Sanchez v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on March 25, 2013
Issue: Whether, as the First Circuit alone has held, a lawsuit asserting claims arising out of federal employees’ conduct that is tortious is nevertheless implicitly exempt from the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), which provides that the United States may be sued and shall be liable for the torts of federal employees acting within the scope of their employment, because the conduct also violates a federal statute, regulation, or policy that does not itself authorize suits for damages.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jul 23 2012 | Application (12A96) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 14, 2012 to September 13, 2012, submitted to Justice Breyer. |
| Jul 26 2012 | Application (12A96) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until September 13, 2012. |
| Sep 13 2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 18, 2012) |
| Oct 12 2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 19, 2012. |
| Oct 18 2012 | Brief amici curiae of Municipality of Vieques, et al. filed. |
| Oct 18 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Sierra Club filed. |
| Nov 6 2012 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including December 19, 2012. |
| Dec 12 2012 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including January 18, 2013. |
| Jan 18 2013 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 1, 2013. |
| Feb 1 2013 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Feb 12 2013 | Reply of petitioners Juanita Sanchez, on Behalf of Minor Child D.R.-S., et al. filed. |
| Feb 13 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 1, 2013. |
| Mar 4 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 15, 2013. |
| Mar 18 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 22, 2013. |
| Mar 25 2013 | Petition DENIED. |
