| No. 20-1410 |
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| Title: |
Xiulu Ruan, Petitioner v. United States |
| Docketed: | April 7, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (17-12653) |
| Decision Date: | July 10, 2020 |
| Rehearing Denied: | November 4, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Apr 05 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 7, 2021) Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Apr 27 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 7, 2021 to June 7, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Apr 28 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 7, 2021. |
| May 07 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of Health Law and Policy filed. Main Document Other Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| May 27 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 7, 2021 to July 7, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| May 28 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 7, 2021. |
| Jul 07 2021 | Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count |
| Jul 20 2021 | Reply of petitioner Xiulu Ruan filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jul 21 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021. |
| Oct 04 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021. |
| Oct 12 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021. |
| Oct 25 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021. |
| Nov 01 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021. |
| Nov 05 2021 | Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 21-5261 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. |
| Nov 05 2021 | 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. 20-1410. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 20-1410. 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.” |
| Dec 08 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Xiulu Ruan Blanket Consent |
| Dec 17 2021 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, March 1, 2022. VIDED. |
| Dec 17 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed (in 20-1410). Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 20 2021 | Brief of petitioner Xiulu Ruan filed (in 20-1410). Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 20 2021 | Joint appendix filed (in 20-1410). (Statement of costs filed) Main Document Main Document |
| Dec 20 2021 | Joint appendix filed (in 21-5261). (Statement of costs filed) Main Document Main Document Proof of Service |
| Dec 20 2021 | Brief of petitioner Shakeel Kahn filed (in 21-5261). Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 21 2021 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit. |
| Dec 21 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Compassion & Choices filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 22 2021 | The record from the U.S.C.A 11th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer |
| Dec 23 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of Health Law and Policy filed (in 20-1410). Main Document Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 27 2021 | Amicus brief of Physicians Against Abuse not accepted for filing. (Corrected version submitted - February 15, 2022). |
| Dec 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Physicians Against Abuse filed (in 20-1410) (1/15/2022). (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Due Process Institute filed (in 20-1410). Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed (in 20-1410). Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 27 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Association of American Physicians and Surgeons and Jeffrey A. Singer, M.D. filed (in 20-1410). Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Pain Advocacy Center filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Chain Drug Stores in support of neither party filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in support of neither party filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 27 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Anmol Singh Kamra filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 27 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Stephen J. Ziegler, et al. filed (in 20-1410). Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jan 18 2022 | CIRCULATED |
| Jan 19 2022 | Brief of respondent United States filed. VIDED. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service |
| Jan 24 2022 | Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners. VIDED. Main Document Other Proof of Service |
| Feb 17 2022 | Reply of petitioner Shakeel Kahn filed (in 21-5261). (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 18 2022 | Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners GRANTED, and the time is divided as follows: 15 minutes for petitioner in in No. 20-1410 and 15 minutes for petitioner in No. 21-5261. VIDED. |
| Feb 18 2022 | Reply of petitioner Xiulu Ruan filed (in 20-1410). (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 01 2022 | Argued. For petitioner in 20-1410: Lawrence S. Robbins, Washington, D. C. For petitioner in 21-5261: Beau B. Brindley, Chicago, Ill. For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. VIDED. |
| Jun 27 2022 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J. delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined, and in which Barrett, J., joined as to Parts I–A, I–B, and II. VIDED. |
| Jul 29 2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |