| No. 21-1326 | |
| Title: | United States ex rel. Tracy Schutte, et al., Petitioners v. SuperValu Inc., et al. |
| Docketed: | April 5, 2022 |
| Linked with 21A439 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (20-2241) |
| Decision Date: | August 12, 2021 |
| Rehearing Denied: | December 3, 2021 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Feb 18 2022 | Application (21A439) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 3, 2022 to April 1, 2022, submitted to Justice Barrett. |
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| Feb 24 2022 | Application (21A439) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until April 1, 2022. |
| Apr 01 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 5, 2022) |
| PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Apr 11 2022 | Waiver of right of respondent SuperValu, Inc., et al. to respond filed. |
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| Apr 13 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022. |
| Apr 19 2022 | Response Requested. (Due May 19, 2022) |
| May 09 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 19, 2022 to June 20, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| May 10 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 21, 2022. See Rule 30.1. |
| May 19 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Senator Charles E. Grassley filed. |
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| May 19 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund filed. |
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| Jun 21 2022 | Brief of respondents SuperValu, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Jul 06 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022. |
| Jul 06 2022 | Reply of petitioners United States ex rel. Tracy Schutte, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 22 2022 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| Dec 06 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Dec 20 2022 | Supplemental brief of respondents SuperValu, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 21 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023. |
| Jan 09 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/13/2023. |
| Jan 13 2023 | Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 22-111 is GRANTED. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED. |
| Jan 13 2023 | Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 21-1326. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 21-1326. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.” |
| Jan 31 2023 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. VIDED. |
| Feb 01 2023 | Joint briefing proposal of the parties filed. VIDED. |
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| Feb 01 2023 | Pursuant to the briefing proposal of the parties, the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits are to be filed on or before February 17, 2023; respondents' brief on the merits is to be filed on or before March 21, 2023; and the reply brief is to be filed pursuant to Rule 25.3. VIDED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Tejinder Singh Counsel of Record | Sparacino PLLC 1920 L Street, NW Suite 835 Washington, DC 20036 tejinder@sparacinopllc.com | 2026293530 |
| Party name: United States ex rel. Tracy Schutte, et al. | ||
| Julie Webster Popham | Helmer, Martins, Tate & Garrett Co., LPA 1745 Madison Road Cincinnati, OH 45206 JPOPHAM@FCALAWFIRM.COM | 5134212400 |
| Party name: United States ex rel. Tracy Schutte, et al. | ||
| James Andrew Tate | Helmer, Martins, Tate & Garrett Co., LPA 1745 Madison Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45206 JTATE@FCALAWFIRM.COM | 5134212400 |
| Party name: United States ex rel. Tracy Schutte, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| John Caviness O'Quinn Counsel of Record | Kirkland & Ellis LLP 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 john.oquinn@kirkland.com | 202-389-5191 |
| Party name: SuperValu, Inc., et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| 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: United States | ||
| Eric Ross Havian Counsel of Record | Constantine Cannon LLP 150 California Street, Suite 1600 San Francisco, CA 94111 ehavian@constantinecannon.com | 415-342-4585 |
| Party name: Senator Charles E. Grassley | ||
| Jennifer Marie Verkamp Counsel of Record | Morgan Verkamp LLC 35 East Seventh Street Suite 600 Cincinnati, OH 45202 jverkamp@morganverkamp.com | 5136514400 |
| Party name: Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund | ||