Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc.
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-15 | 9th Cir. | Jan 20, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 | 5-4 | Scalia | OT 2014 |
Holding: Medicaid providers do not have a cause of action to challenge a state"s reimbursement rates.
Judgment: Reversed, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Scalia on March 31, 2015. Chief Justice Roberts, and Justices Thomas, Breyer, and Alito join the opinion as to Parts I, II, and III. Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Thomas and Alito also join as to Part IV. Justice Breyer filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgement. Justice Sotomayor filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Kennedy, Ginsburg, and Kagan joined.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 07/02/2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 6, 2014) |
| 07/29/2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 5, 2014. |
| 08/06/2014 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. |
| 08/27/2014 | Brief of respondents Exceptional Child Center, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. |
| 09/09/2014 | Reply of petitioners Richard Armstrong, et al. filed. |
| 09/10/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014. |
| 10/02/2014 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| 11/17/2014 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| 11/17/2014 | Brief of petitioners Richard Armstrong, et al. filed. |
| 11/17/2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| 11/19/2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents. |
| 11/21/2014 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 20, 2015 |
| 11/24/2014 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| 11/24/2014 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. |
| 11/24/2014 | Brief amici curiae of National Governors Association, et al. filed. |
| 11/24/2014 | Brief amicus curiae of California Health and Human Services Agency filed. |
| 12/02/2014 | Record requested from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| 12/02/2014 | Record requested from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
| 12/02/2014 | Record from U.S.D.C. District of Idaho is electronic and located on PACER. |
| 12/12/2014 | CIRCULATED. |
| 12/17/2014 | Brief of respondents Exceptional Child Center, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/18/2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Medicaid Defense Fund filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/19/2014 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| 12/22/2014 | Brief amici curiae of National Health Law Program, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/22/2014 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al., filed. Distributed. |
| 12/23/2014 | Brief amici curiae of The American Network of Community Options and Resources, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/23/2014 | Brief amici curiae of The American Hospital Association, and Federation of American Hospitals filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/23/2014 | Brief amici curiae of Former HHS Officials filed. (Distributed). |
| 12/23/2014 | Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al., filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/23/2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/24/2014 | Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed. (Distributed) |
| 12/24/2014 | Brief amici curiae of American Association of People with Disabilities, et al., filed. (Distributed). |
| 12/24/2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed) |
| 01/09/2015 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| 01/13/2015 | Reply of petitioners Richard Armstrong, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 01/20/2015 | Argued. For petitioners: Carl J. Withroe, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, Idaho; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: James M. Piotrowski, Boise, Idaho. |
| 03/31/2015 | Judgment REVERSED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II, and III, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Part IV, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| 05/04/2015 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |