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No. 19-368
 
Title: Ford Motor Company, Petitioner
v.
Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, et al.
Docketed: September 19, 2019
Linked with: 19A103
Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Montana
   Case Numbers: (OP 19-0099)
   Decision Date: May 21, 2019
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jul 24 2019 Application (19A103) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 19, 2019 to September 18, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Jul 25 2019 Application (19A103) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 18, 2019.
Sep 18 2019 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2019)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 26 2019 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Ford Motor Company.
Blanket Consent
Oct 01 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 21, 2019 to November 20, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Oct 04 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 20, 2019.
Oct 21 2019 Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 21 2019 Brief amicus curiae of The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Nov 20 2019 Brief of respondent Charles Lucero, personal representative of the Estate of Markkaya Jean Gullett in opposition filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 04 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
Dec 04 2019 Reply of petitioner Ford Motor Company filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 13 2020 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
Jan 17 2020 Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 19-369 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.
Jan 17 2020 Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 19-368. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 19-368. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.”
Jan 27 2020 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Ford Motor Company.VIDED.
Blanket Consent
Feb 21 2020 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 27, 2020. VIDED.
Feb 26 2020 Record requested from the Supreme Court of Montana.
Feb 28 2020 Joint appendix filed (statement of costs filed). VIDED.
Main Document Proof of Service
Feb 28 2020 Brief of petitioner Ford Motor Company filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 04 2020 The record of the Supreme Court of Montana is available on its' website (www.supremecourtdocket.mt.gov).
Mar 05 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 06 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 06 2020 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED.
Main Document Proof of Service
Mar 06 2020 Brief amici curiae of The Alliance for Automobile Innovation, et al. filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 06 2020 Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 06 2020 Brief amici curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 06 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Institute of International Bankers filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 06 2020 Brief amicus curiae of DRI - The Voice Of The Defense Bar filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 19 2020 CIRCULATED
Mar 30 2020 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED.
Proof of Service Main Document
Mar 30 2020 Brief of respondents Charles Lucero, personal representative of the Estate of Markkaya Jean Gullett, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 02 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jonathan R. Nash filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Apr 02 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Civil Procedure Professors filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 03 2020 ORAL ARGUMENT POSTPONED. VIDED.
Apr 03 2020 Brief amici curiae of Civil Procedure and Federal Courts Professors filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Main Document Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 03 2020 Brief amicus curiae of The Center for Auto Safety filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Apr 06 2020 Motion of Minnesota, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED.
Main Document Proof of Service
Apr 06 2020 Brief amici curiae of Professors of Jurisdiction filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 06 2020 Brief amici curiae of Civil Procedure Professors Pamela K. Bookman, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Apr 06 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 06 2020 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Home Builders filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 06 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Main Street Alliance filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 06 2020 Brief amici curiae of American Association for Justice and Public Justice, P.C. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 06 2020 Brief amici curiae of Minnesota, Texas, 37 Other States and The District of Columbia filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 13 2020 Argument to be rescheduled for the October Term 2020. VIDED.
Apr 20 2020 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED. VIDED.
Apr 20 2020 Motion of Minnesota, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument DENIED. VIDED.
Apr 29 2020 Reply of petitioner Ford Motor Company filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 13 2020 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 7, 2020. VIDED.
Oct 07 2020 Argued. For petitioner: Sean Marotta, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Deepak Gupta, Washington, D. C. VIDED.
Dec 16 2020 Record from the 8th Judicial District Court of Montana electronically received.
Mar 25 2021 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined. Barrett, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the cases. VIDED.
Apr 26 2021 MANDATE ISSUED.
Apr 26 2021 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Sean Marotta
Counsel of Record
Hogan Lovells US LLP
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
sean.marotta@hoganlovells.com
Ph: 2026374881
Party name: Ford Motor Company


Attorneys for Respondents
Deepak Gupta
Counsel of Record
Gupta Wessler PLLC
1900 L Street, NW
Suite 312
Washington, DC 20036
deepak@guptawessler.com
Ph: (202) 888-1741
Party name: Charles Lucero, personal representative of the Estate of Markkaya Jean Gullett, et al.


Other Attorneys
Brian H. Fletcher
Counsel of Record
Acting 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


Hassan Ali Zavareei
Counsel of Record
Tycko & Zavareei LLP
2000 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 1010
Washington, DC 20006
hzavareei@tzlegal.com
Ph: 202.973.0900
Party name: Main Street Alliance


Lisa Marie Baird
Counsel of Record
Reed Smith LLP
1001 Brickell Bay Drive
9th Floor
Miami, FL 33131
lbaird@reedsmith.com
Ph: 786.747.0220
Party name: DRI - The Voice Of The Defense Bar


Pamela Karten Bookman
Counsel of Record
Fordham Law School
150 W. 62d St.
New York, NY 10023
pbookman@fordham.edu
Ph: 9178414253
Party name: Civil Procedure Professors Pamela K. Bookman, et al.


Eric F. Citron
Counsel of Record
Goldstein & Russell, P.C.
7475 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 850
Bethesda, MD 20814
ecitron@goldsteinrussell.com
Ph: (202) 362-0636
Party name: National Association of Home Builders


Larry E. Coben
Counsel of Record
Anapol Weiss
8700 E. Vista Bonita Drive
Suite 268
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
lcoben@anapolweiss.com
Ph: 480-515-4745
Party name: The Center for Auto Safety


David R. Geiger
Counsel of Record
Foley Hoag LLP
Seaport West
155 Seaport Boulevard
Boston, MA 02210-2600
dgeiger@foleyhoag.com
Ph: 6178321124
Party name: Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.


Elizabeth Catherine Kramer
Counsel of Record
Office of the Minnesota Attorney General
445 Minnesota Street
Suite 1100
Saint Paul, MN 55101
liz.kramer@ag.state.mn.us
Ph: 651-757-1010
Party name: Minnesota, Texas, 37 Other States and The District of Columbia


Vincent Gregory Levy
Counsel of Record
Holwell Shuster & Goldberg, LLP
425 Lexington Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10017
vlevy@hsgllp.com
Ph: 646-837-5120
Party name: Professors of Jurisdiction


Elbert Lin
Counsel of Record
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
951 E. Byrd Street
Riverfront Plaza, East Tower
Richmond, VA 23219-4074
elin@HuntonAK.com
Ph: 804-788-7202
Party name: Institute of International Bankers


Alan B. Morrison
Counsel of Record
George Washington Law School
2000 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
abmorrison@law.gwu.edu
Ph: 2029947120
Party name: Civil Procedure Professors


Jonathan Remy Nash
Counsel of Record
Emory University School of Law
1301 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
jnash4@emory.edu
Ph: 404-712-1715
Party name: Professor Jonathan R. Nash


Robert S. Peck
Counsel of Record
Center for Constitutional Litigation, PC
2117 Leroy Place, N.W.
Washington, DC 20008
robert.peck@cclfirm.com
Ph: 2029442874
Party name: American Association for Justice and Public Justice, P.C.


Andrew John Pincus
Counsel of Record
Mayer Brown LLP
1999 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
apincus@mayerbrown.com
Ph: 202-263-3220
Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, The National Association of Manufacturers, and The American Tort Reform Association


Amanda Kelly Rice
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
150 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 2100
Detroit, MI 48226
arice@jonesday.com
Ph: 313-230-7926
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation


Jaime Ann Santos
Counsel of Record
Goodwin Procter LLP
1900 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
jsantos@goodwinlaw.com
Ph: 2023464034
Party name: The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers


Virginia Anne Seitz
Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin LLP
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
vseitz@sidley.com
Ph: 202-736-8000
Party name: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)


Linda Sandstrom Simard
Counsel of Record
Suffolk University Law School
120 Tremont St
Boston, MA 02108
lsimard@suffolk.edu
Ph: 6175738087
Party name: Civil Procedure and Federal Courts Professors


Martin Saul Wishnatsky
Counsel of Record
Foundation for Moral Law
One Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104
martin@morallaw.org
Ph: 3343200382
Party name: Foundation for Moral Law

 

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