| No. 24-1021 Vide 24-1113 |
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| Title: |
Cedric Galette, Petitioner v. New Jersey Transit Corporation |
| Docketed: | March 25, 2025 |
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District |
| Case Numbers: | (4 EAP 2024) |
| Decision Date: | March 12, 2025 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Mar 19 2025 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 24, 2025) Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Apr 15 2025 | Brief of respondent New Jersey Transit Corporation in support filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Apr 21 2025 | Reply of petitioner Cedric Galette filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Apr 22 2025 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner. Main Document |
| Apr 23 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025. |
| Apr 24 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Apr 30 2025 | Rescheduled. |
| Jun 09 2025 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Cedric Galette filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jun 10 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025. |
| Jul 03 2025 | Petition GRANTED and consolidated with No. 24-1113, limited to the following question: Whether the New Jersey Transit Corporation is an arm of the State of New Jersey for interstate sovereign immunity purposes. A total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. |
| Jul 03 2025 | Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 24-1021. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 24-1021. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.” |
| Jul 21 2025 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. VIDED. Main Document |
| Jul 22 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. New Jersey Transit Corporation will serve as the petitioners in these cases, and the time to file the joint appendix and the opening brief on the merits is extended to and including September 3, 2025. The time to file the response briefs on the merits of Cedric Galette and Jeffrey Colt, et al. is extended to and including November 12, 2025. VIDED. (Corrected - August 8, 2025.) |
| Aug 26 2025 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by New Jersey Transit Corporation, et al. VIDED. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Sep 03 2025 | Opening brief on the merits of New Jersey Transit Corporation, et al. filed. VIDED. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Sep 10 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of National Governors Association filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 10 2025 | Brief amici curiae of State of Missouri, et al. filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 10 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 10 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Commuter Rail Coalition filed. VIDED. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 11 2025 | Application for a stay (25A287), submitted to Justice Sotomayor. (As to 24-1113). Main Document Main Document |
| Sep 12 2025 | Order entered by Justice Sotomayor: Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicants, it is ordered that the trial in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, Index No. 158309/2017, is hereby stayed pending further order of Justice Sotomayor or of the Court. (As to 24-1113). |