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All Nippon Airways v. Wortman

Petition for certiorari denied on March 19, 2018
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-659 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issues: (1) Whether the filed-rate doctrine—which the Supreme Court firmly established in Keogh v. Chicago & Northwest Railway Co. and reaffirmed in Square D Co. v. Niagara Frontier Tariff Bureau, Inc.—still applies where rates are filed with a federal agency pursuant to a statutory regulatory scheme (as held by the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 1st, 2nd, and 7th Circuits), or whether it no longer applies to such rates if a court finds the agency lacks sufficient “practical ability” to regulate those rates (as held by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit below); and (2) whether, and to what extent, the filed-rate doctrine applies where a federal agency retains regulatory authority over rates, but chooses to exercise that authority by establishing a regulatory system, which it periodically revisits and revises, that does not require each rate to be literally filed with the agency.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Aug 11 2017Application (17A168) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 4, 2017 to October 18, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Aug 14 2017Application (17A168) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until October 18, 2017.
Oct 18 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 4, 2017)
Oct 23 2017Waiver of right of respondents Donald Wortman, et al. to respond filed.
Nov 08 2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2017.
Nov 13 2017Response Requested. (Due December 13, 2017)
Nov 20 2017Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 13, 2017 to February 9, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 28 2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 9, 2018.
Dec 13 2017Brief amicus curiae of International Air Transport Association filed.
Feb 09 2018Brief of respondent Donald Wortman, et al. in opposition filed.
Feb 22 2018Reply of petitioners All Nippon Airways, et al. filed.
Feb 28 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018.
Mar 19 2018Petition DENIED. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.