No. 15-961
Vide 15-962
Title:
Visa Inc., et al., Petitioners
v.
Sam Osborn, et al.
Docketed:January 29, 2016
Linked with 15A653
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  Case Nos.:(14-7004)
  Decision Date:August 4, 2015
  Rehearing Denied:September 28, 2015
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dec 18 2015 Application (15A653) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 27, 2015 to January 27, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Dec 22 2015 Application (15A653) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 27, 2016.
Jan 27 2016 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 29, 2016)
Feb 11 2016 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 30, 2016.
Feb 29 2016 Brief amici curiae of American Society of Association Executives filed.
Feb 29 2016 Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Law Professors filed.
Mar 30 2016 Brief of respondents Sam Osborn, Andrew Mackmin, Barbara Inglis in opposition filed. VIDED.
Apr 11 2016 Reply of petitioners Visa Inc., et al. filed.
Apr 13 2016 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 29, 2016.
May 2 2016 Rescheduled.
May 31 2016 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 16, 2016.
Jun 20 2016 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 23, 2016.
Jun 27 2016 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 27, 2016.
Jun 28 2016 Petition GRANTED The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 15-962 is granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
Aug 5 2016 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 1, 2016. VIDED
Aug 5 2016 The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including October 17, 2016. VIDED
Aug 31 2016 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Visa Inc., et al. VIDED.
Aug 31 2016 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party from counsel for the petitioners. VIDED
Sep 1 2016 Brief of petitioners Visa Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.
Sep 8 2016 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of the United States of America, et al. filed. VIDED.
Sep 8 2016 Brief amici curiae of American Society of Association Executives, et al. filed. VIDED.
Sep 8 2016 Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Law Professors filed. VIDED.
Sep 8 2016 Brief amici curiae of Financial Industry Associations filed. VIDED.
Oct 3 2016 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. VIDED
Oct 17 2016 Brief of respondents Consumer Respondents filed. VIDED.
Oct 17 2016 Brief of the Non-Consumer Respondents filed. VIDED.
Oct 20 2016 Brief amicus curiae of United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Inc. filed. VIDED.
Oct 21 2016 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. VIDED
Oct 24 2016 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED.
Oct 24 2016 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED.
Oct 24 2016 Brief amicus curiae of Public Justice, P.C. filed. VIDED.
Oct 24 2016 Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 24 2016 Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Law Professors and Economists filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 24 2016 Brief amici curiae of National Retail Federation, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 24 2016 Brief amicus curiae of ATM Industry Association filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 26 2016 CIRCULATED.
Nov 1 2016 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. District of Columbia Circuit.
Nov 4 2016 Record received from the U.S.D.C. District of Columbia is electronic and located on PACER.
Nov 4 2016 Record received from U.S.C.A. District of Columbia Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. Also received are the oral argument transcripts, this record is electronic.
Nov 14 2016 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Nov 16 2016 Reply of petitioners Visa Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Nov 17 2016 Writ of certiorari DISMISSED as improvidently granted. These cases were granted to resolve “[w]hether allegations that members of a business association agreed to adhere to the association’s rules and possess governance rights in the association, without more, are sufficient to plead the element of conspiracy in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act..” Pet. for Cert. in No. 15-961, p. i, and No. 15-962, p. I. After “[h]aving persuaded us to grant certiorari” on this issue, however, petitioners “chose to rely on a different argument” in their merits briefing. City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan, 575 U. S. __, (2015) (slip op., at 7). The Court, therefore, orders that the writs in these cases be dismissed as improvidently granted. VIDED.
Dec 19 2016 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Neal Kumar Katyal Hogan Lovells US LLP(202) 637-5600
    Counsel of Record555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com
Party name: Visa Inc., et al.
 
Boris Bershteyn Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP212-735-3834
Four Times Square
New York, NY  10036
boris.bershteyn@skadden.com
Party name: Visa Inc., et al.
 
Anthony J. Franze Arnold & Porter LLP(202) 942-5000
601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20001
anthony.franze@aporter.com
Party name: Visa Inc., et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Steve W. Berman Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP(206) 268-9320
    Counsel of Record1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA  98101
steve@hbsslaw.com
Party name: Consumer Respondents
 
Thomas C. Goldstein Goldstein & Russell, P. C.(202) 362-0636
    Counsel of Record7475 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 850
Bethesda, MD  20814
tg@goldsteinrussell.com
Party name: The Non-Consumer Respondents.
 
Jonathan L. Rubin Rubin PLLC(202) 776-7763
2101 L Street, NW, Ste. 800
Washington, DC  20037
jr@rubinpllc.com
Party name: The National ATM Council, Inc., et al.
Other:
F. Paul Bland Jr. Public Justice, P.C.(202) 797-8600
1620 L Street, N.W., Suite 630
Washington, DC  20036
pbland@publicjustice.net
Party name: Public Justice, P.C.
 
Richard M. Brunell Director of Legal Advocacy(202) 600-9640
American Antitrust Institute
1730 Rhode Island Avenue NW
Washington, DC  20036
rbrunell@antitrustinstitute.org
Party name: American Antitrust Institute
 
Richard Henry Dolan Schlam Stone & Dolan LLP212-344-5400
26 Broadway
New York, NY  10004
rdolan@schlamstone.com
Party name: ATM Industry Association
 
Ian Heath Gershengorn Acting 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
 
Eamon Paul Joyce Sidley Austin, LLP(212) 839-5300
787 7th Avenue
New York, NY  10019
ejoyce@sidley.com
Party name: American Society of Association Executives, et al.
 
Michael Colin Landis United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Inc.(303) 573-5995
1543 Wazee Street ,Ste. 400
Denver, CO  80202
mlandis@pirg.org
Party name: United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Inc.
 
Gary J. Malone Constantine Cannon L.L.P.(212) 350-2700
335 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, NY  10017
gmalone@constantinecannon.com
Party name: Antitrust Law Professors and Economists
 
Elizabeth Petrela Papez Winston & Strawn, LLP(202) 282-5678
1700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
epapez@winston.com
Party name: Chamber of the United States of America, et al.
 
Richard S. Taffet Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP(212) 309-6001
110 Park Avenue
New York, NY  10178
richard.taffet@morganlewis.com
Party name: Financial Industry Associations
 
Seth P. Waxman Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6000
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com
Party name: Antitrust Law Professors
 
James A. Wilson Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP(614) 464-5606
52 East Gay Street
Columbus, OH  43215
jwilson@vorys.comwilson
Party name: National Retail Federation, et al.