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Fairholme Funds, Inc. v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on January 9, 2023
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-100 Fed. Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issues: (1) Whether, if the United States causes a company to transfer private shareholders’ rights incident to their ownership of shares in the company to the United States for the public benefit, the private shareholders have a direct, personal interest in a cause of action challenging that taking; and (2) whether the rights to future dividends and other distributions held by petitioners are cognizable property rights protected by the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
May 09 2022Application (21A711) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 23, 2022 to July 22, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice.
May 12 2022Application (21A711) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 22, 2022.
Jul 22 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 1, 2022)
Aug 05 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 1, 2022 to October 3, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 08 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 3, 2022.
Sep 29 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 3, 2022 to November 9, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 30 2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 9, 2022.
Nov 09 2022Brief of respondents United States in opposition filed. VIDED.
Nov 30 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
Jan 09 2023Petition DENIED.