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
 
Proceedings and Orders
Sep 10 2020 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2020)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
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.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
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)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
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.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
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
Ph: 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
Ph: (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
Ph: (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
Ph: 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
Ph: 817-878-3567
Party name: Site59.com L.L.C. and Travelocity.com L.P. (n/k/a TVL LP)


Other Attorneys
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


Richard A. Simpson
Counsel of Record
Wiley Rein, LLP
2050 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

rsimpson@wiley.law
Ph: 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