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No. 20-303
Title:United States, Petitioner
v.
Jose Luis Vaello Madero
Docketed:September 9, 2020
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
   Case Numbers:(19-1390)
   Decision Date:April 10, 2020
   Rehearing Denied:
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Sep 04 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 9, 2020)
PetitionCertificate of Word Count
Sep 11 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 9, 2020 to November 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Sep 14 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 9, 2020.
Oct 29 2020Brief amicus curiae of Carlos Delgado Altieri, Mayor of the Municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Nov 06 2020Brief amicus curiae of Gregorio Igartua (11/17/2020) filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Nov 09 2020Brief amici curiae of Plaintiffs in Peña Martínez v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Nov 09 2020Response to petition from respondent Jose Luis Vaello-Madero filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Nov 09 2020Brief amicus curiae of Virgin Islands Bar Association filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Nov 09 2020Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Nov 24 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
Nov 24 2020Reply of petitioner United States of America filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentCertificate of Word Count
Jan 04 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
Jan 11 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
Jan 19 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
Feb 12 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
Feb 22 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
Mar 01 2021Petition GRANTED.
Mar 17 2021Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Main Document
Mar 22 2021Joint 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 June 1, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 16, 2021.
May 27 2021Motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Main Document
May 28 2021Letter of supplement to request for further extension of time filed.
Main Document
May 28 2021Motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including June 7, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including August 30, 2021.
Jun 07 2021Brief of petitioner United States of America filed.
Main DocumentProof of Service
Jun 07 2021Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed.)
Main DocumentProof of Service
Jun 07 2021Brief amicus curiae of Interamerican Institute for Constitutional Rights in support of neither party filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Jun 14 2021Informative of Gregorio Igartua not accepted for filing. (July 23, 2021 - not type of document to be submitted electronically).
Aug 21 2021Brief amici curiae of Plaintiff in Ruiz-Aviles v. SSA, et al. filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Aug 30 2021Brief of respondent Jose Luis Vaello-Madero filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Aug 31 2021Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, United States of America
Blanket Consent
Sep 02 2021Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Jose Luis Vaello-Madero
Blanket Consent
Sep 02 2021Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Sep 03 2021Brief amici curiae of AARP, AARP Foundation, Justice in Aging, National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Sep 03 2021Brief amici curiae of The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), et al., filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amici curiae of Plaintiffs in Peña Martínez v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amici curiae of Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi and the New Progressive Party filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amici curiae of The District of Columbia, Guam, and 16 other states and territories. filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amicus curiae of University of Puerto Rico Law School Amicus Justitiae Probono Project filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, et al. filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amici curiae of National Disability Rights Network, et al. filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amicus curiae of Hon. Jenniffer A. Gonzalez Colon, Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amicus curiae of U.S. Citizens for Equal Protection, Inc. filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amicus curiae of Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amicus curiae of Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amicus curiae of Senate of Puerto Rico filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amicus curiae of League of United Latin American Citizens filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amicus curiae of Diálogo Por Puerto Rico filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amici curiae of LatinoJustice PRLDEF, et al. filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amici curiae of Public Benefits Scholars filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amicus curiae of Virgin Islands Bar Association filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amici curiae of Puerto Rico House of Representatives filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Sep 07 2021Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 07 2021Brief amicus curiae of Members of the Congressional Shadow Delegation of Puerto Rico filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Sep 08 2021ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, November 9, 2021.
Sep 21 2021CIRCULATED
Sep 29 2021Reply of petitioner United States of America filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentCertificate of Word Count
Oct 22 2021Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by Gregorio Igartua.
Main DocumentProof of Service
Nov 08 2021Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by Gregorio Igartua DENIED.
Nov 09 2021Argued. For petitioner: Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Hermann Ferré, New York, N. Y.
Apr 21 2022Judgment REVERSED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., and Gorsuch, J., filed concurring opinions. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
May 23 2022Judgment Issued

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
    Counsel of Record		Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov		202-514-2217
Party name: United States of America
Attorneys for Respondent
Hermann Ferre
    Counsel of Record		Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt and Mosle LLP
101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178

hferre@curtis.com		2126968871
Party name: Jose Luis Vaello-Madero
Other
Isabel Abislaiman
    Counsel of Record		Isabel Abislaiman Law Offices
252 Calle Cruz
Suite 201
San Juan, PR 00901

abislaiman@gmail.com		(787) 525-6242
Party name: Plaintiff in Ruiz-Aviles v. SSA et al.
Dwyer Stenquist Arce
    Counsel of Record		Kutak Rock LLP
1650 Farnam Street
The Omaha Building
Omaha, NE 68102

Dwyer.Arce@KutakRock.com		402.346.6000
Party name: Virgin Islands Bar Association
Nicole G. Berner
    Counsel of Record		Service Employees International Union
1800 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036

nicole.berner@seiu.org		2027307000
Party name: The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), et al.,
Lisa Schiavo Blatt
    Counsel of Record		Williams & Connolly LLP
725 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

lblatt@wc.com		202-434-5050
Party name: Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi and the New Progressive Party
Adriel I. Cepeda Derieux
    Counsel of Record		American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004

ACepedaDerieux@aclu.org		(212) 549-2500
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
Manuel Del Valle
    Counsel of Record		Interamerican Institute for Constitutional Rights
Urb. Industrial Calle Federico Costa #170
Interamerican School of Law
Hato Rey, PR 00918-1303

mdelvalle@juris.inter.edu		7877511912
Party name: Interamerican Institute for Constitutional Rights
Geoffrey Paul Eaton
    Counsel of Record		Winston & Strawn LLP
1901 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

geaton@winston.com		202-282-5705
Party name: U.S. Virgin Islands
Veronica Ferraiuoli Hornedo
    Counsel of Record		Office of the Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico
2338 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

vero@mail.house.gov		2022252615
Party name: Hon. Jenniffer A. Gonzalez Colon, Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico
Jose R. Gonzalez-Irizarry
    Counsel of Record		JRGI Law LLC
1228 Calle Tomás Agrait
Club Manor
San Juan, PR 00924

jrgilawllc@gmail.com		7875659786
Party name: U.S. Citizens for Equal Protection, Inc.
Jose A. Hernandez-Mayoral
    Counsel of Record		Hernandez Mayoral Law Offices
206 Tetuan
Suite 702
San Juan, PR 00901

jose@hernandezmayoral.com		787-607-4867
Party name: Carlos Delgado Altieri, Mayor of the Municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico
Gregorio IgartuaBox 3911
Aguadilla, PR 00605

bufeteigartua@yahoo.com		(787) 379-5095
Party name: Gregorio Igartua
Archie Jennings Jr.
    Counsel of Record		Disablilty Rights Center of the Virgin Islands
9003 Havensight Mall
Suite 313
St. Thomas, VI 00802

archie@drcvi.org		3407764303
Party name: National Disability Rights Network, et al.
Barbara A. Jones
    Counsel of Record		AARP
601 EStreet, NW
Washington, DC 20049

bjones@aarp.org		2024346091
Party name: AARP, AARP Foundation, Justice in Aging, National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives
Paul Robert Koster
    Counsel of Record		Emory Law School Supreme Court Advocacy Program
1301 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30322

paul.koster@emory.edu		4047273957
Party name: League of United Latin American Citizens
Carlos Lugo-Fiol
    Counsel of Record		P.O. Box 260150
San Juan, PR 00926

clugofiol@gmail.com		(787) 645-4211
Party name: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Jorge Martinez-Luciano
    Counsel of Record		ML & RE Law Office
Cobian's Plaza, Suite 404
1607 Ponce De Leon Ave.
San Juan, PR 00909

jorge@mlrelaw.com		7879992972
Party name: Puerto Rico House of Representatives
Hiram Alberto Melendez-Juarbe
    Counsel of Record		P.O. Box 193063
San Juan, PR 00919-3063

hiram@melendezjuarbe.com		787-415-5192
Party name: University of Puerto Rico Amicus Justitiae Probono Project
John F. Nevares
    Counsel of Record		John F. Nevares & Associates
1225 Ponce De Leon Avenue
Vig Tower, Suite 1504
San Juan, PR 00907

jfnevares@nevareslaw.com		7877229333
Party name: Members of the Congressional Shadow Delegation of Puerto Rico
Roberto Luis Prats Palerm
    Counsel of Record		RPP Law, PSC
1509 Lopez LandrOn, 10th Floor
San Juan, PR 00911

rprats@rpplaw.com		787-721-6010
Party name: Medicaid and Medicare Advantage Products Association of Puerto Rico
Edwin Quinones
    Counsel of Record		Quinones & Arbona Law Offices PSC
Doral Bank Plaza, 33 Calle Resolucion, Suite 701-A
San Juan, PR 00920

equinones@qaclaw.com		7876206776
Party name: Senate of Puerto Rico
Jesus R. Rabell-Mendez
    Counsel of Record		Rabell Méndez C.S.P.
P.O. Box 195580
San Juan, PR 00919

jesusrabell@gmail.com		(787) 312-0259
Party name: Diálogo Por Puerto Rico
E. Joshua Rosenkranz
    Counsel of Record		Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019

jrosenkranz@orrick.com		212-506-5380
Party name: Public Benefits Scholars
Kathleen Marie Sullivan
    Counsel of Record		Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
865 S. Figueroa St.
10th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017

kathleensullivan@quinnemanuel.com		(213) 443-3000
Party name: Plaintiffs in Peña Martínez v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Hector Torres
    Counsel of Record		Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
1633 Broadway
New York, NY 10019

HTorres@kasowitz.com		(212) 506-1730
Party name: LatinoJustice PRLDEF, et al.
Reginald M. Turner Jr.
    Counsel of Record		Clark Hill, PLC
500 Woodward Ave
Suite 3500
Detroit, MI 48226

rturner@clarkhill.com		3139658318
Party name: American Bar Association
Caroline Sage Van Zile
    Counsel of Record		Office of the Attorney General for D.C.
Office of the Solicitor General
400 6th Street, NW, Suite 8100
Washington, DC 20001

caroline.vanzile@dc.gov		(202) 724-6609
Party name: The District of Columbia, Guam, and 16 other states and territories.
Geoffrey M. WyattSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
1440 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005

geoffrey.wyatt@skadden.com		202-371-7008
Party name: American Bar Association

 

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