Supreme Court of the United States
Skip Navigation LinksHome > Search Results



Docket for 24-1021
Print  Notify Me  
Search documents in this case:
No. 24-1021
Vide 24-1113
 
Title: Cedric Galette, Petitioner
v.
New Jersey Transit Corporation
Docketed: March 25, 2025
Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District
   Case Numbers: (4 EAP 2024)
   Decision Date: March 12, 2025
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Mar 19 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 24, 2025)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 15 2025 Brief of respondent New Jersey Transit Corporation in support filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 21 2025 Reply of petitioner Cedric Galette filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 22 2025 Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
Main Document
Apr 23 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
Apr 24 2025 Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Apr 30 2025 Rescheduled.
Jun 09 2025 Supplemental brief of petitioner Cedric Galette filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jun 10 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
Jul 03 2025 Petition GRANTED and consolidated with No. 24-1113, limited to the following question: Whether the New Jersey Transit Corporation is an arm of the State of New Jersey for interstate sovereign immunity purposes. A total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
Jul 03 2025 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. 24-1021. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 24-1021. 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.”
Jul 21 2025 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. VIDED.
Main Document
Jul 22 2025 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. New Jersey Transit Corporation will serve as the petitioners in these cases, and the time to file the joint appendix and the opening brief on the merits is extended to and including September 3, 2025. The time to file the response briefs on the merits of Cedric Galette and Jeffrey Colt, et al. is extended to and including November 12, 2025. VIDED. (Corrected - August 8, 2025.)
Aug 26 2025 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by New Jersey Transit Corporation, et al. VIDED.
Main Document Proof of Service
Sep 03 2025 Opening brief on the merits of New Jersey Transit Corporation, et al. filed. VIDED.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Sep 10 2025 Brief amicus curiae of National Governors Association filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 10 2025 Brief amici curiae of State of Missouri, et al. filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 10 2025 Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 10 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Commuter Rail Coalition filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 11 2025 Application for a stay (25A287), submitted to Justice Sotomayor. (As to 24-1113).
Main Document Main Document
Sep 12 2025 Order entered by Justice Sotomayor: Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicants, it is ordered that the trial in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, Index No. 158309/2017, is hereby stayed pending further order of Justice Sotomayor or of the Court. (As to 24-1113).
Sep 30 2025 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by respondents GRANTED. VIDED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Michael B. Kimberly
Counsel of Record
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Winston & Strawn LLP
1901 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
MKIMBERLY@winston.com
Ph: (202) 282-5096
Party name: Cedric Galette


Attorneys for Respondent
Jeremy Michael Feigenbaum
Counsel of Record
Office of the New Jersey Attorney General
25 Market Street
Box 080
Trenton, NJ 08625
JEREMY.FEIGENBAUM@NJOAG.GOV
Ph: 8623505800
Party name: New Jersey Transit Corporation


Jeffrey L. Fisher
Counsel of Record
Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
Ph: (650) 724-7081
Party name: Jeffrey Colt, et al.


Easha Anand
Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
eanand@law.stanford.edu
Ph: (650) 724-3345
Party name: Jeffrey Colt, et al.


Other Attorneys
Daniel Jacob Feith
Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin LLP
1501 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
dfeith@sidley.com
Ph: 2027368511
Party name: Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri


Nathaniel Hemmerick Hunt
Counsel of Record
Kaplan Kirsch LLP
1675 Broadway, Suite 2300
Denver, CO 80202
nhunt@kaplankirsch.com
Ph: (303) 825-7000
Party name: Commuter Rail Coalition


R. Trent McCotter
Counsel of Record
Separation of Powers Clinic,Columbus School of Law
3600 John McCormack Rd.
Washington, DC 20064
mccotter@cua.edu
Ph: 202-706-5488
Party name: National Governors Association


William Robert Peterson
Counsel of Record
Office of the Texas Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548 (MC-059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548
william.peterson@oag.texas.gov
Ph: 512-936-1700
Party name: The State of Texas


William Robert Peterson
Counsel of Record
Office of the Texas Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548 (MC-059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548
william.peterson@oag.texas.gov
Ph: 512-936-1700
Party name: Texas, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wyoming


Aaron Lloyd Nielson
Office of the Texas Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548 (MC-059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548
aaron.nielson@kirkland.com
Ph: 512-936-1700
Party name: The States of Texas, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wyoming

 

Opinions
Filing & Rules
Oral Arguments
Case Documents
News Media
About
Visit
Contact Us | Site Map | Help | Fellows Program | Jobs | Links | Website Policies and Notices | Privacy Policy | USA.GOV
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 1 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20543