No. 13-534
Title:
North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners, Petitioner
v.
Federal Trade Commission
Docketed:October 29, 2013
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(12-1172)
  Decision Date:May 31, 2013
  Rehearing Denied:July 30, 2013
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 25 2013 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 29, 2013)
Nov 12 2013 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Nov 20 2013 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 2, 2014.
Nov 27 2013 Brief amici curiae of North Carolina State Bar, et al. filed.
Nov 27 2013 Brief amici curiae of American Dental Association, et al. filed.
Nov 27 2013 Brief amici curiae of West Virginia and 9 Other States filed.
Dec 23 2013 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including January 21, 2014.
Jan 17 2014 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including January 22, 2014.
Jan 22 2014 Brief of respondent Federal Trade Commission in opposition filed.
Feb 3 2014 Reply of petitioner North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners filed.
Feb 5 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 21, 2014.
Feb 24 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 28, 2014.
Mar 3 2014 Petition GRANTED.
Mar 19 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Mar 26 2014 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 23, 2014.
Mar 26 2014 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 30, 2014.
May 6 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
May 23 2014 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
May 23 2014 Brief of petitioner North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners filed.
May 29 2014 Brief amicus curiae of National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying filed.
May 30 2014 Brief amici curiae of North Carolina State Bar, et al. filed.
May 30 2014 Brief amici curiae of Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, et al. filed.
May 30 2014 Brief amici curiae of West Virginia and 22 Other States filed.
May 30 2014 Brief amici curiae of National Governors Association, et al. filed.
May 30 2014 Brief amici curiae of American Dental Association, American Medical Association, et al. filed.
May 30 2014 Brief amicus curiae of California Optometric Association filed.
Jul 9 2014 Record requested from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit.
Jul 14 2014 Record received from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit - 1 Box. This record contain one SEALED volume of Appendices.
Jul 21 2014 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Jul 30 2014 Brief of respondent Federal Trade Commission filed.
Aug 5 2014 Record received from United States Federal Trade Commission. The record is electronic (Not on PACER). A portion of the record is CONFIDENTIAL.
Aug 5 2014 Brief amicus curiae of We All Help Patients, Inc. filed.
Aug 5 2014 Brief amici curiae of American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, et al. filed.
Aug 5 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Neil Averitt filed. (Distributed)
Aug 6 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Association of Dental Support Organizations filed.
Aug 6 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Antitrust Scholars filed. (Distributed)
Aug 6 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Scholars of Public Choice Economics filed.
Aug 6 2014 Brief amici curiae of LegalZoom.com, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 6 2014 Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation and Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
Aug 6 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 6 2014 Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed. Distributed)
Aug 7 2014 CIRCULATED.
Aug 29 2014 Reply of petitioner North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners filed. (Distributed)
Sep 9 2014 Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by American Optometric Association, et al.
Oct 2 2014 Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by American Optometric Association, et al. DENIED.
Oct 14 2014 Argued. For petitioner: Hashim M. Mooppan, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Feb 25 2015 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined.
Mar 30 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Mar 31 2015 Record from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit has been returned.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Glen D. Nager Jones Day(202) 879-3939
    Counsel of Record51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20001
gdnager@jonesday.com
Party name: North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners
 
Hashim M. Mooppan 51 Louisiana Avenue, NW (202) 879-3939
Washington, DC  20001
hmmooppan@jonesday.com
Party name: North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners
Attorneys for Respondent:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Federal Trade Commission
 
Malcolm L. Stewart Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
malcolm.l.stewart@usdoj.gov
Party name: Federal Trade Commission
Other:
Jack R. Bierig Sidley Austin LLP(312) 853-7000
One South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL  60603
jbierig@sidley.com
Party name: American Dental Association, American Medical Association, et al.
 
Jarod M. Bona 4275 Executive Square, Suite 200(858) 964-4589
La Jolla, CA  92037
jarod.bona@bonalawpc.com
Party name: We All Help Patients, Inc.
 
Everett J. Bowman Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA(704) 377-2536
101 North Tryon St.
Suite 1900
Charlotte, NC  28246
ebowman@rbh.com
Party name: North Carolina State Bar, et al.
 
Richard M. Brunell Director of Legal Advocacy(202) 600-9640
American Antitrust Institute
1730 Rhode Island Avenue NW
Washington, DC  20036
rbrunell@antitrustinstitute.org
Party name: American Antitrust Institute
 
Kathryn K Conde Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP617-439-2000
155 Seaport Boulevard
Boston, MA  02210
Kconde@nutter.com
Party name: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, et al.
 
Einer Elhauge 1575 Massachusetts Ave.(617) 496-0860
Cambridge, MA  02138
elhauge@law.harvard.edu
Party name: Antitrust Scholars
 
Jonathan S. Franklin Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP(202) 662-0466
799 9th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20001
jonathan.franklin@nortonrosefulbright.com
Party name: National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
 
William A. Gould Jr. Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP(916) 441-2430
400 Capitol Mall, 22nd Floor
Sacramento, CA  95814
wgould@wilkefleury.com
Party name: California Optometric Association
 
Douglas Hallward-Driemeier Ropes & Gray LLP(202) 508-4600
2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20006
Douglas.Hallward-Driemeier@ropesgray.com
Party name: Association of Dental Support Organizations
 
Peter D. Kennedy 401 Congress Avenue, Suite 2200 (512) 480-5764
Austin, TX  78701
pkennedy@gdhm.com
Party name: LegalZoom.com, Inc., et al.
 
Robert H. Lande 1211 Ballard STreet(301) 585-5229
Silver Spring, MD  20910
rothland@erols.com
Party name: Neil Averitt
 
Elbert Lin Solicitor General(304) 558-2021
Office of Attorney General
State Capitol
Building 1, Room E-26
Charleston, WV  25305
Elbert.Lin@wvago.gov
Party name: West Virginia and 22 Other States
 
John L. McBride Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.(703) 218-2100
1775 Wiehle Ave., Suite 400
Reston, VA  20190
john.mcbride@ofplaw.com
Party name: American Optometric Association, et al.
 
Scott L. Nelson Public Citizen Litigation Group(202) 588-1000
1600 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20009
snelson@citizen.org
Party name: Public Citizen, Inc.
 
Timothy Sandefur Pacific Legal Foundation(916) 419-7111
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
tsandefur@pacificlegal.org
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation and Cato Institute
 
Paul M. Sherman Institute for Justice(703)-682-9320
901 North Glebe Road, Suite 900
Arlington, VA  22203
psherman@ij.org
Party name: Scholars of Public Choice Economics
 
Lee K. Van Voorhis 815 Connecticut Avenue, NW (202)-835-6162
Washington, DC  20006
lee.vanvoorhis@bakermckenzie.com
Party name: Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, et al.
 
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: National Governors Association, et al.