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No. 17-1594
 
Title: Return Mail, Inc., Petitioner
v.
United States Postal Service, et al.
Docketed: May 24, 2018
Linked with: 17A879
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
   Case Numbers: (2016-1502)
   Decision Date: August 28, 2017
   Rehearing Denied: December 15, 2017
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Feb 16 2018 Application (17A879) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 15, 2018 to May 14, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Main Document Proof of Service Other Lower Court Orders/Opinions
Feb 28 2018 Application (17A879) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 14, 2018.
May 14 2018 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 25, 2018)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 12 2018 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Return Mail, Inc..
Blanket Consent
Jun 22 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 25, 2018 to July 25, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Jun 22 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 25, 2018.
Jun 25 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Kenneth O. Simon filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jun 25 2018 Brief amici curiae of 15 Law Professors filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 17 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 25, 2018 to August 24, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Jul 18 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 24, 2018.
Aug 13 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 24, 2018 to September 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Aug 13 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 7, 2018.
Sep 07 2018 Brief of respondents United States Postal Service, et al. in opposition filed.
Proof of Service Main Document
Sep 21 2018 Reply of petitioner Return Mail, Inc. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 26 2018 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
Oct 22 2018 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
Oct 26 2018 Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Nov 26 2018 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Return Mail, Inc.
Main Document Proof of Service
Dec 10 2018 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Dec 10 2018 Brief of petitioner Return Mail, Inc. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 17 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 17 2018 Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute and Professor Gregory Dolin filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 17 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association in support of neither party filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 17 2018 Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Dec 17 2018 Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 17 2018 Brief amici curiae of Seven Law Professors filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 17 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 21 2018 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, February 20, 2019.
Jan 09 2019 Brief of respondents United States Postal Service, et al. filed.
Proof of Service Main Document
Jan 11 2019 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit.
Jan 15 2019 CIRCULATED
Jan 15 2019 Brief amicus curiae of R Street Institute filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 15 2019 Record from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is located on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office web site. Instructions to access the record is electronic. The record is complete.
Jan 16 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Tejas N. Narechania filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 16 2019 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jan 23 2019 RESCHEDULED FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, February 19, 2019.
Jan 23 2019 Record from the U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. The record is complete.
Feb 08 2019 Reply of petitioner Return Mail, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 19 2019 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Electronic Frontier Foundation GRANTED.
Feb 19 2019 Argued. For petitioner: Beth S. Brinkmann, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Jun 10 2019 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Kagan, JJ., joined.
Jul 12 2019 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Richard L. Rainey
Counsel of Record
Covington and Burling LLP
One City Center
850 Tenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20001-4956
rrainey@cov.com
Ph: 202-662-6000
Party name: Return Mail, Inc.


Attorneys for Respondents
Noel John Francisco
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 Postal Service, et al.


Other Attorneys
Gregory Andrew Castanias
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
gcastanias@jonesday.com
Ph: 202-879-3639
Party name: The Cato Institute and Professor Gregory Dolin


Jonathan Goldman Cedarbaum
Counsel of Record
WilmerHale
1875 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20006
jonathan.cedarbaum@wilmerhale.com
Ph: (202) 663-6315
Party name: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America


Lauren A. Degnan
Counsel of Record
Fish & Richardson, P.C.
1000 Maine Ave.
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20024
degnan@fr.com
Ph: 2027835070
Party name: Intellectual Property Owners Association


Matthew James Dowd
Counsel of Record
Dowd Scheffel PLLC
1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 1025
Washington, DC 20006
mjdowd@dowdpllc.com
Ph: (202) 559-9175
Party name: 15 Law Professors


Matthew James Dowd
Counsel of Record
Dowd PLLC
1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 1025
Washington, DC 20006
mdowd@dowdscheffel.com
Ph: 202-573-3853
Party name: Seven Law Professors


Charles Robert Macedo
Counsel of Record
Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP
90 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
cmacedo@arelaw.com
Ph: 212-336-8074
Party name: NEW YORK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION


Ralph Stanley Morris
Counsel of Record
Cartee & Morris LLC
2325 HENRY ST.
Guntersville, AL 35976
stan@carteemorris.com
Ph: (256) 582-9500
Party name: Kenneth O. Simon


Pratik Arvind Shah
Counsel of Record
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC 02109
pshah@akingump.com
Ph: 202-887-4210
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America


Blair Alexander Silver
Counsel of Record
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
1100 13th Street NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005-4051
bsilver@bannerwitcoff.com
Ph: 202-824-3000
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association


Sarah Gardner Boyce
Counsel of Record
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
1155 F Street NW
7th Floor
Washington, DC 20004
sarah.boyce@mto.com
Ph: 202.220.1100
Party name: PROFESSOR TEJAS N. NARECHANIA


Charles Duan
Counsel of Record
R Street Institute
1212 New York Ave NW Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
supremecourt.gov@cduan.com
Ph: 202-525-5717
Party name: R Street Institute


Alexandra Helen Moss
Counsel of Record
Electronic Frontier Foundation
815 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
alex@eff.org
Ph: 4154369333
Party name: ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION

 

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