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United Parcel Service Inc. v. New York

Petition for certiorari denied on October 5, 2020
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-1306 2nd Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issues: (1) Whether multiple shipments from different shippers may be aggregated to satisfy the 10,000-cigarette threshold of the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act, which prohibits the knowing transportation of “a quantity” of more than 10,000 untaxed cigarettes in the “possession” of unauthorized persons; and (2) whether substantial compliance is a prerequisite to the statutory exemption of the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009, which exempts the United Parcel Service by name if its tobacco-delivery agreement with New York is “honored” nationwide.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Feb 12 2020Application (19A901) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 18, 2020 to May 17, 2020, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
Feb 13 2020Application (19A901) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until May 17, 2020.
May 15 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 19, 2020)
Jun 10 2020Motion of the State of New York to extend the time to file a response from June 19, 2020 to July 20, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Jun 10 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 19, 2020 to July 20, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Jun 11 2020Motion of the City of New York to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 20, 2020.
Jun 11 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 20, 2020, for all respondents.
Jul 09 2020Motion of respondent City of New York to extend the time to file a response from July 20, 2020 to August 3, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 09 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 3, 2020, for all respondents.
Aug 03 2020Brief of respondents State of New York et al. in opposition filed.
Aug 03 2020Brief of respondent The City of New York in opposition filed.
Aug 18 2020Reply of petitioner United Parcel Service, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 19 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
Oct 05 2020Petition DENIED.