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
   Rehearing Denied:
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Oct 16 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2024)
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Oct 28 2024Motion 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 2024Motion 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 2024Brief amici curiae of Civil Procedure Professors filed.
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Dec 13 2024Letter from counsel for petitioner submitted pursuant to Rule 12.6 filed.
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Dec 17 2024Waiver of right of respondent Beebe Medical Center to respond filed.
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Dec 17 2024Waiver of right of respondent Wilson C. Choy, MD to respond filed.
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Dec 18 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
Dec 26 2024Response Requested. (Due January 27, 2025)
Jan 27 2025Brief of respondents Beebe Medical Center, et al. in opposition filed.
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Feb 10 2025Reply of petitioner Harold R. Berk filed. (Distributed)
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Feb 12 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2025.
Mar 03 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/7/2025.
Mar 10 2025Petition GRANTED.
Mar 25 2025Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Mar 27 2025Motion 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 19 2025Motion of Wilson C. Choy, MD for divided argument submitted.
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May 27 2025Brief of petitioner Harold R. Berk filed.
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May 27 2025Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Jun 03 2025Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed.
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Jun 03 2025Brief amicus curiae of Public Justice filed.
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Jun 03 2025Brief amici curiae of Civil Procedure Professors filed.
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Jun 03 2025Brief amicus curiae of Honorable Mark W. Bennett, et al. filed.
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NAMEADDRESSPHONE
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
202-662-5569
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 GinElzufon Austin & Mondell, P.A.
300 Delaware Avenue, Sulte 1700
Wilmington, DE 19899

ngin@elzufon.com
3025043237
Party name: Wilson C. Choy, MD
John J. HareMarshall Dennehey, P.C.
2000 Market Street
Suite 2300
Philadelphia, PA 19103

JJHARE@MDWCG.COM
215-575-2609
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