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Boca Raton Firefighters & Police Pension Fund v. Bahash

Petition for certiorari denied on November 2, 2015

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
15-88 2d Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2015

Issue: Whether a verifiably false factual statement about a matter of obvious importance to a company can nevertheless constitute inactionable "puffery" under the federal securities laws.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/08/2015Application (14A1155) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 21, 2015 to June 19, 2015, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
05/08/2015Application (14A1155) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until June 19, 2015.
06/05/2015Application (14A1155) to extend further the time from June 19, 2015 to July 20, 2015, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
06/08/2015Application (14A1155) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until July 20, 2015.
07/20/2015Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 19, 2015)
08/07/2015Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
08/12/2015Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 18, 2015.
08/19/2015Brief amicus curiae of Dean Richard K. Lyons filed.
08/19/2015Brief amicus curiae of Senator Richard Blumenthal filed.
09/17/2015Brief of respondents Robert J. Bahash, et al. in opposition filed.
10/07/2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 30, 2015.
10/07/2015Reply of petitioner Boca Raton Firefighters and Police Pension Fund filed. (Distributed)
11/02/2015Petition DENIED.