| No. 12-1315 | ||||
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| Docketed: | May 3, 2013 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (10-55834, 10-55853) |
| Decision Date: | August 29, 2012 |
| Rehearing Denied: | January 30, 2013 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Apr 30 2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 3, 2013) |
| May 16 2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 2, 2013. |
| Jun 3 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Califorina Society of Entertainment Lawyers filed. |
| Aug 2 2013 | Brief of respondents Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. |
| Aug 20 2013 | Reply of petitioner Paula Petrella filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 21 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2013. |
| Oct 1 2013 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Oct 4 2013 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Oct 9 2013 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents. |
| Nov 4 2013 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 21, 2014. |
| Nov 15 2013 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Nov 15 2013 | Brief of petitioner Paula Petrella filed. |
| Nov 19 2013 | Record from the U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. There are SEALED documents in this record. |
| Nov 20 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Southwestern Law Students Orly Ravid, and Andrew Pruitt, and Profesors Robert C. Lind and Michael M. Epstein filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 21 2013 | CIRCULATED. |
| Nov 21 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of California Society of Entertainment Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 21 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Professor Robin Feldman, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 21 2013 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the Central District of California (Western District - LA) is electronic and located on PACER. Also received are SEALED documents in this record, which consist of Volume 1 - Volume 6. (1 box) |
| Nov 22 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 22 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Authors Guild, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 22 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Douglas Laycock, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 22 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Ralph Oman, Former Register of Copyrights of the United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 22 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed. |
| Dec 6 2013 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Dec 16 2013 | Brief of respondents Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Association for Competitive Technology filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Dish Network L.L.C., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of T. Leigh Anenson filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2013 | Brief amici curiae of The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 3 2014 | Reply of petitioner Paula Petrella filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 10 2014 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Jan 21 2014 | Argued. For petitioner: Stephanos Bibas, Philadelphia, Pa.; and Nicole A. Saharsky, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae). For respondents: Mark A. Perry, Washington, D. C. |
| May 19 2014 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, J., joined. |
| Jun 20 2014 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jun 24 2014 | Record for U.S.D.C. Central District of California (Western Division) has been returned. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Stephanos Bibas | University of Pennsylvania Law School | (215) 746-2297 |
| Counsel of Record | Supreme Court Clinic | |
| 3501 Sansom Street | ||
| Philadelphia, PA 19104 | ||
| sbibas@law.upenn.edu | ||
| Party name: Paula Petrella | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| Mark A. Perry | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP | (202) 955-8500 |
| Counsel of Record | 1050 Connecticut Ave., N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| mperry@gibsondunn.com | ||
| Party name: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., et al. | ||
| Robert J. Catalano | Loeb & Loeb LLP | (310) 282-2000 |
| 10100 Santa Monica Blvd. | ||
| Suite 2200 | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90067 | ||
| rcatalano@loeb.com | ||
| Party name: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., et al. | ||
| Other: | ||
| H. Christopher Bartolomucci | Bancroft PLLC | (202) 234-0090 |
| 1919 M Street, N.W., Suite 470 | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| cbartolomucci@bancroftpllc.com | ||
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | ||
| Robin Cooper Feldman | University of California | (415) 565-4661 |
| Hastings College of the Law | ||
| 200 McAllister St. | ||
| San Francisco, CA 94102 | ||
| feldmanr@uchastings.edu | ||
| Party name: Professor Robin Feldman, et al. | ||
| Peter Jaszi | Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law | (202) 274-4216 |
| Washington College of Law AU | ||
| 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Room 394 | ||
| Washington, DC 20016 | ||
| pjaszi@wcl.american.edu | ||
| Party name: Ralph Oman, Former Register of Copyrights of the United States | ||
| Lara Meredith Krieger | Law office lf Lara M. Krieger | (310) 859-7811 |
| 2029 Century Park East | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90067 | ||
| lkrieger@larakriegerlaw.com | ||
| Party name: T. Leigh Anenson | ||
| Douglas Laycock | University of Virginia School of Law | (434) 243-8546 |
| 580 Massie Road | ||
| Charlottesville, VA 22903 | ||
| dlaycock@virginia.edu | ||
| Party name: Douglas Laycock, et al. | ||
| Robert C. Lind | Professor of Law and Director Emeritus | (213) 738-6785 |
| Southwestern Law School | ||
| 3050 Wilshire Boulevard | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90010 | ||
| amicusproject@swlaw.edu | ||
| Party name: Southwestern Law Students Orly Ravid, and Andrew Pruitt, and Profesors Robert C. Lind and Michael M. Epstein | ||
| Nancy J. Mertzel | Schoeman Updike Kaufman Stern & Ascher LLP | (212) 661-5030 |
| 551 Fifth Ave. | ||
| New York, NY 10176 | ||
| nmertzel@schoeman.com | ||
| Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party | ||
| Christopher A. Mohr | Meyer Klipper & Mohr PLLC | (202) 637-0850 |
| 923 15th Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| chrismohr@mkmdc.com | ||
| Party name: Authors Guild, Inc., et al. | ||
| John Caviness O'Quinn | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | (202) 879-5200 |
| 655 15th St. NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| john.oquinn@kirkland.com | ||
| Party name: Association for Competitive Technology | ||
| Benjamin G. Robbins | New England Legal Foundation | (617) 695-3660 |
| 150 Lincoln Street | ||
| Boston, MA 02111-2504 | ||
| benrobbins@nelfonline.org | ||
| Party name: New England Legal Foundation | ||
| E. Joshua Rosenkranz | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | (212) 506-5000 |
| 51 West 52nd Street | ||
| New York, NY 10019-6142 | ||
| jrosenkranz@orrick.com | ||
| Party name: Dish Network L.L.C., et al. | ||
| Nicole A. Saharsky | Assistant to the Solicitor General | (202)-514-2201 |
| 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW | ||
| Department of Justice | ||
| Washington, DC 20530 | ||
| Party name: the United States | ||
| Steven William Smyrski | Smyrski Law Group APC | (310) 397-9118 |
| 3310 Airport Ave., SW | ||
| Santa Monica, CA 90405 | ||
| steve@smyrski.com | ||
| Party name: Califorina Society of Entertainment Lawyers | ||
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. | Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
| United States Department of Justice | ||
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | ||
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | ||
| Party name: the United States | ||
| Seth P. Waxman | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | (202) 663-6000 |
| 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com | ||
| Party name: The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., et al. | ||
| John Michael Weston | President of the DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar | (319) 365-1184 |
| Lederer Weston Craig PLC | ||
| 118 Third Ave. SE | ||
| Suite 700 | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-0000 | ||
| mwestonlwclawyers.com | ||
| Party name: Dri-The Voice of the Defense Bar | ||