No. 22O163
 
Title: Florida, Plaintiff
v.
California and Franchise Tax Board of California
Docketed: November 3, 2025
Lower Ct:
 
Proceedings and Orders
Oct 28 2025 Motion for leave to file a bill of complaint filed.
Motion for Leave to File a Bill of Complaint Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 09 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 29, 2025 to January 28, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Dec 11 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted, and the time is extended to and including January 28, 2026.
Dec 29 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 31 2025 Brief amicus curiae of American College of Tax Counsel filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of National Taxpayers Union Foundation filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 23 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 28, 2026 to February 27, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Jan 28 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted, and the time is extended to and including February 27, 2026.
Feb 27 2026 Brief of defendants California and Franchise Tax Board of California in opposition filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 25 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
Apr 20 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2026.
Apr 27 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2026.
May 11 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
May 18 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2026.
May 26 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2026.
Jun 01 2026 Motion for leave to file a bill of complaint DENIED. Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Alito joins, dissenting from denial of motion for leave to file complaint: I dissent for the reasons given in Nebraska v. Colorado, 577 U. S. 1211 (2016) (Thomas, J., dissenting from denial of motion for leave to file complaint).
Attorneys
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Jeffrey Paul DeSousa
Counsel of Record
Florida Office of the Attorney General
107 W. Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
jeffrey.desousa@myfloridalegal.com
Ph: 5088018425
Party name: State of Florida


Attorneys for Respondent
Helen H. Hong
Counsel of Record
Cal. Dept of Justice, Office of Solicitor General
600 West Broadway Street, Suite 1800
San Diego, CA 92101
HELEN.HONG@DOJ.CA.GOV
Ph: 6197389693
Party name: California and Franchise Tax Board of California


Other Attorneys
Lynnteri Arsht Gandhi
Counsel of Record
Foley & Lardner LLP
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 2700
Detroit, MI 48226
lgandhi@foley.com
Ph: 3132342715
Party name: American College of Tax Counsel


Joseph Darcy Henchman
Counsel of Record
National Taxpayers Union Foundation
122 C Street N.W.
#700
Washington, DC 20001
jbh@ntu.org
Ph: (703) 683-5700
Party name: National Taxpayers Union Foundation


Scott A. Keller
Counsel of Record
Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP
200 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001
scott@lkcfirm.com
Ph: 5126938350
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States