Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee v. Sulyma
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-1116 | 9th Cir. | Dec 4, 2019 | Feb 26, 2020 | 9-0 | Alito | OT 2019 |
Holding: Under the requirement in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 that plaintiffs with "actual knowledge" of an alleged fiduciary breach must file suit within three years of gaining that knowledge, a plaintiff does not necessarily have "actual knowledge" of the information contained in disclosures that he receives but does not read or cannot recall reading.
Judgment: Affirmed, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Alito on February 26, 2020.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Live blog of opinions (Update: Completed) (Kalvis Golde, February 26, 2020)
- Opinion analysis: Justices unanimously side with retirement-plan participant in plain reading of "actual knowledge" (Natalya Shnitser, February 26, 2020)
- Argument analysis: Justices skeptical of claim that retirement-plan participants have "actual knowledge" of all facts included in disclosure documents (Natalya Shnitser, December 6, 2019)
- Argument preview: Court to consider "actual knowledge" in determining the window for filing claims against retirement-plan fiduciaries (Natalya Shnitser, November 27, 2019)
- Five new grants today (Amy Howe, June 10, 2019)
- Relist Watch (John Elwood, June 6, 2019)
- Petitions of the week (Aurora Barnes, April 1, 2019)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 02/26/2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2019) |
| 03/18/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 28, 2019 to April 27, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 03/21/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 29, 2019. |
| 03/28/2019 | Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Manufacturers, et al. filed. |
| 04/29/2019 | Brief of respondent Christopher M. Sulyma in opposition filed. |
| 05/14/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2019. |
| 05/14/2019 | Reply of petitioners Intel Corporation Investment Policy Committee, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 06/03/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2019. |
| 06/10/2019 | Petition GRANTED. |
| 06/17/2019 | Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| 06/27/2019 | Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 21, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 21, 2019. |
| 08/21/2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Intel Corporation Investment Policy Committee, et al. |
| 08/21/2019 | Joint appendix (2 volumes) filed. |
| 08/21/2019 | Brief of petitioners Intel Corporation Investment Policy Committee, et al. filed. |
| 08/28/2019 | Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Manufacturers, et al. filed. |
| 09/13/2019 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. |
| 10/21/2019 | Brief of respondent Christopher M. Sulyma filed. |
| 10/23/2019 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| 10/25/2019 | CIRCULATED |
| 10/28/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/28/2019 | Brief amici curiae of AARP and AARP Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/28/2019 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| 10/28/2019 | Amicus brief of The Pension Rights Center not accepted for filing (October 31, 2019). (Corrected brief submitted). |
| 10/28/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of The Pension Rights Center filed (October 29, 2019). (Distributed) |
| 11/12/2019 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| 11/20/2019 | Reply of petitioners Intel Corporation Investment Policy Committee, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/04/2019 | Argued. For petitioners: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Washington, D. C. For respondent: Matthew W.H. Wessler, Washington, D. C.; and Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| 02/26/2020 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| 03/30/2020 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |