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Michael C. Turzai, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, et al. v. Gretchen Brandt, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District, No. 159 MM 2017 · judgment January 22, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 29, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition and counsel who has filed here before.

Questions presented

PATRICK T. LEWIS BRIAN S. PASZAMANT BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP JASON A. SNYDERMAN Key Tower MICHAEL D. SILBERFARB 127 Public Square BLANK ROME LLP Suite 2000 One Logan Square Cleveland, OH 44144 130 N. 18th St.

  1. 621-0200 Philadelphia, PA 19103 plewis@bakerlaw.com (215) 569-5791

  2. 832-5791 (Fax) ROBERT J. TUCKER paszamant@blankrome.com BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP snyderman@blankrome.com 200 Civic Center Drive msilberfarb@blankrome.com Suite 1200 Columbus, OH 43215 Attorneys for Petitioner

  3. 228-1541 Senator rtucker@bakerlaw.com Joseph B. Scarnati, III E. MARK BRADEN RICHARD B. RAILE RANDAL J. MEYER BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP 1050 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20036

  4. 861-1500 mbraden@bakerlaw.com rraile@bakerlaw.com rmeyer@bakerlaw.com Attorneys for Petitioner Representative Michael C. Turzai

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jason Brett Torchinsky
Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky Josefiak PLLC

For respondent
Neal Kumar Katyal
Milbank LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Linked docket
17A1120

Order
Order list, October 29, 2018 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 29 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 10 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
  3. Oct 09 2018
    Reply of petitioner Michael C. Turzai, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  4. Sep 24 2018
    Waiver of right of respondents Michael J. Stack, III in his official capacity as Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania and President of the Pennsylvania Senate to respond filed.
  5. Sep 24 2018
    Brief of respondents Gretchen Brandt, et al. in opposition filed.
  6. Sep 24 2018
    Brief of respondents Governor Thomas W. Wolf, et al. in opposition filed.
  7. Jul 25 2018
    Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed.
  8. Jul 20 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 24, 2018.
  9. Jul 17 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 25, 2018 to September 24, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  10. Jun 21 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 25, 2018)
  11. Apr 16 2018
    Application (17A1120) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until June 21, 2018.
  12. Apr 13 2018
    Application (17A1120) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 22, 2018 to June 21, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito.
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