Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
22-429	1st Cir.	Oct 4, 2023	Dec 5, 2023	9-0	Barrett	OT 2023

Holding: Because Deborah Laufer voluntarily dismissed her pending suits under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Laufer"s case against Acheson is moot.

Judgment: Vacated and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Barrett on December 5, 2023. Justice Thomas and Justice Jackson filed opinions concurring in the judgment.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/04/2022	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 8, 2022)
12/07/2022	Waiver of right of respondent Deborah Laufer to respond filed.
12/08/2022	Brief amici curiae of Restaurant Law Center, et al. filed.
12/08/2022	Brief amicus curiae of DRI Center for Law and Public Policy filed.
12/08/2022	Brief amici curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc., et al. filed.
12/08/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Responsibility filed.
12/08/2022	Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
12/14/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
12/19/2022	Response Requested. (Due January 18, 2023)
01/03/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 18, 2023 to February 17, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
01/10/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 17, 2023.
02/06/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 17, 2023 to March 3, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
02/06/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is further extended to and including February 27, 2023.
02/24/2023	Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
02/24/2023	Brief of respondent Deborah Laufer in opposition filed.
02/28/2023	Reply of petitioner Acheson Hotels, LLC filed. (Distributed)
03/01/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023.
03/20/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/24/2023.
03/27/2023	Petition GRANTED.
04/14/2023	Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
05/01/2023	Motion 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 June 5, 2023. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 2, 2023.
06/05/2023	Brief of petitioner Acheson Hotels, LLC filed.
06/05/2023	Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
06/12/2023	Brief amici curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc., et al. filed.
06/12/2023	Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
06/12/2023	Brief amici curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
06/12/2023	Brief amici curiae of Restaurant Law Center, et al. filed.
06/12/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Responsibility filed.
06/12/2023	Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed.
06/12/2023	Brief amici curiae of The Buckeye Institute, et al. filed.
06/12/2023	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Homebuilders filed.
07/14/2023	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 4, 2023.
07/17/2023	Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
07/20/2023	Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The record is electronic and available on PACER.
07/20/2023	Complete record on appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maine electronically received and available with the Clerk.
07/24/2023	Suggestion of mootness filed by respondent Deborah Laufer.
07/27/2023	CIRCULATED
07/28/2023	Petitioner’s Opposition to Suggestion of Mootness filed. (Distributed)
08/02/2023	Brief of respondent Deborah Laufer filed. (Distributed)
08/07/2023	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
08/09/2023	Brief amici curiae of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, et al. filed. (Distributed)
08/09/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
08/09/2023	Brief amici curiae of Fair Housing Organizations and Testers, et al. filed. (Distributed)
08/09/2023	Brief amici curiae of Disability Antidiscrimination Law Scholars filed. (Distributed)
08/09/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed. (Distributed)
08/09/2023	Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts, et al. filed. (Distributed)
08/09/2023	Amicus brief of Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, et al. not accepted for filing. (Corrected version submitted - August 18, 2023)
08/09/2023	Brief amici curiae of Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, et al. filed. (Distributed)
08/09/2023	Brief amici curiae of Philip L. Schuler, et al. in association with the Amicus Project filed. (Distributed)
08/10/2023	The respondent’s request that the Court dismiss the case as moot at this time is denied. The question of mootness will be subject to further consideration at oral argument in addition to the question presented.
08/25/2023	Letter of respondent Deborah Laufer updating the Clerk on status of her related lower court cases filed (Corrected letter filed).
08/25/2023	Letter of respondent Deborah Laufer updating the Clerk on status of her related lower court cases filed (Corrected letter received 9/25/23).
09/01/2023	Reply of petitioner Acheson Hotels, LLC filed. (Distributed)
09/08/2023	Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
10/04/2023	Argued. For petitioner: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C. For United States, as amicus curiae: Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Kelsi B. Corkran, Washington, D. C.
11/16/2023	Letter and attached opinion of lower court in related litigation before CA4 filed by respondent. (Distributed)
12/05/2023	Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., and Jackson, J., filed opinions concurring in the judgment.
01/08/2024	Judgment issued.