| No. 19-1328 | |
| Title: | Department of Justice, Petitioner v. House Committee on the Judiciary |
| Docketed: | June 1, 2020 |
| Linked with 19A1035 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-5288) |
| Decision Date: | March 10, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| May 07 2020 | Application (19A1035) for a stay pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Proof of ServiceMain DocumentLower Court Orders/Opinions | |
| May 08 2020 | UPON CONSIDERATION of the application of counsel for the applicant, IT IS ORDERED that the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, case No. 19-5288, is hereby stayed pending receipt of a response, due on or before Monday, May 18, 2020, by 3 p.m. ET, and further order of The Chief Justice or of the Court. |
| May 18 2020 | Response to application from respondent House Committee on the Judiciary filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| May 19 2020 | Reply of applicant Department of Justice filed. |
| Proof of ServiceReply | |
| May 20 2020 | Application (19A1035) granted. The application for stay of the mandate presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is granted. The issuance of the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, case No. 19-5288, is stayed pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such petition is filed on or before June 1, 2020, by 5 p.m. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the issuance of the judgment of this Court. If no petition for a writ of certiorari is filed on or before June 1, 2020, by 5 p.m., the stay shall terminate. |
| Jun 01 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 1, 2020) |
| Certificate of Word CountPetition | |
| Jun 15 2020 | Brief of respondent House Committee on the Judiciary in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jun 18 2020 | Reply of petitioner Department of Justice filed. |
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| Jun 22 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020. |
| Jun 29 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2020. |
| Jul 02 2020 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Aug 03 2020 | Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Aug 10 2020 | Joint motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 31, 2020. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 14, 2020. |
| Aug 31 2020 | Brief of petitioner Department of Justice filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word Count | |
| Aug 31 2020 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Sep 16 2020 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. |
| Oct 05 2020 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Oct 08 2020 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. District of Columbia Circuit. |
| Oct 14 2020 | Brief of respondent House Committee on the Judiciary filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Oct 19 2020 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. D.C. Circuit is electronic and located on PACER, some of the record has been electronically filed. |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Oct 27 2020 | CIRCULATED |
| Nov 13 2020 | Reply of petitioner Department of Justice filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Nov 17 2020 | Motion to remove the case from the December 2020 argument calendar filed by respondent House Committee on the Judiciary. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Nov 19 2020 | Response to motion to remove the case from the December 2020 argument calendar from petitioner Department of Justice filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Nov 20 2020 | Motion to remove the case from the December 2020 argument calendar GRANTED. |
| Jun 14 2021 | Suggestion of mootness and motion to vacate the judgment of the court of appeals filed by petitioner. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Jun 15 2021 | Response to motion from respondent House Committee on the Judiciary filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Jul 02 2021 | The motion to vacate the judgment is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit with instructions to direct the District Court to vacate the October 25, 2019 order granting the application of the Committee on the Judiciary, U. S. House of Representatives. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). |
| Aug 03 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Edwin Smiley Kneedler Counsel of Record | D.O.J. 10th & Constitution Ave Washington, DC 20530 Judith.L.Reardon-Bridges@usdoj.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: Department of Justice | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Douglas Neal Letter Counsel of Record | Office of General Counsel, U.S. House 219 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 douglas.letter@mail.house.gov | 2022259700 |
| Party name: House Committee on the Judiciary | ||
| Other | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org | 202 296 6889 |
| Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center | ||