Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. New Mexico, ex rel. Balderas
Petition for certiorari denied on January 11, 2021
Issues: (1) Whether the federal government or a state
government, as the real party in interest in a qui tam
action brought in its name and litigated to judgment with
its full knowledge, is bound by a final judgment on the
merits when that government has declined to intervene; and (2) whether a state court may establish a novel
“public policy” exception to the res judicata effect of a
concededly final federal judgment when that exception
runs to the exclusive benefit of a single party, the
government.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Sep 03 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 8, 2020) |
| Sep 17 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 8, 2020 to November 5, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Sep 18 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 5, 2020. |
| Nov 05 2020 | Brief of respondent State of New Mexico ex rel. Hector Balderas, Attorney General in opposition filed. |
| Nov 11 2020 | Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from November 24, 2020 to December 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Nov 12 2020 | Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until December 9, 2020 granted. |
| Dec 08 2020 | Reply of petitioners Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 09 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
| Jan 11 2021 | Petition DENIED. |
