| No. 21-1239 | |
| Title: | Securities and Exchange Commission, et al., Petitioners v. Michelle Cochran |
| Docketed: | March 11, 2022 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-10396) |
| Decision Date: | December 13, 2021 |
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Mar 11 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 11, 2022) |
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| Mar 29 2022 | Brief of respondent Michelle Cochran filed. |
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| Apr 08 2022 | Letter of April 8, 2022, from the Solicitor General filed. |
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| Apr 11 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Raymond J. Lucia, Sr., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 12 2022 | Letter of April 12, 2022 from counsel for respondent filed. |
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| Apr 13 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022. |
| May 09 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022. |
| May 16 2022 | Petition GRANTED. |
| May 19 2022 | Letter of the Solicitor General on behalf of the parties in No. 21-86, Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC, and No. 21-1239, SEC v. Cochran, regarding alignment of parties and briefing filed. |
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| Jun 01 2022 | Upon consideration of the letter of May 19, 2022, from the Solicitor General on behalf of the parties in No. 21-86 and No. 21-1239, respondent in No. 21-1239 has to and including June 30, 2022, within which to file the joint appendix and the opening brief on the merits in No. 21-1239. The Solicitor General has to and including August 8, 2022, within which to file a consolidated response brief on the merits on behalf of the federal parties in No. 21-86 and No. 21-1239, limited to 20,000 words. |
| Jun 10 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Michelle Cochran |
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| Jun 16 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Securities and Exchange Commission, et al. |
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| Jun 30 2022 | Brief of respondent Michelle Cochran filed. |
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| Jun 30 2022 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Jul 05 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Jul 06 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation filed. |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Raymond J. Lucia, Sr., et al. filed. |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed. |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Phillip Goldstein, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed. |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
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| Aug 03 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, November 7, 2022. |
| Aug 08 2022 | Consolidated response brief of federal parties filed. VIDED (21-86). |
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| Aug 31 2022 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 08 2022 | Motion to file the reply brief on the merits out of time filed by respondent Michelle Cochran (October 3, 2022). |
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| Sep 08 2022 | Reply of respondent Michelle Cochran filed. (Distributed) |
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| 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 15 2022 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. Northern District of Texas has been electronically filed. |
| Oct 03 2022 | Motion to file the reply brief on the merits out of time GRANTED. |
| Nov 07 2022 | Argued. For Michelle Cochran: Gregory G. Garre, Washington, D. C. For Securities and Exchange Commission, et al.: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: Securities and Exchange Commission, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Gregory George Garre Counsel of Record | Latham & Watkins LLP 555 11th Street, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 gregory.garre@lw.com | 202-637-2207 |
| Party name: Michelle Cochran | ||
| Other | ||
| Kellam McChesney Conover Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 kconover@gibsondunn.com | 202-955-8500 |
| Party name: Raymond J. Lucia, Sr., George R. Jarkesy, Jr., and Christopher M. Gibson | ||
| Lawrence S. Ebner Counsel of Record | Atlantic Legal Foundation 1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 lawrence.ebner@atlanticlegal.org | 202-729-6337 |
| Party name: Atlantic Legal Foundation | ||
| Sarah Michelle Harris Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 680 Maine Avenue SW Washington, DC 20024 sharris@wc.com | 202-434-5599 |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States | ||
| John Kerkhoff Counsel of Record | Pacific Legal Foundation 3100 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 610 Arlington, VA 22201 JKerkhoff@pacificlegal.org | (202) 888-6881 |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation | ||
| Gary Michael Lawkowski Counsel of Record | Dhillon Law Group, Inc. 2121 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 402 Alexandria, VA 22314 GLawkowski@dhillonlaw.com | 7039650330 |
| Party name: Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation | ||
| John Mercer Masslon II Counsel of Record | Washington Legal Foundation 2009 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20036 jmasslon@wlf.org | (202) 588-0302 |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation | ||
| Jared Alan McClain Counsel of Record | Institute for Justice 901 N. Glebe Road Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22203 jmcclain@ij.org | 8563050034 |
| Party name: Institute for Justice | ||
| Nicolas Morgan Counsel of Record | Paul Hastings LLP 515 South Flower Street, 25th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 nicolasmorgan@paulhastings.com | 3108490384 |
| Party name: Phillip Goldstein, Mark Cuban, Nelson Obus, and Investor Choice Advocates Network | ||
| Clark M. Neily III Counsel of Record | Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 cneily@cato.org | 202-842-0200 |
| Party name: Cato Institute | ||
| Michael David Pepson Counsel of Record | Americans for Prosperity Foundation 1310 N. Courthouse Rd., Ste. 700 Arlington, VA 22201 mpepson@afphq.org | 5713294529 |
| Party name: Americans for Prosperity Foundation | ||