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Docket for Case #: 19-348

St. James School, Petitioner vs. Darryl Biel, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Kristen Biel

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Date Filed: Sep 17, 2019
Lower Court Case:17-55180, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Lower Court Decision Date:December 17, 2018
Lower Court Rehearing Denied:June 25, 2019

Parties and Attorneys

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 Petitioner
St. James School
Petitioner
Representation
Eric Christopher Rassbach
Counsel of Record
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 erassbach@becketlaw.org
 Respondent
Darryl Biel
Respondent
Representation
Jennifer Anne Lipski
Counsel of Record
JML Law, A Professional Law Corporation 5855 Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Suite 300 Woodland Hills, CA 91367 jennifer@jmllaw.com
 Other
Stephen Wise Temple
Other
Representation
Paul D. Clement
Counsel of Record
Kirkland & Ellis LLP 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 paul.clement@kirkland.com
 Other
Professors Douglas Laycock, et al.
Other
Representation
Victoria Dorfman
Counsel of Record
Jones Day 51 Louisiana Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 vdorfman@jonesday.com
 Other
Church of God in Christ, Inc. and Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America
Other
Representation
Thomas Henderson Dupree Jr.
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP 1050 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036 tdupree@gibsondunn.com
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Virginia, et al.
Other
Representation
Toby Jay Heytens
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General 202 North Ninth Street Richmond, VA 23219 SolicitorGeneral@oag.state.va.us
 Other
Asma T. Uddin
Other
Representation
Daniel Patrick Kearney Jr.
Counsel of Record
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20006 Daniel.Kearney@wilmerhale.com
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General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty
Other
Representation
Eric D. McArthur
Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 emcarthur@sidley.com
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Senator Mike Lee, et al.
Other
Representation
Jesse Michael Panuccio
Counsel of Record
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP 1401 New York Ave, NW Washington, DC 20005 jpanuccio@bsfllp.com
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Professor John D. Inazu
Other
Representation
Zachary Guy Parks
Counsel of Record
Covington & Burling LLP 850 Tenth St. NW Washington, DC 20001 zparks@cov.com
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National Catholic Educational Association
Other
Representation
James A. Sonne
Counsel of Record
Religious Liberty Clinic, Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305-8610 jsonne@law.stanford.edu
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The Association of Classical Christian Schools, et al.,
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Representation
Misha Tseytlin
Counsel of Record
Troutman Sanders LLP One North Wacker Drive Suite 2905 Chicago, IL 60606 misha.tseytlin@troutman.com
 Other
The American Civil Liberties Union et al
Other
Representation
Heather Lynn Weaver
Counsel of Record
Americans United for Separation of Church and Stat 518 C Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 hweaver@aclu.org

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BL-1Sep 16, 2019ViewPetition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 17, 2019)
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Petition 
BL-2Sep 16, 2019ViewPetition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 17, 2019)
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Appendix 
BL-3Sep 16, 2019ViewPetition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 17, 2019)
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Certificate of Word Count 
BL-4Sep 16, 2019ViewPetition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 17, 2019)
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Proof of Service 
BL-5Sep 27, 2019ViewBrief amici curiae of Church of God in Christ, Inc. and Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America filed. VIDED
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BL-6Sep 27, 2019ViewBrief amici curiae of Church of God in Christ, Inc. and Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America filed. VIDED
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Certificate of Word Count 
BL-7Sep 27, 2019ViewBrief amici curiae of Church of God in Christ, Inc. and Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America filed. VIDED
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Proof of Service 
BL-8Oct 11, 2019ViewMotion to extend the time to file a response from October 17, 2019 to November 13, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
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BL-9Oct 11, 2019ViewMotion to extend the time to file a response from October 17, 2019 to November 13, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
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Proof of Service 
BL-10Oct 16, 2019RequestMotion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 13, 2019.
BL-11Oct 16, 2019ViewBrief amici curiae of Professors Douglas Laycock, et al. filed.
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BL-12Oct 16, 2019ViewBrief amici curiae of Professors Douglas Laycock, et al. filed.
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Certificate of Word Count 
BL-13Oct 16, 2019ViewBrief amici curiae of Professors Douglas Laycock, et al. filed.
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Proof of Service 
BL-14Oct 17, 2019ViewBrief amici curiae of General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, et al. filed.
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Main Document 
BL-15Oct 17, 2019ViewBrief amici curiae of General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, et al. filed.
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Certificate of Word Count 
BL-16Oct 17, 2019ViewBrief amici curiae of General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, et al. filed.
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Proof of Service 
BL-17Oct 17, 2019ViewBrief amicus curiae of Asma T. Uddin filed.
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BL-18Oct 17, 2019ViewBrief amicus curiae of Asma T. Uddin filed.
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Certificate of Word Count 
BL-19Oct 17, 2019ViewBrief amicus curiae of Asma T. Uddin filed.
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Proof of Service 
BL-20Oct 17, 2019ViewBrief amicus curiae of Stephen Wise Temple filed.
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BL-21Oct 17, 2019ViewBrief amicus curiae of Stephen Wise Temple filed.
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Certificate of Word Count 
BL-22Oct 17, 2019ViewBrief amicus curiae of Stephen Wise Temple filed.
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BL-23Nov 13, 2019ViewBrief of respondent Darryl Biel in opposition filed.
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BL-24Nov 13, 2019ViewBrief of respondent Darryl Biel in opposition filed.
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Certificate of Word Count 
BL-25Nov 13, 2019ViewBrief of respondent Darryl Biel in opposition filed.
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Proof of Service 
BL-26Nov 21, 2019ViewWaiver of 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under Rule 15.5 filed.
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BL-27Nov 22, 2019ViewReply of petitioner St. James School filed.
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BL-28Nov 22, 2019ViewReply of petitioner St. James School filed.
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Certificate of Word Count 
BL-29Nov 22, 2019ViewReply of petitioner St. James School filed.
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Proof of Service 
BL-30Nov 26, 2019RequestDISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
BL-31Dec 18, 2019RequestPetition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 19-267 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.
BL-32Dec 18, 2019RequestBecause 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. 19-267. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 19-267. 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.
BL-33Jan 31, 2020RequestSET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. VIDED
BL-34Feb 19, 2020ViewCIRCULATED
BL-35Feb 19, 2020ViewRecord requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
BL-36Mar 4, 2020ViewThe record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
BL-37Mar 16, 2020ViewORAL ARGUMENT POSTPONED. VIDED.
BL-38Apr 13, 2020RequestArgument to be rescheduled for May 2020.
BL-39Apr 15, 2020RequestRESCHEDULED FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, May 11, 2020. VIDED.
BL-40May 11, 2020RequestArgued. For petitioners: Eric C. Rassbach, Washington, D. C.; and Morgan L. Ratner, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.). For respondents: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Menlo Park, Cal. VIDED.
BL-41Jul 8, 2020RequestJudgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Breyer, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Gorsuch, J., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. VIDED.
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BL-42Aug 10, 2020RequestJUDGMENT ISSUED.

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