United States v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on June 28, 2018.

Issue

Whether income realized by railroad employees from the exercise of non-qualified stock options and from the vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock units is taxable compensation under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act, 26 U.S.C. § 3201, et seq.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Jan 18, 2018

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 20, 2018)Feb 9, 2018

Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 20, 2018 to March 22, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.

Feb 13, 2018

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 22, 2018.

Mar 22, 2018

Brief of respondent Union Pacific Railroad Company in opposition filed.

Apr 11, 2018

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.

Jun 27, 2018

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2018.

Jun 28, 2018

Petition DENIED.

Recommended Citation: United States v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/united-states-v-union-pacific-railroad-company/