No. 21-887
 
Title: Miguel Luna Perez, Petitioner
v.
Sturgis Public Schools, et al.
Docketed: December 15, 2021
Linked with: 21A74
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (20-1076)
   Decision Date: June 25, 2021
   Rehearing Denied: July 29, 2021
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Oct 08 2021 Application (21A74) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 27, 2021 to December 13, 2021, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
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Oct 14 2021 Application (21A74) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until December 13, 2021.
Dec 13 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 14, 2022)
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Jan 04 2022 Brief amici curiae of Professors Mark C. Weber and Bernard P. Perlmutter filed.
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Jan 12 2022 Brief amici curiae of Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. and National Federation for the Blind filed.
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Jan 12 2022 Brief amici curiae of 23 Law Professors filed.
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Jan 26 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
Feb 02 2022 Response Requested. (Due March 4, 2022)
Feb 02 2022 Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 4, 2022 to April 4, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
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Feb 04 2022 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 4, 2022.
Mar 21 2022 Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 4, 2022 to May 4, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
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Mar 22 2022 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 4, 2022.
May 04 2022 Brief of respondents Sturgis Public Schools, et al. in opposition filed.
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May 24 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/9/2022.
May 24 2022 Reply of petitioner Miguel Luna Perez filed. (Distributed)
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Jun 13 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/16/2022.
Jun 21 2022 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Aug 24 2022 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Sep 07 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
Sep 07 2022 Supplemental brief of respondents Sturgis Public Schools, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 09 2022 Supplemental brief of petitioner Miguel Luna Perez filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 03 2022 Petition GRANTED.
Oct 14 2022 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Miguel Luna Perez
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Oct 14 2022 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Sturgis Public Schools, et al.
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Nov 09 2022 Brief of petitioner Miguel Luna Perez filed.
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Nov 09 2022 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Nov 10 2022 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, January 18, 2023.
Nov 16 2022 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit.
Nov 16 2022 Brief amici curiae of Senator Tom Harkin, Representative Tony Coelho, Representative George Miller filed.
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Nov 16 2022 Brief amici curiae of The ARC of the United States, et al. filed.
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Nov 16 2022 Brief amici curiae of Former U.S. Department of Education Officials filed.
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Nov 16 2022 Brief amici curiae of Professors filed.
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Nov 16 2022 Brief amici curiae of Advocates for Children of New York, et al. filed.
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Nov 16 2022 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
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Nov 16 2022 Amicus brief of United States not accepted for filing. (Brief cover to be corrected and brief reprinted and resubmitted - December 15, 2022)
Nov 16 2022 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Corrected brief filed - November 28, 2022). (Distributed)
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Dec 07 2022 CIRCULATED
Dec 09 2022 Brief of respondents Sturgis Public Schools, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 16 2022 Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 16 2022 Brief amici curiae of AASA, the School Superintendents Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 20 2022 Record received from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit. The record was transmitted electronically.
Dec 20 2022 The record from the U.S.D.C. Western District of Michigan is available on PACER.
Jan 06 2023 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
Jan 06 2023 Reply of petitioner Miguel Luna Perez filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 18 2023 Argued. For petitioner: Roman Martinez, Washington, D. C.; and Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C.
Mar 21 2023 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Apr 24 2023 Judgment issued.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Roman Martinez V
Counsel of Record
Latham & Watkins, LLP
555 Eleventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004

roman.martinez@lw.com
Ph: 202-637-3377
Party name: Miguel Luna Perez


Attorneys for Respondents
Shay Dvoretzky
Counsel of Record
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
1440 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20005

shay.dvoretzky@skadden.com
Ph: 202-371-7370
Party name: Sturgis Public Schools, et al.


Kenneth Bennett Chapie
Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C.
101 W. Big Beaver, 10th Floor
Troy, MI 48084

kchapie@gmhlaw.com
Ph: 248-457-7048
Party name: Sturgis Public Schools, et al.


Other Attorneys
Selene Almazan-Altobelli
Counsel of Record
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc.
PO Box 6767
Towson, MD 21285

selene@copaa.org
Ph: (844) 426-7224
Party name: Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. and National Federation for the Blind


Christopher Blewer Gilbert
Counsel of Record
Thompson & Horton LLP
3200 Southwest Freeway
Suite 2000
Houston, TX 77027

cgilbert@thompsonhorton.com
Ph: 8328681663
Party name: School Superintendents Association, the Council of Administrators for Special Education, the American Physical Therapy Association, the Association of School Business Officials International, the National Association of Pupil Services Administrators, and the National Association of School Nurses


Christopher Blewer Gilbert
Counsel of Record
Thompson & Horton LLP
3200 Southwest Freeway
Suite 2000
Houston, TX 77027

cgilbert@thompsonhorton.com
Ph: (713) 554-6744
Party name: AASA, the School Superintendents Association, the Council of Administrators for Special Education, the American Physical Therapy Association, the Association of School Business Officials International, the National Association of Pupil Services Administrators, and the National Association of School Nurses


Christopher Blewer Gilbert
Counsel of Record
Thompson & Horton LLP
3200 Southwest Freeway
Suite 2000
Houston, TX 77027

cgilbert@thompsonhorton.com
Ph: 8328681663
Party name: AASA, the School Superintendents Association, et al.


Jeffrey Scott Ginsberg
Counsel of Record
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036

jginsberg@pbwt.com
Ph: 212-336-2000
Party name: Advocates for Children of New York and New York Legal Assistance Group


Sarah Marie Konsky
Counsel of Record
Jenner & Block Supreme Court and Appellate Clinic
University of Chicago Law School
1111 E. 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637

konsky@uchicago.edu
Ph: 773-834-3190
Party name: Senator Tom Harkin, Representative Tony Coelho, Representative George Miller


Francisco Maria Negron Jr.
Counsel of Record
National School Boards Association
1680 Duke St.
Alexandria, VA 22314

fnegron@nsba.org
Ph: 7038386722
Party name: National School Boards Association


Aaron M. Panner
Counsel of Record
Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C.
1615 M Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036-3209

apanner@kellogghansen.com
Ph: 2023267921
Party name: Former U.S. Department of Education Officials


Elizabeth B. Prelogar
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


Leslie Salzman
Counsel of Record
Cardozo Bet Tzedek legal Serv.
55 Fifth Avenue - 11th Floor
New York, NY 10003

salzman@yu.edu
Ph: 646-592-6570
Party name: Professors


Leslie Salzman
Counsel of Record
Cardozo Bet Tzedek legal Serv.
55 Fifth Avenue - 11th Floor
New York, NY 10003

salzman@yu.edu
Ph: 646-592-6570
Party name: 23 Law Professors


Brian Wolfman
Counsel of Record
Georgetown Law Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Suite 312
Washington, DC 20001

wolfmanb@georgetown.edu
Ph: 2026616582
Party name: Mark C. Weber; Bernard P. Perlmutter