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Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis

Docket No.24-304
Op. Below9th Cir.
ArgumentApr 29, 2025

Holding

Certiorari dismissed as improvidently granted.

Judgment

Dismissed, 8-1 on Jun 5, 2025. Justice Kavanaugh filed a dissenting opinion

Proceedings & orders timeline

May 22, 2024
Application (23A1050) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 17, 2024 to September 13, 2024, submitted to Justice Kagan.
May 25, 2024
Application (23A1050) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 13, 2024.
Sep 13, 2024
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 18, 2024)
Sep 18, 2024
Waiver of right of respondent Luke Davis, Julian Vargas, and American Council of the Blind, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated to respond filed.
Sep 23, 2024
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
Oct 2, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024.
Oct 7, 2024
Response Requested. (Due November 6, 2024)
Oct 8, 2024
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 6, 2024 to December 6, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 9, 2024
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 6, 2024.
Dec 6, 2024
Brief of respondents Luke Davis, et al. in opposition filed.
Dec 20, 2024
Reply of petitioner Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings filed. (Distributed)
Dec 24, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
Jan 13, 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025.
Jan 21, 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
Jan 24, 2025
Petition GRANTED limited to the following Question: Whether a federal court may certify a class action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) when some members of the proposed class lack any Article III injury. Petitioner's brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Respondents' brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Monday, March 31, 2025. The reply brief is to be received by the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2025.
Feb 24, 2025
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
Mar 3, 2025
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Mar 5, 2025
Brief of petitioner Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, d/b/a Labcorp filed.
Mar 5, 2025
Joint appendix (2 volumes) filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Mar 12, 2025
Sealed material received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and available with the Clerk. The remainder of the record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Mar 12, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed.
Mar 12, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
Mar 12, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of TechNet filed.
Mar 12, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council filed.
Mar 12, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc. filed.
Mar 12, 2025
Brief amici curiae of City of Beverly Hills, California, et al. filed.
Mar 12, 2025
Brief amici curiae of Professor William B. Rubenstein, et al. in support of neither party filed.
Mar 12, 2025
Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
Mar 12, 2025
Brief amici curiae of Claims Administrators in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
Mar 12, 2025
Brief amici curiae of Mortgage Bankers Association, et al. filed.
Mar 12, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed.
Mar 19, 2025
CIRCULATED
Mar 25, 2025
Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Mar 31, 2025
Brief of respondents filed. (Distributed)
Apr 7, 2025
Brief amici curiae of AARP, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 7, 2025
Brief amici curiae of Lionel Harper, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 7, 2025
Brief amici curiae of Nobel Laureate Economist Joseph Stiglitz, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 7, 2025
Brief amici curiae of Civil Procedure and Complex Litigation Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
Apr 7, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed. (Distributed)
Apr 7, 2025
Brief amici curiae of Federal Jurisdiction Scholars filed. (Distributed)
Apr 7, 2025
Brief amici curiae of Legal Historians and Scholars of Representative Litigation filed. (Distributed)
Apr 7, 2025
Amicus brief of National Community Pharmacists Association not accepted for filing. (To be corrected and resubmitted - April 09, 2025)
Apr 7, 2025
Brief amicus curiae of National Community Pharmacists Association filed. (Distributed)
Apr 17, 2025
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Apr 21, 2025
Reply of petitioner Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, d/b/a Labcorp filed. (Distributed)
Apr 23, 2025
Letter of respondents addressing supplemental information submitted.
Apr 25, 2025
Petitioners' response in opposition to letter of respondents, submitted.
Apr 29, 2025
Argued. For petitioner: Noel J. Francisco, Washington, D. C. For United States, as amicus curiae: Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Deepak Gupta, Washington, D. C.
Jun 5, 2025
Writ of certiorari DISMISSED as improvidently granted. Justice Kavanaugh, dissenting. Opinion per curiam.
Jul 7, 2025
Judgment Issued.

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