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Gibson v. Securities and Exchange Commission

Petition for certiorari denied on January 11, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-276 11th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: Whether Congress has implicitly stripped federal district courts of jurisdiction to adjudicate separation-of-powers challenges to the authority of the Security and Exchange Commission's administrative law judges to preside over enforcement proceedings.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/31/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 5, 2020)
09/16/2020Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Christopher Gibson
10/01/2020Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed.
10/02/2020Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed.
10/05/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 5, 2020 to November 4, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
10/05/2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Pacific Legal Foundation.
10/05/2020Motion of Pacific Legal Foundation for leave to file amicus brief not accepted for filing. (October 08, 2020)
10/05/2020Brief amicus curiae of George R. Jarkesy, Jr. filed.
10/05/2020Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed.
10/05/2020Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
10/06/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 4, 2020.
11/04/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 4, 2020 to December 4, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
11/05/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 4, 2020.
12/04/2020Brief of respondents Securities and Exchange Commission, et al. in opposition filed.
12/21/2020Reply of petitioner Christopher Gibson filed. (Distributed)
12/23/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
01/11/2021Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Pacific Legal Foundation GRANTED.
01/11/2021Petition DENIED.