Oracle America Inc. v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on October 4, 2021
Issues: (1) Whether a bid protest that establishes a violation of
federal law may be denied for “harmless error” based on a
rationale not present in the administrative record; and (2) whether, in resolving a bid protest that establishes a
violation of the criminal conflict-of-interest statute, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit can enforce the contract based on
deference to an agency’s assessment that the criminal violation
did not taint the procurement.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jan 29 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 5, 2021) |
| Feb 18 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 5, 2021 to April 5, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Feb 19 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 5, 2021. |
| Feb 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Frederick W. Claybrook, Jr. filed. |
| Mar 26 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 5, 2021 to May 3, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Mar 29 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 3, 2021. |
| May 03 2021 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| May 03 2021 | Waiver of right of respondent Amazon Web Services, Inc. to respond filed. |
| May 17 2021 | Reply of petitioner Oracle America, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| May 18 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021. |
| May 19 2021 | Response Requested. (Due June 18, 2021) |
| Jun 18 2021 | Brief of respondent Amazon Web Services, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| Jun 29 2021 | Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for distribution pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed. |
| Jun 29 2021 | Reply of petitioner Oracle America, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 30 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021. |
| Sep 08 2021 | Supplemental brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 17 2021 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Oracle America, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 04 2021 | Petition DENIED. |
