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Azar v. Garza

Petition for a writ of certiorari granted, en banc order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated and case remanded to the court of appeals with instructions to direct the district court to dismiss the relevant individual claim for injunctive relief as moot on June 4, 2018

Docket No.17-654
Op. BelowD.C. Cir.
Voten/a
OpinionJun 4, 2018
TermOctober Term 2017
SCOTUS PageOpinion

Holding

The litigation over Jane Doe's temporary restraining order allowing her to obtain an abortion despite the policy of the Office of Refugee Resettlement falls squarely within established practice to reverse or vacate the judgment below and remand with a direction to dismiss when a civil case from a court in the federal system has become moot while on its way to the Supreme Court.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Nov 3, 2017
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 4, 2017)
Nov 3, 2017
Motion to lodge non-record material under seal filed by petitioners.
Nov 8, 2017
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2017.
Nov 17, 2017
Response to Motion Requested. (Due December 18, 2017)
Nov 30, 2017
Brief amicus curiae of Legal Center for Defense of Life filed.Dec 4, 2017
Brief of respondent Rochelle Garza, as Guardian ad Litem to Unaccompanied Minor J.D. in opposition filed.Dec 4, 2017
Brief amici curiae of The States of Texas, et al. filed.
Dec 18, 2017
Motion to lodge non-record material under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by petitioners.
Dec 18, 2017
Letter in response to the motion to lodge non-record material under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by respondent.
Dec 19, 2017
Reply of petitioners Eric D. Hargan, et al. filed.
Dec 20, 2017
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
Jan 4, 2018
Rescheduled.
Jan 8, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018.
Jan 11, 2018
Letter of January 11, 2018 from counsel for respondent received. (Distributed)
Jan 16, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2018.
Jan 18, 2018
Letter of January 18, 2018, from counsel for the petitioners received. (Distributed)
Feb 5, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
Feb 20, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2018.
Feb 26, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/2/2018.
Feb 26, 2018
Record Requested.
Feb 26, 2018
Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the District of Columbia. The record is electronic and available on PACER. SEALED materials transmitted separately.
Feb 26, 2018
Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the D.C. Circuit. The record is electronic and available on PACER. SEALED materials transmitted separately.
Mar 12, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018.
Mar 19, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/23/2018.
Mar 26, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2018.
Apr 2, 2018
Letter of respondent Rochelle Garza, as Guardian ad Litem to Unaccompanied Minor J.D. filed.
Apr 9, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018.
Apr 16, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.
Apr 23, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.
May 7, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
May 14, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/17/2018.
May 21, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/24/2018.
May 29, 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/31/2018.
Jun 4, 2018
Motion to lodge non-record material under seal with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED.
Jun 4, 2018
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The en banc order of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is vacated and the case is remanded to that court with instructions to direct the District Court to dismiss the relevant individual claim for injunctive relief as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion)
Jul 6, 2018
JUDGMENT ISSUED.

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