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North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers & State Employees v. Kadel

Petition for certiorari denied on January 18, 2022
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-674 4th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether the residual clause of Section 1003 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1986 provides an “unequivocal textual waiver” of sovereign immunity, permitting suits against states under subsequently enacted statutory provisions that refer to neither states nor sovereign immunity.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Nov 02 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 6, 2021)
Dec 01 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 6, 2021 to January 20, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 02 2021Response to motion from petitioner North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees filed.
Dec 03 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including December 27, 2021.
Dec 21 2021Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under Rule 15.5 filed.
Dec 27 2021Brief of respondents Maxwell Kadel, et al. in opposition filed. (Distributed)
Dec 29 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
Jan 04 2022Reply of petitioner North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees filed. (Distributed)
Jan 18 2022Petition DENIED.