No. 20-1735
 
Title: Angel Manuel Ortiz-Diaz, et al., Petitioners
v.
United States, et al.
Docketed: June 17, 2021
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
   Case Numbers: (19-2236, 20-1084)
   Decision Date: January 14, 2021
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jun 11 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 19, 2021)
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Jun 24 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 19, 2021 to August 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Jun 25 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 18, 2021.
Jul 08 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jeffrey C. Tuomala filed.
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Jul 12 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed.
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Jul 15 2021 Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute, et al. filed.
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Jul 19 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed.
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Jul 19 2021 Brief amicus curiae of The Puerto Rico Institute for Economic Liberty filed.
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Jul 19 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Hon. Rafael Hernandez-Montanez in his Official Capacity as Speaker of the P.R. House of Representatives filed.
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Jul 19 2021 Brief amicus curiae of the Senate of Puerto Rico filed.
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Aug 18 2021 Brief of respondents United States, et al. in opposition filed.
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Aug 25 2021 Reply of petitioners Angel Manuel Ortiz-Diaz, et al. filed.
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Sep 01 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
Sep 21 2021 Rescheduled.
Oct 04 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
Oct 12 2021 Petition DENIED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
John Michael Connolly
Counsel of Record
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
1600 Wilson Blvd
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209
mike@consovoymccarthy.com
Ph: 7032439423
Party name: Angel Manuel Ortiz-Diaz, et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Brian H. Fletcher
Counsel of Record
Acting 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, et al.


Other Attorneys
Jose Alberto Bague-Soto
Counsel of Record
DTS Law LLC
221 Plaza, Suite 801, 221 Ponce de Leon Ave..
San Juan, PR 00917-1804
jbague@dtslaw.com
Ph: 787-505-6521
Party name: The Puerto Rico Institute for Economic Liberty


Matthew James Clark
Counsel of Record
Alabama Center for Law and Liberty
2213 Morris Ave.
Floor 1
Birmingham, AL 35203
matt@alabamalawandliberty.org
Ph: 256-510-1828
Party name: Professor Jeffrey C. Tuomala


Brian Kirk Kelsey
Counsel of Record
Liberty Justice Center
141 W. Jackson St.
Ste. 1605
Chicago, IL 60604
bkelsey@libertyjusticecenter.org
Ph: 312-637-2280
Party name: Liberty Justice Center


Carlos Lugo-Fiol
Counsel of Record
P.O. Box 260150
San Juan, PR 00926
clugofiol@gmail.com
Ph: (787) 645-4211
Party name: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico


Jorge Martinez-Luciano
Counsel of Record
ML & RE Law Office
Cobian's Plaza, Suite 404
1607 Ponce De Leon Ave.
San Juan, PR 00909
jorge@mlrelaw.com
Ph: 7879992972
Party name: Hon. Rafael Hernandez-Montanez in his Official Capacity as Speaker of the P.R. House of Representatives


Ruben T. Nigaglioni Mignucci
DTS Law LLC
221 Plaza
Suite 801
San Juan, PR 00917
rtn@nigaglionilaw.com
Ph: (787)754-8700
Party name: The Puerto Rico Institute for Economic Liberty


Edwin Quinones
Counsel of Record
Quinones & Arbona Law Offices PSC
Doral Bank Plaza, 33 Calle Resolucion, Suite 701-A
San Juan, PR 00920
equinones@qaclaw.com
Ph: 7876206776
Party name: Senate of Puerto Rico


Ilya Shapiro
Counsel of Record
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
ishapiro@cato.org
Ph: 2028420200
Party name: The Cato Institute