| No. 14-297 | ||||
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| Docketed: | September 11, 2014 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 
| Case Nos.: | (12-55147) | 
| Decision Date: | May 2, 2014 | 
| Rehearing Denied: | June 10, 2014 | 
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 
| Sep 8 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2014) | 
| Sep 19 2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for petitioner and the respondent. | 
| Sep 30 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 13, 2014. | 
| Oct 14 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc filed. | 
| Oct 14 2014 | Brief amici curiae of American Coatings Association, et al. filed. | 
| Oct 14 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar filed. | 
| Oct 14 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation, et al. filed. | 
| Nov 13 2014 | Brief of respondent City of Pomona, California in opposition filed. | 
| Nov 19 2014 | Letter of November 19, 2014, from counsel for petitioner waiving 14-day waiting period pursuant to Rule 15.5. | 
| Nov 24 2014 | Reply of petitioner SQM North America Corporation filed. | 
| Nov 25 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 12, 2014. | 
| Dec 15 2014 | Petition DENIED. | 
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ | 
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Neal Kumar Katyal | Hogan Lovells US LLP | (202) 637-5600 | 
| Counsel of Record | 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20004 | ||
| neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com | ||
| Party name: SQM North America Corporation | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent: | ||
| Paul M. Smith | Jenner & Block LLP | (202) 639-6060 | 
| Counsel of Record | 1099 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 900 | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| psmith@jenner.com | ||
| Party name: City of Pomona, California | ||
| Other: | ||
| Clifton S. Elgarten | Crowell & Moring LLC | (202) 624-2500 | 
| 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20004 | ||
| celgarten@crowell.com | ||
| Party name: Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc | ||
| Martin S. Kaufman | Atlantic Legal Foundation | (914) 834-3322 | 
| 2039 Palmer Avenue | ||
| Larchmont, NY 10538 | ||
| mskaufman@atlanticlegal.org | ||
| Party name: Atlantic Legal Foundation, et al. | ||
| Eric G. Lasker | Hollingsworth LLP | (202) 898-5800 | 
| 1350 I Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| elasker@hollingsworthllp.com | ||
| Party name: American Coatings Association, et al. | ||
| J. Michael Weston | President | (312) 795-1101 | 
| DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar | ||
| 55 West Monroe | ||
| Chicago, IL 60603 | ||
| mweston@wclawyers.com | ||
| Party name: DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar | ||