| No. 21-468 | |
| Title: | National Pork Producers Council, et al., Petitioners v. Karen Ross, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the California Department of Food & Agriculture, et al. |
| Docketed: | September 29, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (20-55631) |
| Decision Date: | July 28, 2021 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Sep 27 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 29, 2021) |
| PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Oct 11 2021 | Waiver of right of respondents Karen Ross, in her official capacity as Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, et al. to respond filed. |
| Oct 11 2021 | Waiver of right of respondents Humane Society of the United States, et al. to respond filed. |
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| Oct 12 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, National Pork Producers Council, et al. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Oct 13 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021. |
| Oct 13 2021 | Waiver of National Pork Producers Council, et al. of right to respond not accepted for filing. (October 19, 2021) |
| Oct 19 2021 | Response Requested. (Due November 18, 2021) |
| Oct 29 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Canadian Pork Council filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Nov 01 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 18, 2021 to December 20, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Nov 01 2021 | Response to motion for an extension of time from petitioner National Pork Producers Council, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 02 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including December 8, 2021, for all respondents. |
| Nov 10 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Indiana, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Nov 12 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
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| Nov 18 2021 | Brief amici curiae of North Carolina Chamber Legal Institute, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Nov 18 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Manufacturers, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Nov 18 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Iowa Pork Producers Association, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Dec 08 2021 | Brief of respondents Karen Ross, in her official capacity as Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 08 2021 | Brief of respondents Humane Society of the United States, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 21 2021 | Reply of petitioner National Pork Producers Council, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountCertificate of Word Count | |
| Dec 22 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022. |
| Jan 10 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022. |
| Jan 18 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022. |
| Feb 11 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022. |
| Feb 22 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022. |
| Feb 28 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022. |
| Mar 14 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022. |
| Mar 21 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022. |
| Mar 28 2022 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Apr 06 2022 | Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Apr 22 2022 | Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 10, 2022. The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including August 8, 2022. |
| Apr 25 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners National Pork Producers Council, et al. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| May 16 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Timothy S. Bishop Counsel of Record | Mayer Brown, LLP 71 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 tbishop@mayerbrown.com | 3127017829 |
| Party name: National Pork Producers Council, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Samuel Thomas Harbourt Counsel of Record | California Department of Justice, Office of the Solicitor General 455 Golden Gate Ave Suite 11000 San Francisco, CA 94102 Samuel.Harbourt@doj.ca.gov | 415-510-3919 |
| Party name: Karen Ross, in her official capacity as Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture; Tomas Aragon, Director of the Department of Public Health; Rob Bonta, Attorney General | ||
| Bruce Andrew Wagman Counsel of Record | Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP 456 Montgomery Street 16th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 bwagman@rshc-law.com | 415-275-8550 |
| Party name: The Humane Society of the United States, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Animal Equality, The Humane League, Farm Sanctuary, Compassion In World Farming USA, Animal Outlook | ||
| Richard Matthew Wise | California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General 1300 I Street, Suite 125 Sacramento, CA 94244 Matthew.Wise@doj.ca.gov | (916) 210-6046 |
| Party name: Karen Ross, in her official capacity as Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture; Tomas Aragon, Director of the Department of Public Health; Rob Bonta, Attorney General | ||
| Other | ||
| Stephan E. Becker Counsel of Record | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 stephan.becker@pillsburylaw.com | (202) 663-8000 |
| Party name: Canadian Pork Council | ||
| Thomas M. Fisher Counsel of Record | Indiana AG's Office, IGC S., 5th Fl. 302 W. Washington Indianapolis, IN 46204 tom.fisher@atg.in.gov | 317-232-6255 |
| Party name: Indiana, et al. | ||
| Erik S. Jaffe Counsel of Record | Schaerr | Jaffe LLP 1717 K Street, N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 ejaffe@schaerr-jaffe.com | 202-787-1060 |
| Party name: North Carolina Chamber Legal Institute, North Carolina Pork Council, North Carolina Farm Bureau, and 11 Other State Farm Bureaus, Pork Councils, and Business Groups | ||
| Sean Marotta Counsel of Record | Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 sean.marotta@hoganlovells.com | 2026374881 |
| Party name: National Association of Manufacturers and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association | ||
| Eldon L. McAfee Counsel of Record | Brick Gentry PC 6701 Westown Parkway Suite 100 West Des Moines, IA 50266 eldon.mcafee@brickgentrylaw.com | 5152715916 |
| Party name: Iowa Pork Producers Association, et al. | ||
| Ilya Shapiro Counsel of Record | Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 ishapiro@cato.org | 2028420200 |
| Party name: The Cato Institute | ||