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Docket for 11-697
No. 11-697
Title:
Supap Kirtsaeng, dba Bluechristine99, Petitioner
v.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Docketed:December 7, 2011
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  Case Nos.:(09-4896)
  Decision Date:August 15, 2011
  Rehearing Denied:October 13, 2011
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dec 5 2011 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2012)
Dec 22 2011 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae, briefs in supprt of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Dec 28 2011 Letter of December 23, 2011, from counsel for petitioner received.
Dec 29 2011 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 6, 2012.
Jan 5 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for the respondent.
Jan 5 2012 Brief amici curiae of eBay Inc., et al, filed.
Jan 6 2012 Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
Jan 6 2012 Brief amici curiae of Public Knowledge, et al. filed.
Jan 6 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Retail Industry Leaders Association, et al.
Feb 2 2012 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 5, 2012.
Mar 5 2012 Brief of respondent John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in opposition filed. VIDED.
Mar 20 2012 Reply of petitioner Supap Kirtsaeng, dba Bluechristine99 filed.
Mar 21 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 13, 2012.
Apr 16 2012 Petition GRANTED.
May 8 2012 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 2, 2012.
May 8 2012 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 31, 2012.
Jun 18 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Jul 2 2012 Joint appendix filed (with supplemental volume). (Statement of costs filed)
Jul 2 2012 Brief of petitioner Supap Kirtsaeng, dba Bluechristine99 filed.
Jul 2 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Association of Service and Computer Dealers filed.
Jul 3 2012 Brief amici curiae of American Library Association, et al. filed.
Jul 9 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Costco Wholesale Corporation filed.
Jul 9 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party filed.
Jul 9 2012 Brief amici curiae of Powell's Books Inc., et al. filed.
Jul 9 2012 Brief amici curiae of Public Knowledge, et al. filed.
Jul 9 2012 Brief amici curiae of eBay Inc., et al, filed.
Jul 9 2012 Brief amici curiae of 25 Intellectual Property Law Professors filed.
Jul 9 2012 Brief amici curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc., et al. filed.
Jul 9 2012 Brief amici curiae of Entertainment Merchants Association, et al. filed.
Jul 9 2012 Brief amici curiae of Association of Art Museum Directors, et al. filed.
Jul 9 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Goodwill Industries International, Inc. filed.
Jul 9 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Knowledge Ecology International in support of neither party filed.
Jul 23 2012 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, October 29, 2012
Aug 2 2012 CIRCULATED
Aug 8 2012 Record from U.S.D.C. for Southern District of New York is electronic.
Aug 10 2012 Record received from U.S.D.C. for Southern District of New York.
Aug 14 2012 Record from U.S.C.A. for Second Circuit is electronic.
Aug 31 2012 Brief of respondent John Wiley & Sons, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 7 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Omega S.A. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 7 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Business Software Alliance filed. (Distributed)
Sep 7 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Text and Academic Authors Association filed. (Distributed)
Sep 7 2012 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. (Distributed)
Sep 7 2012 Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association filed. (Distributed)
Sep 7 2012 Brief amici curiae of Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 7 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) filed. (Distributed)
Sep 7 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Hugh C. Hansen filed. (Distributed)
Sep 7 2012 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Sep 7 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Publishers filed. (Distributed)
Sep 7 2012 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributed)
Sep 7 2012 Brief amicus curiae of LicenseLogic, LLC filed. (Distributed)
Oct 1 2012 Reply of petitioner Supap Kirtsaeng, dba Bluechristine99 filed. (Distributed)
Oct 9 2012 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Oct 29 2012 Argued. For petitioner: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, New York, N. Y. For respondent: Theodore B. Olson, Washington, D. C.; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitior General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Dec 18 2012 Two boxes of pre-trial exhibits (Wiley's exhibits) nine through twenty-four received from Scott Martin of the law firm of Gibson, Dunn, and Crutcher.
Mar 19 2013 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Alito, J., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy, J., joined, and in which Scalia, J., joined except as to Parts III and V-B-1.
Apr 22 2013 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
E. Joshua Rosenkranz Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP(212) 506-5380
    Counsel of Record51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY  10019-6142
jrosenkranz@orrick.com
Party name: Supap Kirtsaeng, dba Bluechristine99
Attorneys for Respondent:
Theodore B. Olson Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP(202) 955-8500
    Counsel of Record1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
tolson@gibsondunn.com
Party name: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Other:
Scott E. Bain Software & Information Industry Association(202) 289-7442
1090 Vermont Avenue, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC  20005
sbain@siia.net
Party name: LicenseLogic, LLC
 
Scott Eric Bain 1090 Vermont Ave., N.W.(202) 789-4492
Suite 600
Washington, DC  20005
sbain@siia.net
Party name: LicenseLogic, LLC
 
Jonathan Band Jonathan Band PLLC(202) 296-5675
Jonathan Band PLLC
21 Dupont Circle NW
8th Floor
Washington, DC  20036
jband@policybandwidth.com
Party name: American Library Association, et al.
 
Laurel G. Bellows President(312) 988-5000
American Bar Association
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL  60054
abapresident@americanbar.org
Party name: American Bar Association
 
Krista L. Cox Knowledge Ecology International(202)-332-2670
1621 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 500
Washington, DC  20009
Krista.cox@keionline.org
Party name: Knowledge Ecology International
 
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: Costco Wholesale Corporation
 
Harold Feld Public Knowledge(202) 861-0020
1818 N Street, Suite 410
Washington, DC  20036
hfeld@publicknowledge.org
Party name: Public Knowledge, et al.
 
George L. Graff 112 Holly Place(914) 762-3706
Briarcliff Manor, NY  10510
glgraff@graffadr.com
Party name: Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party
 
Seth D. Greenstein Constantine Cannon LLP(202) 204-3514
1301 K Street, N.W.
Suite 1050 East
Washington, DC  20005
sgreenstein@constantinecannon.com
Party name: Retail Litigation Center, Inc., et al.
 
Hugh C. Hansen 140 West 62nd Street(212) 636-6854
New York, NY  10023
hhansen@law.fordham.edu
Party name: Professor Hugh C. Hansen
 
Beth Heifetz Jones Day(202) 879-3939
51 Louisiana Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20001
bheifetz@jonesday.com
Party name: Text and Academic Authors Association
 
Daryl L. Joseffer King & Spalding LLP(202) 737-0500
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
djoseffer@kslaw.com
Party name: 25 Intellectual Property Law Professors
 
W. Douglas Kari Chief Legal Officer ASCDI/NATD(949) 936-2302
15330 Barranca Parkway
Irvine, CA  92618
Party name: Association of Service and Computer Dealers
 
Mark Lemley Durie Tangri LLP(415) 362-6666
217 Leidesdorff Street
San Francisco, CA  94111
mlemley@durietangri.com
Party name: Powell's Books Inc., et al.
 
Stefan M. Mentzer White & Case LLP(212)-819-8705
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY  10036
smentzer@whitecase.com
Party name: Association of Art Museum Directors, et al.
 
John T. Mitchell Interaction Law(202) 415-9213
1629 K Street, NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC  20006
john@interactionlaw.com
Party name: Entertainment Merchants Association
 
Christopher A. Mohr Meyer Klipper & Mohr PLLC(202) 637-0850
923 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
chrismohr@mkmdc.com
Party name: Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA)
 
Aaron M. Panner Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C.(202) 326-7900
1615 M Street, N.W.
Suite 400
Washington, DC  20036
apanner@khhte.com
Party name: Omega S.A.
 
Edward R. Reines Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP(650) 802-3000
201 Redwood Shores Parkway
Fifth Floor
Redwood Shores, CA  94065
edward.reines@weil.com
Party name: American Intellectual Law Association in support of neither party
 
David Salmons Bingham, McCutchen, LLP(202) 373-6000
2020 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006-1806
david.salmons@bingham.com
Party name: eBay, Inc., et al.
 
David B. Salmons Bingham McCutchen LLP(202) 373-6000
2020 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
david.salmons@bingham.com
Party name: eBay Inc., et al,
 
Gene C. Schaerr Winston & Strawn LLP(202) 282-5000
1700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
gschaerr@winston.com
Party name: Goodwill Industries International, Inc.
 
Charles S. Sims Proskauer Rose LLP(212) 969-3950
Eleven Times Square
New York, NY  10036
csims@proskauer.com
Party name: Association of American Publishers
 
Paul M. Smith Jenner & Block LLP(202) 639-6000
1099 New York Avenue, N.W.
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
psmith@jenner.com
Party name: Business Software Alliance
 
Malcolm L. Stewart Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
malcolm.l.stewart@usjoj.gov
Party name: Supap Kirtsaeng, dba Bluechristine99 v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
 
Kevin Tottis 211 West Wacker Drive Suite 1200(312)-920-9550
Chicago, IL  60606
ktottis@tottislaw.com
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association
 
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: the United States
 
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: Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.

 

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