| No. 19-416 Vide 19-453 |
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| Title: |
Nestlé USA, Inc., Petitioner v. John Doe I, et al. |
| Docketed: | September 27, 2019 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (17-55435) |
| Decision Date: | July 5, 2019 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Sep 25 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 28, 2019) Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 23 2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, John Doe I, et al. VIDED Blanket Consent |
| Oct 25 2019 | Waiver of right of respondents John Doe I, et al. to respond filed. Main Document |
| Oct 28 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of The Coca-Cola Company filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 28 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 28 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Chevron Corporation filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 28 2019 | Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 28 2019 | Brief amici curiae of The National Confectioners Association, the World Cocoa Foundation, and the European Cocoa Association filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 28 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of CATO INSTITUTE filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 30 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019. |
| Nov 04 2019 | Response Requested. (Due December 4, 2019) |
| Nov 14 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 4, 2019 to December 12, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Nov 19 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 12, 2019. |
| Dec 12 2019 | Brief of respondents John Doe I, et al. in opposition filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 13 2019 | Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed. Main Document |
| Dec 23 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020. |
| Dec 23 2019 | Reply of petitioner Nestlé USA, Inc. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 13 2020 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| May 26 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Jun 04 2020 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Nestlé USA, Inc. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jun 09 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020. |
| Jun 29 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2020. |
| Jul 02 2020 | Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 19-453 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED. |
| Jul 02 2020 | Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 19-416. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 19-416. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.” |
| Jul 22 2020 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. VIDED. Main Document |
| Jul 22 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' briefs on the merits is extended to and including August 31, 2020. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 14, 2020. VIDED. |
| Aug 26 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, John Doe I, et al. VIDED. Blanket Consent |
| Aug 27 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Nestlé USA, Inc. Blanket Consent |
| Aug 31 2020 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) VIDED. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Aug 31 2020 | Brief of petitioner Nestlé USA, Inc. filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 31 2020 | Brief of petitioner Cargill, Inc. filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 08 2020 | Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. VIDED. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Sep 08 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of The Coca-Cola Company filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 08 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 08 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. VIDED. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Sep 08 2020 | Brief amici curiae of The World Cocoa Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 08 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED. Proof of Service Main Document |
| Sep 08 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of International Law, Foreign Relations Law and Federal Jurisdiction filed. VIDED. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Sep 16 2020 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. VIDED. |
| Sep 29 2020 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED. Proof of Service Main Document |
| Oct 08 2020 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Oct 08 2020 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Oct 14 2020 | Brief of respondents in 19-416 (response to merits brief of Nestle USA, Inc.) filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 19 2020 | Brief of respondents in 19-453 (response to merits brief of Cargill, Inc.) filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 20 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of EarthRights International filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 20 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Yale Law School Center for Global Legal Challenges filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Global Justice filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Tony's Chocolonely filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Access Now, et al. filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Foreign Lawyers filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Center for Justice & Accountability and Human Rights First filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Small and Mid-Size Cocoa and Chocolate Companies filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amici curiae of International Law Scholars filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Former Government Officials filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amici curiae of International Law Scholars, Former Diplomats, and Practitioners filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amici curiae of International Human Rights Organizations filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Oxfam America, et al. filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Grant & Eisenhofer ESG Institute filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of Legal History, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) Main Document Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress Senator Blumenthal, Representative Smith, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 21 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Nuremberg Scholars filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 27 2020 | CIRCULATED |
| Nov 02 2020 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Nov 13 2020 | Reply of petitioner Nestlé USA, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Nov 13 2020 | Reply of petitioner Cargill, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 01 2020 | Argued. For petitioners: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C.; and Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Paul L. Hoffman, Hermosa Beach, Cal. VIDED. |
| Jun 17 2021 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I and II, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Part III, in which Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Alito, J., joined as to Part I, and in which Kavanaugh, J., joined as to Part II. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Breyer and Kagan, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion. VIDED. |
| Jul 19 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Aug 12 2021 | Response to motion to tax cost award and waive costs for indigent respondents filed by petitioner Nestlé USA, Inc. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Aug 12 2021 | Response to motion to tax cost award and waive costs for indigent respondents filed by petitioner Cargill, Inc. VIDED Main Document Proof of Service |
| Aug 18 2021 | Motion to tax cost award and waive costs for indigent respondents filed by respondents. (Electronically submitted on 8/2/21.) VIDED. Main Document Other Proof of Service |