Record requested from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Aug 12 2015 The Record from U.S.C.A. is electronic and located on PACER.
Aug 28 2015 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Oct 5 2015 Argued. For petitioner: Juan C. Basombrio, Costa Mesa, Cal.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal.
Dec 1 2015 Judgment REVERSED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Jan 5 2016 JUDGMENT ISSUED



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Juan C. Basombrio Dorsey & Whitney LLP(714) 800-1400
    Counsel of Record600 Anton Boulevard
Suite 2000
Costa Mesa, CA  92626
basombrio.juan@dorsey.com
Party name: OBB Personenverkehr AG
Attorneys for Respondent:
Geoffrey Daniel Becker Becker & Becker(925) 939-9041
    Counsel of Record1370 Reliez Valley Road
Lafayette, CA  94549
geoffrey.becker@comcast.net
Party name: Carol P. Sachs
 
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: Carol P. Sachs
Other:
Donald I. Baker Baker & Miller PLLC(202) 663-7820
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20037
dbaker@bakerandmiller.com
Party name: The Governments of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Swiss Confederation
 
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: United States
 
Matthew D. McGill Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP(202) 955-8500
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20036
mmcgill@gibsondunn.com
Party name: NML Capital, Ltd.
 
Benjamin G. Shatz Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP(310) 312-4000
11355 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angles, CA  90064-1632
bshatz@manatt.com
Party name: International Rail Transport Committee (CIT)
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States