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von Drehle Corporation v. Georgia Pacific Consumer Products, LP

Petition for certiorari denied on October 7, 2013
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
13-41 4th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2013

Issue: Whether the court of appeals erred in refusing to follow the holdings of the Eighth and Sixth Circuits involving identical trademark litigation and not giving those rulings preclusive effect – and doing so in ways that disregard the district courts’ inherent authority to consider preclusion and do serious violence to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15 and the proper standards other circuits routinely follow when reviewing decisions to permit amendments of pleadings.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jul 8 2013Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 12, 2013)
Jul 12 2013Waiver of right of respondent Georgia Pacific Consumer Products, LP to respond filed.
Jul 17 2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2013.
Jul 25 2013Response Requested . (Due August 26, 2013)
Aug 23 2013Brief of respondent Georgia Pacific Consumer Products, LP in opposition filed.
Sep 10 2013Reply of petitioner von Drehle Corporation filed.
Sep 11 2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2013.
Oct 7 2013Petition DENIED.