| No. 20-334 | |
| Title: | City of San Antonio, Texas, On Behalf of Itself and All Other Similarly Situated Texas Municipalities, Petitioner v. Hotels.com, L.P., et al. |
| Docketed: | September 14, 2020 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-50701) |
| Decision Date: | May 11, 2020 |
| Rehearing Denied: | July 6, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Sep 10 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2020) |
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| Sep 28 2020 | Waiver of right of respondents Site59.com L.L.C. and Travelocity.com L.P. (n/k/a TVL LP) to respond filed. |
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| Sep 28 2020 | Waiver of right of respondents Travelweb, LLC, et al. to respond filed. |
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| Sep 29 2020 | Waiver of right of respondents Expedia, Inc., et al. to respond filed. |
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| Oct 21 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020. |
| Nov 02 2020 | Response Requested. (Due December 2, 2020) |
| Dec 02 2020 | Brief of respondents Hotels.com L.P., et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Dec 16 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
| Dec 16 2020 | Reply of petitioner City of San Antonio, Texas, on behalf of itself and all other similarly situated Texas municipalities filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 08 2021 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Feb 18 2021 | Motion for an extension of time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits filed. |
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| Feb 18 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is granted and the time is extended to and including February 24, 2021. |
| Feb 24 2021 | Brief of petitioner City of San Antonio, Texas, on behalf of itself and all other similarly situated Texas municipalities filed. |
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| Feb 24 2021 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Mar 03 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Mar 03 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, International City/County Management Association, and International Municipal Lawyers Association filed. |
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| Mar 12 2021 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. |
| Mar 15 2021 | Record requested. |
| Mar 15 2021 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Mar 26 2021 | Brief of respondents Expedia, Inc., Hotels.com, L.P., Hotwire, Inc., Orbitz, LLC, Trip Network, Inc., Internetwork Publishing Corp., Travelnow.com, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 29 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Mar 30 2021 | CIRCULATED |
| Apr 05 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Apr 09 2021 | Reply of petitioner City of San Antonio, Texas, on behalf of itself and all other similarly situated Texas municipalities filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 21 2021 | Argued. For petitioner: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex. For respondents: David B. Salmons, Washington, D. C. |
| May 27 2021 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Jun 28 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Daniel L. Geyser Counsel of Record | Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP Walnut Glen Tower 8144 Walnut Hill Lane, Ste. 1000 Dallas, TX 75231 dgeyser@adjtlaw.com | 214-396-0441 |
| Party name: City of San Antonio, Texas, on behalf of itself and all other similarly situated Texas municipalities | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| David B. Salmons Counsel of Record | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 david.salmons@morganlewis.com | (202) 739-3000 |
| Party name: Expedia, Inc., Hotels.com, L.P., Hotwire, Inc., Orbitz, LLC, Trip Network, Inc., Internetwork Publishing Corp., Travelnow.com, Inc. | ||
| Thomas M. Peterson | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP One Market Street, Spear Tower San Francisco, CA 94105 thomas.peterson@morganlewis.com | (415) 442-1000 |
| Party name: Expedia, Inc., Hotels.com, L.P., Hotwire, Inc., Orbitz, LLC, Trip Network, Inc., Internetwork Publishing Corp., Travelnow.com, Inc. | ||
| Anne Marie Seibel | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP 1819 5th Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203 aseibel@bradley.com | 205-521-8386 |
| Party name: Travelweb, LLC, et al. | ||
| Brian S. Stagner | Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP 201 Main Street, Suite 2400 Fort Worth, TX 76102 brian.stagner@kellyhart.com | 817-878-3567 |
| Party name: Site59.com L.L.C. and Travelocity.com L.P. (n/k/a TVL LP) | ||
| Other | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | Acting Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Richard A. Simpson Counsel of Record | Wiley Rein, LLP 1776 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 rsimpson@wiley.law | 202-719-7314 |
| Party name: National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, International City/County Management Association, and International Municipal Lawyers Association | ||