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Boca Raton Firefighters & Police Pension Fund v. Bahash

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on November 2, 2015.

Docket No.15-88
Op. Below2d Cir.
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Issue

Whether a verifiably false factual statement about a matter of obvious importance to a company can nevertheless constitute inactionable "puffery" under the federal securities laws.

Proceedings & orders timeline

May 8, 2015
Application (14A1155) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 21, 2015 to June 19, 2015, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
May 8, 2015
Application (14A1155) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until June 19, 2015.
Jun 5, 2015
Application (14A1155) to extend further the time from June 19, 2015 to July 20, 2015, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
Jun 8, 2015
Application (14A1155) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until July 20, 2015.
Jul 20, 2015
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 19, 2015)
Aug 7, 2015
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Aug 12, 2015
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 18, 2015.
Aug 19, 2015
Brief amicus curiae of Dean Richard K. Lyons filed.
Aug 19, 2015
Brief amicus curiae of Senator Richard Blumenthal filed.
Sep 17, 2015
Brief of respondents Robert J. Bahash, et al. in opposition filed.
Oct 7, 2015
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 30, 2015.
Oct 7, 2015
Reply of petitioner Boca Raton Firefighters and Police Pension Fund filed. (Distributed)
Nov 2, 2015
Petition DENIED.

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