| No. 17-1606 | |
| Title: | Ricky Lee Smith, Petitioner v. Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security |
| Docketed: | May 29, 2018 |
| Linked with 17A1121 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (17-5809) |
| Decision Date: | January 26, 2018 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Apr 13 2018 | Application (17A1121) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 26, 2018 to May 25, 2018, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
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| Apr 19 2018 | Application (17A1121) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until May 25, 2018. |
| May 25 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 28, 2018) |
| Proof of ServiceCertificate of Word CountPetition | |
| May 25 2018 | Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system. |
| Jun 21 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 28, 2018 to July 30, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Jun 22 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 30, 2018. |
| Jul 11 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 30, 2018 to September 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Jul 12 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 7, 2018. |
| Sep 04 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 7, 2018 to September 21, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Sep 05 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 21, 2018. |
| Sep 21 2018 | Brief of respondent Nancy A. Berryhill, Deputy Commisioner for Operations, Social Security Administration filed. |
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| Oct 10 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018. |
| Oct 29 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018. |
| Nov 02 2018 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 02 2018 | As Rule 34.6 provides, “If the Court schedules briefing and oral argument in a case that was governed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c) or Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1(c), the parties shall submit electronic versions of all prior and subsequent filings with this Court in the case, subject to [applicable] redaction rules.” Subsequent party and amicus filings in the case should now be submitted through the Court’s electronic filing system, with any necessary redactions. |
| Nov 05 2018 | Deepak Gupta, Esquire, of Washington, D. C., is invited to brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below. |
| Dec 10 2018 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Dec 11 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 19, 2018. The time to file the brief of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below is extended to and including January 22, 2019. |
| Dec 19 2018 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Dec 19 2018 | Brief of petitioner Ricky Lee Smith filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 19 2018 | Brief of respondent in support of reversal and remand filed. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Dec 26 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Jan 04 2019 | Motion for an extension of time to file the brief on the merits of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below filed. |
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| Jan 14 2019 | Motion for a further extension of time to file the brief on the merits of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below filed. |
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| Jan 15 2019 | Motion to further extend the time to file the brief on the merits of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below is granted, and the time is extended to and including February 4, 2019. |
| Jan 25 2019 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 18, 2019 |
| Feb 04 2019 | Brief of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Feb 11 2019 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondent Nancy A. Berryhill, Deputy Commisioner for Operations, Social Security Administration. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Feb 14 2019 | CIRCULATED |
| Feb 21 2019 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit. |
| Feb 21 2019 | The record from the U.S.C..A is electronic and located on PACER, with the exception of restricted documents that are electronic. |
| Feb 25 2019 | Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General GRANTED, and the time is divided as follows: 15 minutes for petitioner, 15 minutes for the Solicitor General, and 30 minutes for Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below. |
| Feb 28 2019 | Reply of petitioner Ricky Lee Smith filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Mar 06 2019 | Reply of respondent filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 18 2019 | Argued. For petitioners: Michael B. Kimberly, Washington, D. C. For respondent in support of reversal and remand: Michael R. Huston, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below: Deepak Gupta, Washington, D. C. |
| May 28 2019 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Jul 01 2019 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Andrew John Pincus Counsel of Record | Mayer Brown LLP 1999 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 apincus@mayerbrown.com | (202) 263-3220 |
| Party name: Ricky Lee Smith | ||
| Michael B. Kimberly | Mayer Brown, LLP 1999 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 mkimberly@mayerbrown.com | (202) 263-3127 |
| Party name: Ricky Lee Smith | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Noel J. Francisco Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: Nancy A. Berryhill, Deputy Commisioner for Operations, Social Security Administration | ||
| Other | ||
| Deepak Gupta Counsel of Record | Gupta Wessler PLLC 1900 L Street, NW Suite 312 Washington, DC 20036 deepak@guptawessler.com | (202) 888-1741 |
| Party name: Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below | ||
| Carolyn A. Kubitschek Counsel of Record | Lansner & Kubitschek 325 Broadway, Suite 203 New York, NY 10007 ckubitschek@lanskub.com | 2123490900 |
| Party name: National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives | ||