| No. 19-1189 |
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| Title: |
BP p.l.c., et al., Petitioners v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore |
| Docketed: | March 31, 2020 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-1644) |
| Decision Date: | March 6, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Mar 31 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 30, 2020) Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Apr 13 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, BP p.l.c., et al. Blanket Consent |
| Apr 17 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 30, 2020 to June 29, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Apr 21 2020 | Response to motion from petitioner BP p.l.c., et al. filed. Main Document |
| Apr 23 2020 | Reply in support of motion from respondent filed. Main Document |
| Apr 24 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 29, 2020. |
| Apr 30 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Apr 30 2020 | Brief amici curiae of States of Indiana, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Apr 30 2020 | Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Manufacturers filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Apr 30 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Energy Policy Advocates filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service Proof of Service |
| May 13 2020 | Letter of May 13, 2020 from the Solicitor General of Louisiana respecting the brief amici curiae of States of Indiana, et al. received. Main Document |
| Jun 29 2020 | Brief of respondent Mayor and City Council of Baltimore in opposition filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jul 15 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020. |
| Jul 15 2020 | Reply of petitioners BP p.l.c., et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jul 23 2020 | Supplemental brief of respondent Mayor and City Council of Baltimore filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 02 2020 | Petition GRANTED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| Oct 07 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, BP p.l.c., et al. Blanket Consent |
| Oct 22 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Mayor and City Council of Baltimore Blanket Consent |
| Nov 16 2020 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed) Main Document Proof of Service |
| Nov 16 2020 | Brief of petitioners BP p.l.c., et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Nov 18 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed. Main Document Main Document Main Document |
| Nov 20 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of DRI - Voice of the Defense Bar filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Nov 23 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count |
| Nov 23 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Nov 23 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Nov 23 2020 | Brief amici curiae of States of Indiana, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Nov 23 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Richard B. Myers and Michael G. Mullen filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Nov 23 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of American Petroleum Institute filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Nov 23 2020 | Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Manufacturers, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Nov 23 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Energy Policy Advocates filed. Main Document Main Document Main Document |
| Nov 25 2020 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, January 19, 2021. |
| Dec 03 2020 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit. |
| Dec 08 2020 | CIRCULATED |
| Dec 11 2020 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. Proof of Service Main Document |
| Dec 16 2020 | Brief of respondent Mayor and City Council of Baltimore filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 22 2020 | Brief amici curiae of State and Local Government Groups filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 23 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Natural Resources Defense Council filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 23 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Senators Whitehouse, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 23 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Erwin Chemerinsky, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 23 2020 | Brief amici curiae of States of New York, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 23 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Boulder County, San Miguel County, and the City of Boulder, Colorado filed. (Corrected Copy) (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 30 2020 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Jan 08 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Jan 08 2021 | Reply of petitioners BP p.l.c., et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 19 2021 | Argued. For petitioners: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C.; and Brinton Lucas, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Victor M. Sher, San Francisco, Cal. |
| May 17 2021 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Breyer, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Alito, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
| Jun 18 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |