| No. 24-440 | |
| Title: | Harold R. Berk, Petitioner v. Wilson C. Choy, et al. |
| Docketed: | October 18, 2024 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (23-1620) |
| Decision Date: | July 25, 2024 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Oct 16 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2024) |
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| Oct 28 2024 | Motion of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Middletown, LLC to extend the time to file a response from November 18, 2024 to December 18, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Oct 30 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 18, 2024, for all respondents. |
| Nov 18 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Civil Procedure Professors filed. |
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| Dec 13 2024 | Letter from counsel for petitioner submitted pursuant to Rule 12.6 filed. |
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| Dec 17 2024 | Waiver of right of respondent Beebe Medical Center to respond filed. |
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| Dec 17 2024 | Waiver of right of respondent Wilson C. Choy, MD to respond filed. |
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| Dec 18 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025. |
| Dec 26 2024 | Response Requested. (Due January 27, 2025) |
| Jan 27 2025 | Brief of respondents Beebe Medical Center, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Reply of petitioner Harold R. Berk filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 12 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2025. |
| Mar 03 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/7/2025. |
| Mar 10 2025 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Mar 25 2025 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Mar 27 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 27, 2025. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 30, 2025. |
| May 27 2025 | Brief of petitioner Harold R. Berk filed. |
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| May 27 2025 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Jun 03 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. |
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| Jun 03 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Justice filed. |
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| Jun 03 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Civil Procedure Professors filed. |
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| Jun 03 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Honorable Mark W. Bennett, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 11 2025 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondents. |
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| Jul 30 2025 | Brief of respondent Wilson C. Choy, MD filed. |
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| Jul 30 2025 | Brief of respondent Beebe Medical Center filed. |
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| Aug 01 2025 | Amicus brief of The DRI Center for Law and Public Policy submitted. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Andrew Timothy Tutt Counsel of Record | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer 601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 ANDREW.TUTT@ARNOLDPORTER.COM | 202-942-5000 |
| Party name: Harold R. Berk | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Sarah Elaine Harrington Counsel of Record | Covington & Burling LLP One CityCenter, 850 Tenth St. NW Washington, DC 20001 sharrington@cov.com | 202-662-6000 |
| Party name: Beebe Medical Center | ||
| Matthew Howard Lembke Counsel of Record | Bradley Arant Rose & White P.O. Box 830709 Birmingham, AL 35283-0709 mlembke@bradley.com | 205-521-8560 |
| Party name: Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Middletown, LLC | ||
| Frederick Richard Yarger Counsel of Record | Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP 370 17th Street Suite 4500 Denver, CO 80202 YARGER@WTOTRIAL.COM | 3036381131 |
| Party name: Wilson C. Choy, MD | ||
| Nathan Vincent Gin | Elzufon Austin & Mondell, P.A. 300 Delaware Avenue, Sulte 1700 Wilmington, DE 19899 ngin@elzufon.com | 3025043237 |
| Party name: Wilson C. Choy, MD | ||
| John J. Hare | Marshall Dennehey, P.C. 2000 Market Street Suite 2300 Philadelphia, PA 19103 JJHARE@MDWCG.COM | 215-575-2609 |
| Party name: Beebe Medical Center | ||
| David Meir Zionts | Covington & Burlington LLP 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 dzionts@cov.com | (202) 662-5987 |
| Party name: Beebe Medical Center | ||
| Other | ||
| Donald Chanslor Gallenstein Counsel of Record | Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 cgallenstein@kellogghansen.com | 2023267941 |
| Party name: Honorables Mark W. Bennett and Royal Furgeson | ||
| John J. Korzen Counsel of Record | Wake Forest University School of Law PO Box 7206 Winston-Salem, NC 27109 korzenjj@wfu.edu | 3367585832 |
| Party name: PUBLIC JUSTICE | ||
| Alan B. Morrison Counsel of Record | George Washington Law School 2000 H Street NW Washington, DC 20052 ABMORRISON@LAW.GWU.EDU | 2029947120 |
| Party name: Civil Procedure Professors | ||
| Robert S. Peck Counsel of Record | Center for Constitutional Litigation, PC 1901 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 1101 Washington, DC 20009 ROBERT.PECK@CCLFIRM.COM | 2029442874 |
| Party name: American Association for Justice | ||
| Hillary Ann Taylor Counsel of Record | Keating Jones Hughes, P.C 200 SW Market Street, Ste 900 Portland, OR 97201 htaylor@keatingjones.com | (503) 222-9955 |
| Party name: The DRI Center for Law and Public Policy | ||