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GlaxoSmithKline LLC v. Louisiana

Case dismissed, pursuant to Rule 46, on December 18, 2018

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
18-42 3d Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2018

Issue: Whether state sovereign immunity bars a federal court from binding a state to a Rule 23 class settlement as an absent class member plaintiff based on the state"s failure to opt out of the class.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
04/05/2018Application (17A1096) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 8, 2018 to July 7, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito.
04/11/2018Application (17A1096) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 6, 2018.
07/06/2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 8, 2018)
07/26/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 8, 2018 to October 9, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
07/30/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 9, 2018.
08/08/2018Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by American Tort Reform Association.
08/08/2018Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed.
08/08/2018Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
08/08/2018Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
09/26/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 9, 2018 to December 10, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
10/01/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is further extended to and including December 5, 2018.
10/03/2018Response to motion from petitioner GlaxoSmithKline LLC received.
12/04/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 5, 2018 to January 4, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
12/07/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 4, 2019.
12/14/2018Stipulation to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46.1 filed.
12/18/2018Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.