PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC v. Patreon Inc.

Petition for certiorari denied on May 16, 2022

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
20-1394	Fed. Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2021

Issue: (1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit correctly interpreted Kessler v. Eldred to create a freestanding preclusion doctrine that may apply even when claim and issue preclusion do not; and (2) whether the Federal Circuit properly extended its Kessler doctrine to cases in which the prior judgment was a voluntary dismissal. CVSG: 4/8/2022

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
04/02/2021	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 6, 2021)
05/05/2021	Waiver of right of respondents Patreon, Inc., et al. to respond filed.
05/06/2021	Brief amicus curiae of CFL Technologies LLC filed.
05/11/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
05/25/2021	Response Requested. (Due June 24, 2021)
06/03/2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 24, 2021 to August 23, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
06/04/2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 23, 2021.
08/23/2021	Brief of respondents Patreon, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
09/03/2021	Reply of petitioner PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC filed. (Distributed)
09/08/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
10/04/2021	The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
04/08/2022	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
04/21/2022	Supplemental brief of petitioner PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC filed.
04/26/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
04/28/2022	Supplemental brief of respondents Patreon, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
05/16/2022	Petition DENIED.