No. 20-1641
Title:Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan, et al., Petitioners
v.
DaVita Inc., et al.
Docketed:May 25, 2021
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
   Case Numbers:(19-4039)
   Decision Date:October 14, 2020
   Rehearing Denied:December 23, 2020
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
May 21 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 24, 2021)
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Jun 24 2021Waiver of right of respondent Davita Inc., et al. to respond filed.
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Jun 30 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
Jul 21 2021Response Requested. (Due August 20, 2021)
Aug 05 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 20, 2021 to September 20, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
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Aug 06 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 20, 2021.
Sep 20 2021Brief of respondents Davita Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
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Oct 04 2021Reply of petitioners Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 06 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
Nov 01 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021.
Nov 05 2021Petition GRANTED.
Dec 17 2021ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
Dec 20 2021Brief of petitioners Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan, et al. filed.
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Dec 20 2021Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Dec 21 2021Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit.
Dec 22 2021Brief amici curiae of Pacific Health Coalition, et al. filed.
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Dec 23 2021Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Dec 23 2021Brief amicus curiae of Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. filed.
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Dec 27 2021The record received from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit has been electronically filed.
Jan 18 2022CIRCULATED
Jan 19 2022Brief of respondents Davita Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 24 2022Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
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Jan 26 2022Brief amicus curiae of Congressman William Thomas filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 26 2022Brief amicus curiae of Kidney Care Partners filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 26 2022Brief amicus curiae of Thomas A. Scully filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 26 2022Brief amicus curiae of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 26 2022Brief amici curiae of Kidney Care Council and Renal Healthcare Association filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 26 2022Brief amicus curiae of Dialysis Patient Citizens filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 28 2022Corrected proof of service with respect to vrief amicus curiae of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People filed.
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Feb 02 2022Letter of respondents to Clerk regarding disclaimer filed.
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Feb 18 2022Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
Feb 18 2022Reply of petitioners Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 01 2022Argued. For petitioners: John J. Kulewicz, Columbus, Ohio. For United States, as amicus curiae: Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C.
Jun 21 2022Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed an opinion dissenting in part, in which Sotomayor, J., joined.
Jul 25 2022JUDGMENT ISSUED

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioners
John J. Kulewicz
    Counsel of Record
Vorys, Sater, et al.
52 East Gay Street
P.O. Box 1008
Columbus, OH 43216-1008

jjkulewicz@vorys.com
6144645634
Party name: Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents
Seth P. Waxman
    Counsel of Record
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
1875 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20006

Seth.Waxman@wilmerhale.com
202-663-6000
Party name: Davita Inc., et al.
Jeffrey S. BucholtzKing & Spalding LLP
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20006

jbucholtz@kslaw.com
202-626-2907
Party name: Davita Inc., et al.
Matthew M. LeLandKing & Spalding, LLP
1700 Pennsylavia Avenue, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006

mleland@kslaw.com
202-626-5527
Party name: Davita Inc., et al.
Other
James Forrest Bennett
    Counsel of Record
Dowd Bennett LLP
7733 Forsyth
Suite 1900
Clayton, MO 63105

jbennett@dowdbennett.com
3148897300
Party name: Thomas A. Scully
Michael Evan Bern
    Counsel of Record
Latham & Watkins, LLP
555 11th Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-1304

michael.bern@lw.com
202-637-1021
Party name: Kidney Care Council and Renal Healthcare Association
John Robert Christiansen
    Counsel of Record
Christiansen IT Law
2103 Harrison Ave. NW, Suite 2
PMB-885
Olympia, WA 98502

john@christiansenlaw.net
(360) 915-9895
Party name: Pacific Health Coalition
Paul Whitfield Hughes
    Counsel of Record
McDermott Will & Emery
500 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

PHughes@mwe.com
(202) 756-8981
Party name: Kidney Care Partners
Nicholas J. Nelson
    Counsel of Record
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
90 S. 7th Street, Suite 2200
Suite 470
Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901

nicholas.nelson@faegredrinker.com
(612) 766-7205
Party name: Dialysis Patient Citizens
Carter G. Phillips
    Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin LLP
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005

cphillips@sidley.com
+1 202 736 8270
Party name: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General
United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
202-514-2217
Party name: United States
Misha Tseytlin
    Counsel of Record
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
227 W. Monroe
Suite 3900
Chicago,, IL 60606

misha.tseytlin@troutman.com
608-999-1240
Party name: Congressman William Thomas
Christopher Jay Walker
    Counsel of Record
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
55 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1391

christopher.j.walker@gmail.com
614-247-1898
Party name: Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc.