St. John v. Jones
Petition for certiorari denied on May 15, 2023
Issue: Whether, or in what circumstances, a court may approve a settlement as “fair, reasonable, and adequate” under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e)(2) when it pays a substantial cy pres award to third parties from the settlement fund.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Nov 03 2022 | Application (22A395) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 14, 2022 to December 14, 2022, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh. |
| Nov 07 2022 | Application (22A395) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until December 14, 2022. |
| Dec 14 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 17, 2023) |
| Jan 04 2023 | Motion or respondents Lisa Jones, et al. to extend the time to file a response from January 17, 2023 to February 16, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jan 04 2023 | Motion of respondent Monsanto Company to extend the time to file a response from January 17, 2023 to February 16, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jan 05 2023 | The motions to extend the time to file responses are granted and the time is extended to and including February 16, 2023, for all respondents. |
| Jan 17 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed (also in 22-566). VIDED. |
| Jan 17 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Montana, et al. filed. |
| Jan 17 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for American Liberty filed. |
| Jan 17 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed. |
| Feb 16 2023 | Brief of respondent Monsanto Company in opposition filed. |
| Feb 16 2023 | Brief of respondents Lisa Jones, Horacio Torres Bonilla, and Kristoffer Yee in opposition filed. |
| Mar 07 2023 | Reply of petitioner Anna St. John filed. |
| Mar 29 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2023. |
| Apr 17 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023. |
| Apr 24 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/28/2023. |
| May 08 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023. |
| May 15 2023 | Petition DENIED. |
