Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
22-105	9th Cir.	Mar 21, 2023	Jun 23, 2023	5-4	Kavanaugh	OT 2022

Holding: A district court must stay its proceedings while an interlocutory appeal taken pursuant to 9 U.S.C. § 16(a) on the question of arbitrability is ongoing.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Kavanaugh on June 23, 2023. Justice Jackson filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Sotomayor and Kagan joined in full, and in which Justice Thomas joined as to Parts II, III, and IV.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/29/2022	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2022)
07/29/2022	Application (22A91) for a stay, submitted to Justice Kagan.
07/29/2022	Application (22A92) for a stay, submitted to Justice Kagan.
07/29/2022	Motion to expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by petitioner.
08/04/2022	Response to application (22A91) requested by Justice Kagan, due by 5 p.m. (ET) on Monday, August 8, 2022.
08/04/2022	Response to application (22A92) requested by Justice Kagan, due by 5 p.m. (ET) on Monday, August 8, 2022.
08/04/2022	Respondents are directed to respond to the motion to expedite consideration by 5 p.m. (ET) on Monday, August 8, 2022.
08/08/2022	Response to motion to expedite from respondent Abraham Bielski filed.
08/08/2022	Response to application (22A91) from respondent Abraham Bielski filed.
08/08/2022	Letter in response to application (22A92) received from respondents David Suski, et al.
08/08/2022	Letter in response to motion to expedite received from respondents David Suski, et al.
08/09/2022	Reply of applicant Coinbase, Inc. filed.
08/10/2022	Motion to expedite consideration filed by petitioner DENIED.
08/10/2022	Application (22A91) referred to the Court.
08/10/2022	Application (22A92) referred to the Court.
08/10/2022	Application (22A91) denied by the Court.
08/10/2022	Application (22A92) denied by the Court.
08/23/2022	Waiver of right of respondents David Suski, et al. to respond filed.
09/02/2022	Brief of respondent Abraham Bielski in opposition filed.
09/20/2022	Reply of Coinbase, Inc. not accepted for filing. (Corrected version to be submitted) (September 20, 2022)
09/20/2022	Reply of petitioner Coinbase, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
09/21/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022.
09/29/2022	Response Requested. (Due October 31, 2022)
10/31/2022	Brief of respondents David Suski, et al. in support filed.
11/11/2022	Reply of petitioner Coinbase, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
11/15/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.
11/17/2022	Supplemental brief of petitioner Coinbase, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
11/29/2022	Supplemental brief of respondent Abraham Bielski filed. (Distributed)
11/30/2022	Supplemental brief of respondents David Suski, et al. filed. (Distributed)
12/05/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022.
12/05/2022	Letter from petitioner received.
12/09/2022	Petition GRANTED.
01/20/2023	Brief of petitioner Coinbase, Inc. filed.
01/20/2023	Joint appendix Volume I & II filed. (Statement of costs filed)
01/24/2023	Letter of petitioner Coinbase, Inc. regarding proceedings in the CA-9 Circuit filed. (Distributed)
01/25/2023	Letter of respondent Abraham Bielski regarding proceedings in the CA-9 Circuit filed. (Distributed)
01/27/2023	Brief amicus curiae of National Retail Federation filed.
01/27/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed.
01/27/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc. filed.
01/27/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Civil Justice Association of California filed.
01/27/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
01/27/2023	Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center filed.
01/27/2023	Brief amicus curiae of DRI Center for Law and Public Policy filed. (February 22, 2023 - corrected brief and PDF). (Distributed)
01/31/2023	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
02/03/2023	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. for the Ninth Circuit.
02/03/2023	All records from the USCA-9th Circuit and USDC-ND California are available on PACER.
02/13/2023	CIRCULATED
02/15/2023	Letter of petitioner notifying the Court of the Ninth Circuit's deferral of appeal in No. 22-15566, pending this Court's decision in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, filed. (Distributed)
02/21/2023	Brief of respondent Abraham Bielski filed. (Distributed)
02/21/2023	Brief of respondents David Suski, et al. filed. (Distributed)
02/27/2023	Motion for divided argument filed by respondents.
02/28/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Public Justice filed. (Distributed)
02/28/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
02/28/2023	Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. (Distributed)
03/01/2023	Suggestion of mootness as to Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski, et al., filed by respondent Abraham Bielski. (Distributed)
03/06/2023	Motion for divided argument filed by respondents DENIED.
03/07/2023	Response to suggestion of mootness as to Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski, et al., filed by petitioner Coinbase, Inc.. (Distributed)
03/09/2023	Reply of petitioner Coinbase, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
03/10/2023	Notice of withdrawal of his suggestion of mootness as to Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski, et al, filed by respondent Abraham Bielski. (Distributed)
03/13/2023	Response to suggestion of mootness from respondents Suski et al. filed. (Distributed)
03/21/2023	Argued. For petitioner: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Hassan A. Zavareei, Washington, D. C.
06/23/2023	Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED as to respondent Abraham Bielski; the writ of certiorari as to respondents David Suski, et al. is DIMSISSED as improvidently granted. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito Gorsuch, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Jackson, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ., joined in full, and in which Thomas, J., joined as to Parts II, III and IV.
07/25/2023	Judgment issued.