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Fairholme Funds, Inc. v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on January 9, 2023

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-100 Fed. Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issue: (1) Whether, if the United States causes a company to transfer private shareholders" rights incident to their ownership of shares in the company to the United States for the public benefit, the private shareholders have a direct, personal interest in a cause of action challenging that taking; and (2) whether the rights to future dividends and other distributions held by petitioners are cognizable property rights protected by the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/09/2022Application (21A711) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 23, 2022 to July 22, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice.
05/12/2022Application (21A711) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 22, 2022.
07/22/2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 1, 2022)
08/05/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 1, 2022 to October 3, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
08/08/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 3, 2022.
09/29/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 3, 2022 to November 9, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
09/30/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 9, 2022.
11/09/2022Brief of respondents United States in opposition filed. VIDED.
11/30/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
01/09/2023Petition DENIED.