No. 24-758
 
Title: The GEO Group, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Alejandro Menocal, et al.
Docketed: January 16, 2025
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (22-1409)
   Decision Date: October 22, 2024
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jan 13 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 18, 2025)
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Feb 04 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 18, 2025 to March 20, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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Feb 05 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 20, 2025.
Feb 14 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Professional Services Council filed.
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Feb 14 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Renown Health filed.
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Mar 13 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 20, 2025 to April 21, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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Mar 14 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 21, 2025.
Apr 21 2025 Brief of respondents Alejandro Menocal, et al. in opposition filed.
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May 02 2025 Reply of petitioner The GEO Group, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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May 06 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/22/2025.
May 27 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
Jun 02 2025 Petition GRANTED.
Jun 20 2025 Motion for an extension of time within which to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Jun 24 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 July 31, 2025. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 15, 2025.
Jul 18 2025 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner The GEO Group, Inc.
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Jul 31 2025 Brief of petitioner The GEO Group, Inc. filed.
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Aug 06 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Nevada Hospital Association filed.
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Aug 07 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed.
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Aug 07 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Professional Services Council filed.
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Aug 07 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement filed.
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Aug 07 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Alexander Volokh filed.
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Aug 07 2025 Brief amicus curiae of MVM, Inc. filed.
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Aug 12 2025 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 10, 2025.
Aug 21 2025 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Aug 25 2025 Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the District of Colorado and available with the Clerk.
Sep 05 2025 Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit and available with the Clerk. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Sep 15 2025 Brief of respondents Alejandro Menocal, et al. filed.
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Sep 22 2025 Amicus brief of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington not accepted for filing. (Corrected version to be efiled - September 22, 2025)
Sep 22 2025 Brief amici curiae of Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, et al. filed.
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Sep 22 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Erwin Chemerinsky filed.
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Sep 22 2025 Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed.
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Sep 22 2025 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Sep 22 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed.
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Sep 22 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed.
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Sep 22 2025 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Sep 22 2025 Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 25 2025 consent to request for divided argument of Alejandro Menocal, et al. submitted.
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Sep 30 2025 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Sep 30 2025 CIRCULATED
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Dominic Emil Draye
Counsel of Record
Greenberg Traurig LLP
2101 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037

drayed@gtlaw.com
Ph: (202) 331-3100
Party name: The GEO Group, Inc.


Attorneys for Respondents
Jennifer Dale Bennett
Counsel of Record
Gupta Wessler LLP
505 Montgomery Street
Suite 625
San Francisco, CA 94111

JENNIFER@GUPTAWESSLER.COM
Ph: (415) 573-0336
Party name: Alejandro Menocal, et al.


Other Attorneys
D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


Paul Joseph Fraidenburgh
Counsel of Record
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
11682 El Camino Real, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130

paul.fraidenburgh@pillsburylaw.com
Ph: (858)847-4106
Party name: MVM, Inc.


Hugh C. Griffin
Counsel of Record
Hall Prangle & Schoonveld, LLC
200 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3300
Chicago, IL 60606

hgriffin@hpslaw.com
Ph: (312) 345-9600
Party name: Renown Health


Hugh C. Griffin
Counsel of Record
Hall Prangle LLC
200 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3300
Chicago, IL 60606

hgriffin@hallprangle.com
Ph: (312) 267-6234
Party name: Nevada Hospital Association


Steven A. Hirsch
Counsel of Record
Complex Appellate Litigation Group
96 Jessie Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

steve.hirsch@calg.com
Ph: (415) 649-6700
Party name: Erwin Chemerinsky


Michael Robert Huston
Counsel of Record
Perkins Coie LLP
2525 E. Camelback Road
Suite 500
Phoenix, AZ 85016

mhuston@perkinscoie.com
Ph: 202-434-1630
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States


Amit Jain
Counsel of Record
Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center
501 H St. NE
Suite 275
Washington, DC 20002

amit.jain@macarthurjustice.org
Ph: 2028693434
Party name: Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Institute for Justice, Cato Institute


Nandan Maheshchandra Joshi
Counsel of Record
Public Citizen Litigation Group
1600 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009

NJOSHI@CITIZEN.ORG
Ph: (202) 588-1000
Party name: Public Citizen


Jonathan Edward Maier
Counsel of Record
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washingt
1331 F Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20004

jmaier@citizensforethics.org
Ph: 9084151356
Party name: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington


Robert S. Peck
Counsel of Record
Center for Constitutional Litigation, PC
1901 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 1101
Washington, DC 20009

ROBERT.PECK@CCLFIRM.COM
Ph: 2029442874
Party name: American Association for Justice


Daniel L Russell Jr.
Counsel of Record
Covington & Burling LLP
One CityCenter
850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

DRussell@cov.com
Ph: 202-662-6000
Party name: The Professional Services Council


Nicole A. Saharsky
Counsel of Record
Mayer Brown LLP
1999 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006

NSAHARSKY@MAYERBROWN.COM
Ph: 202-263-3000
Party name: Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement


Anne Margaret Voigts
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
2550 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304

anne.voigts@pillsburylaw.com
Ph: (650) 233-4075
Party name: MVM, Inc.


Alexander Volokh
Counsel of Record
Emory Law School
1301 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30322

volokh@post.harvard.edu
Ph: 626-354-4581
Party name: Alexander Volokh


Georgina Catherine Yeomans
Counsel of Record
AFSCME
1625 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

gyeomans@afscme.org
Ph: 2027755900
Party name: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees