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Nosal v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on October 10, 2017
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-1344 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: Whether a person who obtains an account holder’s permission to access a computer nevertheless “accesses a computer without authorization” in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act when he acts without permission from the computer’s owner.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Feb 21 2017Application (16A840) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 8, 2017 to April 7, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Feb 24 2017Application (16A840) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until April 7, 2017.
Mar 16 2017Application (16A840) to extend further the time from April 7, 2017 to May 5, 2017, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Mar 24 2017Application (16A840) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until May 5, 2017.
May 05 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 5, 2017)
Jun 02 2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 5, 2017.
Jun 05 2017Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation filed.
Jun 05 2017Brief amici curiae of Sergey Bratus, et al. filed.
Jun 29 2017Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including August 4, 2017.
Jul 27 2017Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 5, 2017.
Sep 05 2017Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Sep 19 2017Reply of petitioner David Nosal filed.
Sep 20 2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2017.
Oct 10 2017Petition DENIED.