| No. 21-1195 |
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| Title: |
Alexandru Bittner, Petitioner v. United States |
| Docketed: | March 2, 2022 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (20-40597) |
| Decision Date: | November 30, 2021 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Feb 28 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 1, 2022) Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 23 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 1, 2022 to May 2, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Mar 24 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 2, 2022. |
| Apr 01 2022 | Amicus brief of Center for Taxpayer Rights not accepted for filing. (April 01, 2022 -- Corrected e-filing to be submitted) |
| Apr 01 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Apr 01 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of American College of Tax Counsel filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Apr 01 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Taxpayer Rights filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Apr 26 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 2, 2022 to May 17, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Apr 27 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 17, 2022. |
| May 17 2022 | Brief of respondent United States filed. Main Document Proof of Service |
| May 20 2022 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner. Main Document |
| May 24 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/9/2022. |
| Jun 13 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/16/2022. |
| Jun 21 2022 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jul 19 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, United States Blanket Consent |
| Jul 28 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Alexandru Bittner Blanket Consent |
| Jul 28 2022 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. Main Document |
| Aug 03 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, November 2, 2022. |
| Aug 03 2022 | 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 August 17, 2022. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 28, 2022. |
| Aug 16 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of American College of Trust and Estate Counsel in support of neither party filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 17 2022 | Further extension of time to file petitioner's brief on the merits to and including August 18, 2022. Further extension of time to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including September 30, 2022. |
| Aug 18 2022 | Brief of petitioner Alexandru Bittner filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 18 2022 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) Main Document Main Document Main Document Main Document Proof of Service |
| Aug 23 2022 | Brief amici curiae of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, et al. filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Aug 24 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of American College of Tax Counsel in support of neither party filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 25 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Taxpayer Rights filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 25 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Aug 31 2022 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 12 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. |
| Sep 12 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Sep 30 2022 | Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count |
| Oct 06 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of National Whistleblower Center filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Oct 21 2022 | Reply of petitioner Alexandru Bittner filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Nov 02 2022 | Argued. For petitioner: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex. For respondent: Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Feb 28 2023 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Gorsuch, J., announced the judgment of the Court, and delivered the opinion of the Court except as to Part II–C. Jackson, J., joined that opinion in full, and Roberts, C. J., and Alito and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined except for Part II–C. Barrett, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| Apr 03 2023 | Judgment issued. Main Document |