No. 20-303
 
Title: United States, Petitioner
v.
Jose Luis Vaello Madero
Docketed: September 9, 2020
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
   Case Numbers: (19-1390)
   Decision Date: April 10, 2020
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Sep 04 2020 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 9, 2020)
Petition Certificate of Word Count
Sep 11 2020 Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 9, 2020 to November 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
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Sep 14 2020 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 9, 2020.
Oct 29 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Carlos Delgado Altieri, Mayor of the Municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Nov 06 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Gregorio Igartua (11/17/2020) filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Nov 09 2020 Brief amici curiae of Plaintiffs in Peña Martínez v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 09 2020 Response to petition from respondent Jose Luis Vaello-Madero filed.
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Nov 09 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Virgin Islands Bar Association filed.
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Nov 09 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed.
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Nov 24 2020 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
Nov 24 2020 Reply of petitioner United States of America filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 04 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
Jan 11 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
Jan 19 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
Feb 12 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
Feb 22 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
Mar 01 2021 Petition GRANTED.
Mar 17 2021 Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Mar 22 2021 Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 1, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 16, 2021.
May 27 2021 Motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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May 28 2021 Letter of supplement to request for further extension of time filed.
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May 28 2021 Motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including June 7, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including August 30, 2021.
Jun 07 2021 Brief of petitioner United States of America filed.
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Jun 07 2021 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed.)
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Jun 07 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Interamerican Institute for Constitutional Rights in support of neither party filed.
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Jun 14 2021 Informative of Gregorio Igartua not accepted for filing. (July 23, 2021 - not type of document to be submitted electronically).
Aug 21 2021 Brief amici curiae of Plaintiff in Ruiz-Aviles v. SSA, et al. filed.
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Aug 30 2021 Brief of respondent Jose Luis Vaello-Madero filed.
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Aug 31 2021 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, United States of America
Blanket Consent
Sep 02 2021 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Jose Luis Vaello-Madero
Blanket Consent
Sep 02 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Sep 03 2021 Brief amici curiae of AARP, AARP Foundation, Justice in Aging, National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives filed.
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Sep 03 2021 Brief amici curiae of The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), et al., filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amici curiae of Plaintiffs in Peña Martínez v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amici curiae of Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi and the New Progressive Party filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amici curiae of The District of Columbia, Guam, and 16 other states and territories. filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amicus curiae of University of Puerto Rico Law School Amicus Justitiae Probono Project filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, et al. filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amici curiae of National Disability Rights Network, et al. filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Hon. Jenniffer A. Gonzalez Colon, Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amicus curiae of U.S. Citizens for Equal Protection, Inc. filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Senate of Puerto Rico filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amicus curiae of League of United Latin American Citizens filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Diálogo Por Puerto Rico filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amici curiae of LatinoJustice PRLDEF, et al. filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amici curiae of Public Benefits Scholars filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Virgin Islands Bar Association filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amici curiae of Puerto Rico House of Representatives filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
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Sep 07 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Members of the Congressional Shadow Delegation of Puerto Rico filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 08 2021 ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, November 9, 2021.
Sep 21 2021 CIRCULATED
Sep 29 2021 Reply of petitioner United States of America filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 22 2021 Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by Gregorio Igartua.
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Nov 08 2021 Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by Gregorio Igartua DENIED.
Nov 09 2021 Argued. For petitioner: Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Hermann Ferré, New York, N. Y.
Apr 21 2022 Judgment REVERSED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., and Gorsuch, J., filed concurring opinions. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
May 23 2022 Judgment Issued
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Counsel of Record
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 of America


Attorneys for Respondents
Hermann Ferre
Counsel of Record
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt and Mosle LLP
101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178

hferre@curtis.com
Ph: 2126968871
Party name: Jose Luis Vaello-Madero


Other Attorneys
Isabel Abislaiman
Counsel of Record
Isabel Abislaiman Law Offices
252 Calle Cruz
Suite 201
San Juan, PR 00901

abislaiman@gmail.com
Ph: (787) 525-6242
Party name: Plaintiff in Ruiz-Aviles v. SSA et al.


Dwyer Stenquist Arce
Counsel of Record
Kutak Rock LLP
1650 Farnam Street
The Omaha Building
Omaha, NE 68102

Dwyer.Arce@KutakRock.com
Ph: 402.346.6000
Party name: Virgin Islands Bar Association


Nicole G. Berner
Counsel of Record
Service Employees International Union
1800 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036

nicole.berner@seiu.org
Ph: 2027307000
Party name: The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), et al.,


Lisa S. Blatt
Counsel of Record
Williams & Connolly LLP
725 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

lblatt@wc.com
Ph: 202-434-5050
Party name: Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi and the New Progressive Party


Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux
Counsel of Record
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004

ACepedaDerieux@aclu.org
Ph: (212) 549-2500
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union Foundation


Manuel Del Valle
Counsel of Record
Interamerican Institute for Constitutional Rights
Urb. Industrial Calle Federico Costa #170
Interamerican School of Law
Hato Rey, PR 00918-1303

mdelvalle@juris.inter.edu
Ph: 7877511912
Party name: Interamerican Institute for Constitutional Rights


Geoffrey Paul Eaton
Counsel of Record
Winston & Strawn LLP
1901 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

geaton@winston.com
Ph: 202-282-5705
Party name: U.S. Virgin Islands


Veronica Ferraiuoli Hornedo
Counsel of Record
Office of the Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico
2338 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

vero@mail.house.gov
Ph: 2022252615
Party name: Hon. Jenniffer A. Gonzalez Colon, Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico


Jose R. Gonzalez-Irizarry
Counsel of Record
JRGI Law LLC
1228 Calle Tomás Agrait
Club Manor
San Juan, PR 00924

jrgilawllc@gmail.com
Ph: 7875659786
Party name: U.S. Citizens for Equal Protection, Inc.


Jose A. Hernandez-Mayoral
Counsel of Record
Hernandez Mayoral Law Offices
206 Tetuan
Suite 702
San Juan, PR 00901

jose@hernandezmayoral.com
Ph: 787-607-4867
Party name: Carlos Delgado Altieri, Mayor of the Municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico


Gregorio Igartua
Box 3911
Aguadilla, PR 00605

bufeteigartua@yahoo.com
Ph: (787) 379-5095
Party name: Gregorio Igartua


Archie Jennings Jr.
Counsel of Record
Disablilty Rights Center of the Virgin Islands
9003 Havensight Mall
Suite 313
St. Thomas, VI 00802

archie@drcvi.org
Ph: 3407764303
Party name: National Disability Rights Network, et al.


Barbara A. Jones
Counsel of Record
AARP
601 EStreet, NW
Washington, DC 20049

bjones@aarp.org
Ph: 2024346091
Party name: AARP, AARP Foundation, Justice in Aging, National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives


Paul Robert Koster
Counsel of Record
Emory Law School Supreme Court Advocacy Program
1301 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30322

paul.koster@emory.edu
Ph: 4047273957
Party name: League of United Latin American Citizens


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: Puerto Rico House of Representatives


Hiram Alberto Melendez-Juarbe
Counsel of Record
P.O. Box 193063
San Juan, PR 00919-3063

hiram@melendezjuarbe.com
Ph: 787-415-5192
Party name: University of Puerto Rico Amicus Justitiae Probono Project


John F. Nevares
Counsel of Record
John F. Nevares & Associates
1225 Ponce De Leon Avenue
Vig Tower, Suite 1504
San Juan, PR 00907

jfnevares@nevareslaw.com
Ph: 7877229333
Party name: Members of the Congressional Shadow Delegation of Puerto Rico


Roberto Luis Prats Palerm
Counsel of Record
RPP Law, PSC
1509 Lopez LandrOn, 10th Floor
San Juan, PR 00911

rprats@rpplaw.com
Ph: 787-721-6010
Party name: Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico


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


Jesus R. Rabell-Mendez
Counsel of Record
Rabell Méndez C.S.P.
P.O. Box 195580
San Juan, PR 00919

jesusrabell@gmail.com
Ph: (787) 312-0259
Party name: Diálogo Por Puerto Rico


E. Joshua Rosenkranz
Counsel of Record
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019

jrosenkranz@orrick.com
Ph: 212-506-5380
Party name: Public Benefits Scholars


Kathleen Marie Sullivan
Counsel of Record
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
865 S. Figueroa St.
10th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017

kathleensullivan@quinnemanuel.com
Ph: (213) 443-3000
Party name: Plaintiffs in Peña Martínez v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services


Hector Torres
Counsel of Record
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
1633 Broadway
New York, NY 10019

HTorres@kasowitz.com
Ph: (212) 506-1730
Party name: LatinoJustice PRLDEF, et al.


Reginald M. Turner Jr.
Counsel of Record
Clark Hill, PLC
500 Woodward Ave
Suite 3500
Detroit, MI 48226

rturner@clarkhill.com
Ph: 3139658318
Party name: American Bar Association


Caroline Sage Van Zile
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General for D.C.
Office of the Solicitor General
400 6th Street, NW, Suite 8100
Washington, DC 20001

caroline.vanzile@dc.gov
Ph: (202) 724-6609
Party name: The District of Columbia, Guam, and 16 other states and territories.


Geoffrey M. Wyatt
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
1440 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005

geoffrey.wyatt@skadden.com
Ph: 202-371-7008
Party name: American Bar Association