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Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido

Docket No.17-587
Op. Below9th Cir.
ArgumentOct 1, 2018

Holding

State and local governments are covered employers under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 regardless of the number of employees they have.

Judgment

Affirmed, 8-0, in an opinion by Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Nov 6, 2018. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Aug 25, 2017
Application (17A226) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 17, 2017 to October 18, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Aug 30, 2017
Application (17A226) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until October 18, 2017.
Oct 18, 2017
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 20, 2017)
Nov 8, 2017
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 18, 2017.
Dec 18, 2017
Brief of respondents John Guido, et al. in opposition filed.
Jan 2, 2018
Reply of petitioner Mount Lemmon Fire District filed. (Distributed)
Jan 3, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2018.
Feb 5, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
Feb 20, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2018.
Feb 26, 2018
Petition GRANTED.
Mar 23, 2018
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Mount Lemmon Fire District.
Mar 23, 2018
Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Mar 26, 2018
Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 7, 2018. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 5, 2018.
Apr 6, 2018
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, John Guido, et al.
Apr 16, 2018
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
May 4, 2018
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Mount Lemmon Fire District.
May 7, 2018
Brief of petitioner Mount Lemmon Fire District filed.
May 14, 2018
Brief amici curiae of National Conference of State Legislatures, et al. filed.
Jul 5, 2018
Brief of respondents John Guido, et al. filed.
Jul 9, 2018
SET FOR ARGUMENT On Monday, October 1, 2018
Jul 12, 2018
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Jul 12, 2018
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Jul 12, 2018
Brief amici curiae of AARP, AARP Foundation and NELA filed.
Aug 3, 2018
CIRCULATED
Aug 6, 2018
Reply of petitioner Mount Lemmon Fire District filed. (Distributed)
Aug 7, 2018
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Aug 24, 2018
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Aug 30, 2018
Record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Oct 1, 2018
Argued. For petitioner: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, New York, N. Y. For respondents: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal.; and Jonathan C. Bond, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Nov 6, 2018
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Kavanaugh, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Dec 10, 2018
JUDGMENT ISSUED.

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