Brown v. Buhman
Petition for certiorari denied on January 23, 2017
Issue: (1) Whether the government can seek to moot a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a statute by adopting a new non-enforcement policy during the pendency of litigation; (2) whether the government can later moot by voluntary cessation a subsequently filed lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a statute under which the government publicly threatened a party with prosecution; and (3) when a district court makes underlying findings of fact in the course of adjudicating a claim under the voluntary cessation doctrine, under what standard of review those findings should be examined on appeal.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Aug 1 2016 | Application (16A117) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 11, 2016 to September 10, 2016, submitted to Justice Sotomayor. |
| Aug 3 2016 | Application (16A117) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until September 10, 2016. |
| Sep 12 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 17, 2016) |
| Oct 14 2016 | Waiver of right of respondent Jeffrey R. Buhman to respond filed. |
| Oct 25 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 10, 2016. |
| Oct 26 2016 | Response Requested . (Due November 25, 2016) |
| Nov 10 2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 27, 2016. |
| Dec 27 2016 | Brief of respondent Jeffrey R. Buhman in opposition filed. |
| Jan 3 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 19, 2017. |
| Jan 3 2017 | Reply of petitioners Kody Brown, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 23 2017 | Petition DENIED. |
