No. 18-459
 
Title: Emulex Corporation, et al., Petitioners
v.
Gary Varjabedian, et al.
Docketed: October 11, 2018
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (16-55088)
   Decision Date: April 20, 2018
   Rehearing Denied: September 6, 2018
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Oct 11 2018 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2018)
Oct 16 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 13, 2018 to November 30, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 18 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 30, 2018.
Nov 13 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association filed.
Nov 13 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Nov 30 2018 Brief of respondents Gary Varjabedian, et al. in opposition filed.
Dec 18 2018 Reply of petitioners Emulex Corporation, et al. filed.
Dec 19 2018 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
Jan 04 2019 Petition GRANTED.
Feb 06 2019 Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Gary Varjabedian, et al.
Feb 11 2019 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 15, 2019
Feb 19 2019 Joint appendix (2 volumes) filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Feb 19 2019 Brief of petitioners Emulex Corporation, et al. filed.
Feb 25 2019 Brief amici curiae of Former Commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission filed.
Feb 26 2019 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Business Roundtable filed.
Feb 26 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association filed.
Feb 26 2019 Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed.
Feb 26 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
Feb 26 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Phillip Goldstein filed.
Mar 20 2019 CIRCULATED
Mar 21 2019 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Mar 21 2019 Brief of respondents Gary Varjabedian, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 22 2019 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Mar 28 2019 Brief amicus curiae of North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 28 2019 Brief amici curiae of Institutional Investors filed. (Distributed)
Mar 28 2019 Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars filed. (Distributed)
Apr 01 2019 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Apr 08 2019 Reply of petitioners Emulex Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 15 2019 Argued. For petitioners: Gregory G. Garre, Bethesda, Md. For United States, as amicus curiae: Morgan L. Ratner, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex.
Apr 23 2019 Writ of certiorari DISMISSED as improvidently granted. Opinion per curiam.
May 28 2019 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Gregory George Garre
Counsel of Record
Latham & Watkins LLP
555 Eleventh Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004

GREGORY.GARRE@LW.COM
Ph: 202-637-2207
Party name: Emulex Corporation, et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Daniel L. Geyser
Counsel of Record
Haynes and Boone, LLP
2801 N. Harwood Street, Ste. 2300
Dallas, TX 75201

DANIEL.GEYSER@HAYNESBOONE.COM
Ph: 303-382-6219
Party name: Gary Varjabedian, et al.


Other Attorneys
George Thomas Conway III
Counsel of Record
Watchell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019

gtconway@wlrk.com
Ph: (212) 403-1000
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America


Noel John Francisco
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

NJFRANCISCO@JONESDAY.COM
Ph: (202) 879-3939
Party name: UNITED STATES


Marc J. Gottridge
Counsel of Record
Herbert Smith Freehills New York LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

Marc.Gottridge@hsf.com
Ph: 917-542-7600
Party name: Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association


Ruthanne Mary Deutsch
Deutsch Hunt, PLLC
300 New Jersey Ave., NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001

rdeutsch@deutschhunt.com
Ph: 2028686915
Party name: North American Securities Administrators Association


Alan E. Golomb
Attorney And Counsellor At Law
492 Bardini Drive
Melville, NY 11747

aandp492@aol.com
Ph: (516) 509-0509
Party name: Phillip Goldstein


Marc Ian Gross
Institute for Law and Economic Policy
401 East City Avenue, Suite 122
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

marc.i.gross51@gmail.com
Ph: 215-988-9546
Party name: Legal Scholars


Jonathan L. Marcus
Reed Smith LLP
1301 K Street, N.W. Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005

Jonathan.Marcus@reedsmith.com
Ph: 202-414-9200
Party name: Former Commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission


Lyle Roberts
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP
1101 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20005

lyle.roberts@aoshearman.com
Ph: 202 508-8108
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation


Kevin K. Russell
Russell & Woofter LLC
1701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006

krussell@russellwoofter.com
Ph: 2022408433
Party name: Institutional Investors