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The GEO Group, Inc. v. Menocal

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-758 10th Cir. Nov 10, 2025 TBD TBD TBD OT 2025

Issue: Whether an order denying a government contractor’s claim of derivative sovereign immunity is immediately appealable under the collateral-order doctrine.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
01/13/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 18, 2025)
02/04/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 18, 2025 to March 20, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
02/05/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 20, 2025.
02/14/2025Brief amicus curiae of Professional Services Council filed.
02/14/2025Brief amicus curiae of Renown Health filed.
03/13/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 20, 2025 to April 21, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
03/14/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 21, 2025.
04/21/2025Brief of respondents Alejandro Menocal, et al. in opposition filed.
05/02/2025Reply of petitioner The GEO Group, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
05/06/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/22/2025.
05/27/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
06/02/2025Petition GRANTED.
06/20/2025Motion for an extension of time within which to file the briefs on the merits filed.
06/24/2025Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 31, 2025. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 15, 2025.
07/18/2025Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner The GEO Group, Inc.
07/31/2025Brief of petitioner The GEO Group, Inc. filed.
08/06/2025Brief amicus curiae of Nevada Hospital Association filed.
08/07/2025Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed.
08/07/2025Brief amicus curiae of Professional Services Council filed.
08/07/2025Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement filed.
08/07/2025Brief amicus curiae of Professor Alexander Volokh filed.
08/07/2025Brief amicus curiae of MVM, Inc. filed.
08/12/2025SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 10, 2025.
08/21/2025Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
08/25/2025Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the District of Colorado and available with the Clerk.
09/05/2025Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit and available with the Clerk. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
09/15/2025Brief of respondents Alejandro Menocal, et al. filed.
09/22/2025Amicus brief of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington not accepted for filing. (Corrected version to be efiled - September 22, 2025)
09/22/2025Brief amici curiae of Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, et al. filed.
09/22/2025Brief amicus curiae of Professor Erwin Chemerinsky filed.
09/22/2025Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed.
09/22/2025Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
09/22/2025Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed.
09/22/2025Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed.
09/22/2025Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
09/22/2025Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees filed. (Distributed)
09/25/2025Letter of respondent Alejandro Menocal, et al. filed.
09/30/2025Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
09/30/2025CIRCULATED
10/14/2025Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
10/15/2025Reply of petitioner The GEO Group, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
11/10/2025Argued. For petitioner: Dominic E. Draye, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Jennifer D. Bennett, San Francisco, Cal.; and Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)