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
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
May 21 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 24, 2021)
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Jun 24 2021 Waiver of right of respondent Davita Inc., et al. to respond filed.
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Jun 30 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
Jul 21 2021 Response Requested. (Due August 20, 2021)
Aug 05 2021 Motion 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 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 20, 2021.
Sep 20 2021 Brief of respondents Davita Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
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Oct 04 2021 Reply of petitioners Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 06 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
Nov 01 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021.
Nov 05 2021 Petition GRANTED.
Dec 17 2021 ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
Dec 20 2021 Brief of petitioners Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan, et al. filed.
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Dec 20 2021 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Dec 21 2021 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit.
Dec 22 2021 Brief amici curiae of Pacific Health Coalition, et al. filed.
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Dec 23 2021 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Dec 23 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. filed.
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Dec 27 2021 The record received from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit has been electronically filed.
Jan 18 2022 CIRCULATED
Jan 19 2022 Brief of respondents Davita Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 24 2022 Motion 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 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Congressman William Thomas filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 26 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Kidney Care Partners filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 26 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Thomas A. Scully filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 26 2022 Brief amicus curiae of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 26 2022 Brief amici curiae of Kidney Care Council and Renal Healthcare Association filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 26 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Dialysis Patient Citizens filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 28 2022 Corrected 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 2022 Letter of respondents to Clerk regarding disclaimer filed.
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Feb 18 2022 Motion 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 2022 Reply of petitioners Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 01 2022 Argued. 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 2022 Judgment 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 2022 JUDGMENT ISSUED
Attorneys
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
Ph: 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
2100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20037

SETH.WAXMAN@WILMERHALE.COM
Ph: 202-663-6000
Party name: Davita Inc., et al.


Jeffrey S. Bucholtz
King & Spalding LLP
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20006

jbucholtz@kslaw.com
Ph: 202-626-2907
Party name: Davita Inc., et al.


Matthew M. LeLand
King & Spalding, LLP
1700 Pennsylavia Avenue, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006

mleland@kslaw.com
Ph: 202-626-5527
Party name: Davita Inc., et al.


Other Attorneys
James Forrest Bennett
Counsel of Record
Dowd Bennett LLP
7733 Forsyth
Suite 1900
Clayton, MO 63105

jbennett@dowdbennett.com
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: (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
Ph: (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
Ph: (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
Ph: +1 202 736 8270
Party name: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People


Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 614-247-1898
Party name: Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc.