West Virginia Dep”t of Health and Human Resources v. E.H.

Petition for certiorari denied on October 11, 0016

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
15-1142	W. Va.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 16

Issue: (1) Whether a court may abdicate to a state executive agency its duty under the supremacy clause to determine whether state law has been preempted; and (2) whether the privacy rule, which forbids the disclosure of a patient"s records without patient authorization, preempts West Virginia state law, which requires the disclosure of patient records without patient authorization.

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/22/2015	Application (15A673) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 13, 2016 to March 11, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice.
12/29/2015	Application (15A673) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until March 11, 2016.
03/11/2016	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 14, 2016)
03/31/2016	Waiver of right of respondents E. H., et al. to respond filed.
04/06/2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 22, 2016.
04/14/2016	Response Requested . (Due May 16, 2016)
04/14/2016	Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Physicians and Surgeons filed.
04/28/2016	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 15, 2016.
06/08/2016	Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including June 28, 2016.
06/28/2016	Brief of respondents E. H., et al. in opposition filed.
07/11/2016	Reply of petitioner West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources filed.
07/13/2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2016.
10/03/2016	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 7, 2016.
10/11/2016	Petition DENIED.