| No. 22-96 | |
| Title: | Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, Petitioner v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Inc. |
| Docketed: | August 1, 2022 |
| Linked with 22A540 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (21-1301) |
| Decision Date: | May 17, 2022 |
| Rehearing Denied: | June 7, 2022 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jul 20 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 31, 2022) |
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| Aug 23 2022 | Brief of respondent Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Inc. in opposition filed. |
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| Sep 07 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022. |
| Sep 07 2022 | Reply of petitioner Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 03 2022 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 08 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Nov 08 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Inc. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Nov 10 2022 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. |
| Nov 16 2022 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit. |
| Nov 17 2022 | Brief of petitioner Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico filed. |
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| Nov 17 2022 | Joint appendix filed. |
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| Nov 18 2022 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit. The record is available on PACER. |
| Nov 21 2022 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. of Puerto Rico. The record is available on PACER. |
| Nov 23 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of United States supporting vacatur filed. |
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| Nov 29 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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| Dec 07 2022 | CIRCULATION |
| Dec 14 2022 | Application (22A540) to extend the time to file a reply brief on the merits from December 30, 2022 to January 3, 2023, submitted to Justice Jackson. |
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| Dec 16 2022 | Application (22A540) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file the reply brief on the merits until January 3, 2023. |
| Dec 19 2022 | Brief of respondent Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 22 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 22 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 23 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 GRANTED. |
| Dec 23 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 20 Media Organizations filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 23 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of GFR Media, LLC (El Nuevo Día/Primera Hora) filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amici curiae of LatinoJustice PRLDEF, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Clemente Properties Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Espacios Abiertos filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Puerto Rican Legal Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 27 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 03 2023 | Reply of petitioner Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 11 2023 | Argued. For petitioner: Mark D. Harris, New York, N. Y. For United States, as amicus curiae, supporting vacatur: Aimee W. Brown, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Sarah M. Harris, Washington, D. C. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Martin J. Bienenstock Counsel of Record | Proskauer Rose LLP Eleven Times Square New York, NY 10036 mbienenstock@proskauer.com | (212) 969-4530 |
| Party name: Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Sarah Michelle Harris Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 680 Maine Avenue SW Washington, DC 20024 sharris@wc.com | 202-434-5599 |
| Party name: Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Inc. | ||
| 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 | ||
| Rafael A. Cox Alomar Counsel of Record | University of the District of Columbia 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC 20008 rafael.coxalomar@udc.edu | (202) 207-6627 |
| Party name: GFR Media, LLC (El Nuevo Día/Primera Hora) | ||
| Brendan Colin Benedict Counsel of Record | Benedict Law Group PLLC 322 G St. NE Washington, DC 20002 brendan@benedictlawgroup.com | 2122879501 |
| Party name: Espacios Abiertos | ||
| Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 tboutrous@gibsondunn.com | (202) 955-8500 |
| Party name: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 20 Media Organizations | ||
| Ariadna Michelle Godreau Aubert Counsel of Record | Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico 180 Ave Hostos 1103 B San Juan, PR 00918 ariadna@ayudalegalpr.org | 787-585-1022 |
| Party name: Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico | ||
| Jorge Martinez-Luciano Counsel of Record | ML & RE Law Office Cobian's Plaza, Suite 404 1607 Ponce De Leon Ave. San Juan, PR 00909 jorge@mlrelaw.com | 7879992972 |
| Party name: Hon. Rafael Hernandez-Montanez, in his official capacity as Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives | ||
| Hiram Alberto Melendez-Juarbe Counsel of Record | P.O. Box 193063 San Juan, PR 00919-3063 hiram@melendezjuarbe.com | 787-415-5192 |
| Party name: Puerto Rican Legal Scholars | ||
| Jessica Esther Mendez Counsel of Record | Bufete Emmanuelli, C.S.P. P.O. Box 10779 Ponce, PR 00732 jessica@emmanuelli.law | 787-848-0666 |
| Party name: Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, CAMBIO PR, Citizens' Commission for a Comprehensive Audit of the Public Credit, Sembrando Sentido, Inc., Liga de Ciudades de Puerto Rico, Inc. | ||
| Scott Lawrence Nelson Counsel of Record | Public Citizen Litigation Group 1600 20th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20009 snelson@citizen.org | 202-588-1000 |
| Party name: Public Citizen | ||
| Tanaira Padilla-Rodriguez Counsel of Record | Tanaira Padilla-Rodriguez Ave. Ponce de León 1225 VIG Tower, Suite 1500 San Juan, PR 00907 tanairapadilla@yahoo.com | 787-620-0527 |
| Party name: Clemente Properties Inc.; 21 In Right Inc.; Roberto Clemente Jr.; Luis Roberto Clemente; Roberto Enrique Clemente | ||
| Steven Alan Zalesin Counsel of Record | Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler LLP 1133 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 sazalesin@pbwt.com | 2123362000 |
| Party name: LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Hispanic Federation, and Long Island Hispanic Bar Association | ||