No. 21-404
 
Title: United States, Petitioner
v.
Washington, et al.
Docketed: September 14, 2021
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (19-35673)
   Decision Date: August 19, 2020
   Rehearing Denied: April 15, 2021
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Sep 08 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2021)
Petition Proof of Service
Sep 21 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 14, 2021 to November 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Sep 22 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 15, 2021.
Nov 15 2021 Brief of respondents Washington, et al. in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Dec 01 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
Dec 01 2021 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service
Jan 10 2022 Petition GRANTED.
Feb 23 2022 Brief of petitioner United States filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count
Feb 23 2022 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed)
Main Document Proof of Service
Mar 15 2022 ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, April 18, 2022.
Mar 15 2022 Suggestion of mootness filed by respondents Washington, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Other
Mar 16 2022 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Mar 17 2022 Response in opposition to respondents suggestion of mootness filed by petitioner United States. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count
Mar 17 2022 The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and available on PACER.
Mar 23 2022 CIRCULATED
Mar 23 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 23 2022 Reply on suggestion of mootness filed by respondents Washington, et al. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 25 2022 Brief of respondents Washington, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 08 2022 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service
Apr 11 2022 Sur-reply in support of suggestion of mootness filed by respondents Washington, et al. (Distributed)
Main Document
Apr 13 2022 Response in opposition to sur-reply in support of suggestion of mootness filed by petitioner United States. (Distributed)
Main Document
Apr 18 2022 Argued. For petitioner: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Tera M. Heintz, Deputy Solicitor General, Olympia, Wash.
Jun 21 2022 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Jul 25 2022 JUDGMENT ISSUED
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Counsel of Record
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


Attorneys for Respondents
Noah Guzzo Purcell
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
1125 Washington Street, SE
P.O. Box 40100
Olympia, WA 98504-0100

noahp@atg.wa.gov
Ph: 360-753-6200
Party name: Washington, et al.


Tera M. Heintz
Washington State Attorney General's Office
1125 Washington Street SE, PO Box 40100
Olympia, WA 98504-0100

Ph: 360-753-6200
Party name: Washington, et al.


Other Attorneys
Bobby G. Burke
Counsel of Record
Bobby G. Burke, Esq.
308 N.W. 13 Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73103

bob@bobburkelaw.com
Ph: 4058021495
Party name: Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group