No. 25-6
 
Title: Thomas Keathley, Petitioner
v.
Buddy Ayers Construction, Incorporated
Docketed: July 1, 2025
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-60025)
   Decision Date: March 3, 2025
   Rehearing Denied: March 31, 2025
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jun 27 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 31, 2025)
Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 11 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 31, 2025 to September 2, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Jul 14 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 2, 2025.
Sep 02 2025 Brief of respondent Buddy Ayers Constr., Inc., in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Sep 16 2025 Reply of petitioner Thomas Keathley filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Sep 17 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
Oct 14 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
Oct 20 2025 Petition GRANTED.
Oct 23 2025 Motion for an extension of time filed.
Main Document
Oct 31 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 December 12, 2025. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 20, 2026.
Dec 08 2025 Amicus brief of The Honorable Melanie Cyganowski (Ret.), et al., not accepted for filing. (December 10, 2025--to be corrected.)
Dec 10 2025 Amicus brief of The Honorable Melanie Cyganowski (Ret.), Joan Feeney (Ret.), Judith Fitzgerald (Ret.), Bruce Markell (Ret.), Eugene Wedoff (Ret.), and Professor Robert M. Lawless submitted.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 12 2025 Brief of Thomas Keathley submitted.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 12 2025 Joint Appendix submitted.
Main Document Proof of Service
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Gregory George Garre
Counsel of Record
Latham & Watkins LLP
555 Eleventh Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004

GREGORY.GARRE@LW.COM
Ph: 202-637-2207
Party name: Thomas Keathley


Attorneys for Respondent
William McGinley Jay
Counsel of Record
Goodwin Procter, LLP
1900 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

WJAY@GOODWINLAW.COM
Ph: 2023464190
Party name: Buddy Ayers Constr., Inc.


David D. O'Donnell
Clayton O'Donnell, PLLC
1403 Van Buren Avenue
Suite 103
Oxford, MS 38655

dodonnell@claytonodonnell.com
Ph: 6622340900
Party name: Buddy Ayers Constr., Inc.


Other Attorneys
David R. Kuney
Counsel of Record
David Kuney Law
9200 Cambridge Manor Court
Potomac, MD 20854

DAVIDKUNEY@DKUNEY.COM
Ph: (301) 299-4336
Party name: The Honorable Melanie Cyganowski (Ret.), Joan Feeney (Ret.), Judith Fitzgerald (Ret.), Bruce Markell (Ret.), Eugene Wedoff (Ret.), and Professor Robert M. Lawless