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No. 25-417
 
Title: Francis Nielsen, Petitioner
v.
Kekai Watanabe
Docketed: October 7, 2025
Linked with: 25A208
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (23-15605)
   Decision Date: September 6, 2024
   Rehearing Denied: June 5, 2025
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Aug 19 2025 Application (25A208) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 3, 2025 to October 3, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Aug 21 2025 Application (25A208) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 3, 2025.
Oct 03 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 6, 2025)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 29 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 6, 2025 to January 5, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Oct 31 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 5, 2026.
Jan 05 2026 Brief of respondent Kekai Watanabe in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jan 20 2026 Reply of petitioner Francis Nielsen filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jan 21 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
Feb 13 2026 Supplemental brief of petitioner Francis Nielsen filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Feb 17 2026 Supplemental brief of respondent Kekai Watanabe filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 19 2026 Rescheduled.
Feb 23 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
Feb 24 2026 Rescheduled.
May 05 2026 Supplemental brief of petitioner Francis Nielsen filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 15 2026 Supplemental brief of respondent Kekai Watanabe filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
May 26 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2026.
Jun 15 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
Jun 22 2026 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 27 2026 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Main Document
Jul 28 2026 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Francis Nielsen.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jul 29 2026 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 14, 2026. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 23, 2026.
Aug 11 2026 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 9, 2026.
Aug 14 2026 Brief of petitioner Francis Nielsen filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 21 2026 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Aug 21 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Elaine Mittleman filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Aug 21 2026 Brief amici curiae of Missouri, et al. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Aug 25 2026 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Aug 25 2026 Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Aug 27 2026 CIRCULATED
Aug 31 2026 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Sep 04 2026 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Jeffrey Alan Lamken
Counsel of Record
MoloLamken LLP
The Watergate, Suite 500
600 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
JLAMKEN@MOLOLAMKEN.COM
Ph: 2025562000
Party name: Francis Nielsen


Lucas Michael Walker
MoloLamken LLP
600 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20037
lwalker@mololamken.com
Ph: 2025562014
Party name: Francis Nielsen


Attorneys for Respondent
Joshua Morgan Wesneski
Counsel of Record
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
2001 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
joshua.wesneski@weil.com
Ph: (202) 682-7000
Party name: Kekai Watanabe


Other Attorneys
D. John Sauer
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


Louis Joseph Capozzi III
Counsel of Record
Missouri Attorney General
815 Olive Street Suite 200
St Louis, MO 63101
Louis.Capozzi@ago.mo.gov
Ph: (573) 645-9662
Party name: State of Missouri and Eighteen other States as Amicus Curiae


Elaine Elsner Mittleman
Counsel of Record
300 Main Street
Suite 2A
Evansville, IN 47708
elainemittleman@msn.com
Ph: 2022972338
Party name: Elaine Mittleman

 

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