| No. 17-647 | |
| Title: | Rose Mary Knick, Petitioner v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, et al. |
| Docketed: | November 2, 2017 |
| Linked with 17A272 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (16-3587) |
| Decision Date: | July 6, 2017 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Sep 07 2017 | Application (17A272) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 4, 2017 to November 1, 2017, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Sep 11 2017 | Application (17A272) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until November 1, 2017. |
| Oct 31 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 4, 2017) |
| Nov 13 2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Rose Mary Knick. |
| Nov 29 2017 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 4, 2017 to January 3, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Nov 29 2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Township of Scott, PA. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Dec 04 2017 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 3, 2018 |
| Dec 04 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 04 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. |
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| Dec 04 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Home Builders filed. |
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| Jan 03 2018 | Brief of respondent Township of Scott, Pennsylvania in opposition filed. |
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| Jan 12 2018 | Reply of petitioner Rose Mary Knick filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 17 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018. |
| Feb 20 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2018. |
| Feb 26 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/2/2018. |
| Mar 05 2018 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| Mar 08 2018 | Joint Motion for an extension of time filed. |
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| Mar 09 2018 | Joint Motion to extend the time to file the opening briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 21, 2018. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 20, 2018. |
| Apr 30 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Rose Mary Knick |
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| May 02 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Township of Scott, Pennsylvania |
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| May 11 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association filed. |
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| May 17 2018 | Joint motion for a further extension of time filed. |
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| May 21 2018 | Joint motion for a further extension of time granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including May 29, 2018. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is further extended to and including July 30, 2018. |
| May 29 2018 | Brief of petitioner Rose Mary Knick filed. |
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| May 29 2018 | Joint appendix filed (to be reprinted). |
| May 29 2018 | Joint appendix filed (6/4/18 reprint received). (Statement of costs filed.) |
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| May 31 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of American Planning Association in support of neither party filed. |
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| Jun 01 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al filed. |
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| Jun 01 2018 | Brief amici curiae of American Farm Bureau Federation, National Cattlemen's Beef Association and CATL Fund filed. |
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| Jun 04 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Ohio Farm Bureau Federation filed. |
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| Jun 04 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. |
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| Jun 04 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. |
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| Jun 04 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Justice and Freedom Fund filed. |
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| Jun 05 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed. |
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| Jun 05 2018 | Brief amici curiae of The States of Texas and Oklahoma filed. |
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| Jun 05 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Jun 05 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Citizens' Alliance for Property Rights Legal Fund and Inversecondemnation.com filed. |
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| Jun 05 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 05 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Jun 05 2018 | Brief amici curiae of San Remo Hotel, L.P., et al. filed. |
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| Jun 05 2018 | Brief amici curiae of AARP and AARP Foundation filed. |
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| Jun 05 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Congressmen King, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 05 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Home Builders filed. |
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| Jul 09 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT On Wednesday, October 3, 2018 |
| Jul 30 2018 | Brief of respondent Township of Scott, Pennsylvania filed. |
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| Jul 31 2018 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Aug 02 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Cemetery Law Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 03 2018 | CIRCULATED |
| Aug 06 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Takings and Federal Courts Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 06 2018 | Brief amici curiae of States of California, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 06 2018 | Brief amici curiae of National Governors Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 07 2018 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 3rd Circuit. |
| Aug 20 2018 | Record received from both the U.S.C.A. 3rd Circuit, and from the U.S.D.C. Middle District of Pennsylvania (Scranton) is electronic. |
| Aug 24 2018 | Reply of petitioner Rose Mary Knick filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 24 2018 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 03 2018 | Argued. For petitioner: J. David Breemer, Sacramento, Cal.; and Noel J. Francisco, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Teresa Ficken Sachs, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Nov 02 2018 | This case is restored to the calendar for reargument. The parties and the Solicitor General are directed to file letter briefs, not to exceed 10 pages, addressing petitioner's alternative argument for vacatur, discussed at pages 12-15 and 40-42 of the transcript of oral argument and in footnote 14 of petitioner's brief on the merits. The briefs are to be filed simultaneously with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Friday, November 30, 2018. Reply briefs, not to exceed 4 pages, are to be filed simultaneously with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Friday, December 21, 2018. |
| Nov 28 2018 | SET FOR REARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 16, 2019 |
| Nov 30 2018 | CIRCULATED |
| Nov 30 2018 | Supplemental letter brief of petitioner Rose Mary Knick filed. (Distributed) |
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| Nov 30 2018 | Supplemental letter brief of respondents Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Nov 30 2018 | Supplemental letter brief of United States as amicus curiae filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 06 2018 | Supplemental reply letter brief of petitioner Rose Mary Knick filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 11 2018 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 3rd Circuit. |
| Dec 21 2018 | Supplemental reply letter brief of respondents Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 21 2018 | Supplemental reply letter brief of United States as amicus curiae filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 11 2019 | Letter of petitioner citing new authority not accepted for filing. (Duplicate submission). |
| Jan 11 2019 | Letter of petitioner citing supplemental authority filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 14 2019 | Letter of respondents in response to petitioner's letter citing supplemental authority filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 16 2019 | Argued. For petitioner: J. David Breemer, Sacramento, Cal.; and Noel J. Francisco, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Teresa Ficken Sachs, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Jan 18 2019 | Letter in reply regarding supplemental authority filed by petitioner. (Distributed) |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| J. David Breemer Counsel of Record | Pacific Legal Foundation 930 G Street Sacramento, CA 95814 jbreemer@pacificlegal.org | (916) 419-7111 |
| Party name: Rose Mary Knick | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Teresa Ficken Sachs Counsel of Record | Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin 2000 Market Street Suite 2300 Philadelphia, PA 19103 tfsachs@mdwcg.com | 215-575-2000 |
| Party name: Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, et al. | ||
| Mark Joseph Kozlowski | Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman and Goggin 50 Glenmaura National Blvd. Moosic, PA 18507 mjkozlowski@mdwcg.com | 570-496-4664 |
| Party name: Township of Scott, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| John Michael Baker Counsel of Record | Greene Espel, PLLP 222 South Ninth Street Suite 2200 Minneapolis, MN 55402 jbaker@greeneespel.com | 6123738344 |
| Party name: American Planning Association | ||
| Michael M. Berger Counsel of Record | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips 11355 West Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064 mmberger@manatt.com | (310) 312-4185 |
| Party name: Institute for Justice | ||
| Timothy S. Bishop Counsel of Record | Mayer Brown, LLP 71 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 tbishop@mayerbrown.com | 312-701-7829 |
| Party name: American Farm Bureau Federation, National Cattlemen's Beef Association and CATL Fund | ||
| Anthony Thomas Caso Counsel of Record | Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence One University Drive Orange, CA 92866 caso@chapman.edu | 877-855-3330 |
| Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence | ||
| 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: United States | ||
| James L. Hirsen Counsel of Record | 505 S. Villa Real Drive Suite 208 Anaheim Hills, CA 92807 james@jameshirsen.com | 714-283-8880 |
| Party name: Justice and Freedom Fund | ||
| Timothy Salo Hollister Counsel of Record | Shipman & Goodwin LLP One American Row Hartford, CT 06103-2819 thollister@goodwin.com | 8602515601 |
| Party name: Congressmen Steven King, et al. | ||
| Bruce Leroy Ingram Counsel of Record | Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP 52 E. Gay Street Columbus, OH 43215 blingram@vorys.com | 614-464-6480 |
| Party name: Ohio Farm Bureau Federation | ||
| Devala Anant Janardan Counsel of Record | National Association of Home Builders 1201 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20005 djanardan@nahb.org | 202-266-8200 |
| Party name: National Association of Home Builders | ||
| Kathryn E. Kovacs Counsel of Record | Rutgers Law School 217 N. 5th St. Camden, NJ 08102 kathryn.kovacs@rutgers.edu | 8562256771 |
| Party name: Takings and Federal Courts Scholars | ||
| Tanya D. Marsh Counsel of Record | Wake Forest School of Law 1834 Wake Forest Rd. Winston-Salem, NC 27109 marshtd@wfu.edu | 336-758-6059 |
| Party name: Cemetery Law Scholars | ||
| Julie Nepveu Counsel of Record | AARP Foundation Litigation 601 E. Street, NW Washington, DC 20049 jnepveu@aarp.org | (202)-434-2075 |
| Party name: AARP and AARP Foundation | ||
| John Pagliaro Counsel of Record | The New England Legal Foundation 150 Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111 johnpagliaro@nelfonline.org | 617-695-3660 |
| Party name: New England Legal Foundation | ||
| R. S. Radford Counsel of Record | The Radford Center for Law, History & Economics 909 W. 8th St. Davis, CA 95616 rsradford@gmail.com | 530-312-4908 |
| Party name: Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association | ||
| Nicole Ursula Rinke Counsel of Record | California Office of the Attorney General 1300 I Street, PO Box 944255 Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 Nicole.Rinke@doj.ca.gov | (916) 210-7797 |
| Party name: States of California, et al. | ||
| Richard A. Samp Counsel of Record | Washington Legal Foundation 2009 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20036-0000 rsamp@wlf.org | 202-588-0302 |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation, et al. | ||
| Ilya Shapiro Counsel of Record | Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 ishapiro@cato.org | 2028420200 |
| Party name: Cato Institute, et al. | ||
| Robert H. Thomas Counsel of Record | Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert 1003 Bishop Street 1600 Pauahi Tower Honolulu, HI 96813-0000 rht@hawaiilawyer.com | 808-531-8031 |
| Party name: Citizens' Alliance for Property Rights Legal Fund; Inversecondemnation.com | ||
| Paul F. Utrecht Counsel of Record | Utrecht & Lenvin, LLP 109 Stevenson Street Fifth Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 putrecht@ullawfirm.com | 4153570600 |
| Party name: San Remo Hotel, L.P., et al. | ||
| Lori Halstead Windham Counsel of Record | The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty 1200 New Hampshire Ave, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 lwindham@becketlaw.org | 202-349-7202 |
| Party name: The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty | ||
| Matthew D. Zinn Counsel of Record | Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP 396 Hayes St. San Francisco, CA 94102 zinn@smwlaw.com | 415-552-7272 |
| Party name: National Governors Association, et al. | ||