Sam Francis Foundation v. Christie’s, Inc.
Petition for certiorari denied on January 11, 2016
Issue: Whether, if a state statute does not in any way discriminate against, or impose an excessive burden on, interstate commerce, the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution nevertheless requires the statute's invalidation solely because it regulates commerce occurring beyond the borders of the state that enacted it.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jul 9 2015 | Application (15A61) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 3, 2015 to September 2, 2015, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| Jul 15 2015 | Application (15A61) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until September 2, 2015. |
| Sep 2 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 5, 2015) |
| Sep 14 2015 | Waiver of right of respondent Sotheby's Inc. to respond filed. |
| Sep 14 2015 | Waiver of right of respondent Christies, Inc. to respond filed. |
| Sep 14 2015 | Waiver of right of respondent eBay Inc. to respond filed. |
| Sep 16 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 9, 2015. |
| Sep 23 2015 | Response Requested . (Due October 23, 2015) |
| Oct 15 2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 23, 2015, for all respondents. |
| Oct 23 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of California Lawyers for the Arts filed. |
| Nov 18 2015 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including December 3, 2015, for all respondents. |
| Dec 3 2015 | Brief of respondents Christie's Inc., Southeby's Inc., and eBay Inc. in opposition filed. |
| Dec 21 2015 | Reply of petitioners Sam Francis Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 22 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 8, 2016. |
| Jan 11 2016 | Petition DENIED. |
