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Daniel Berninger v. Federal Communications Commission, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 15-1063, 15-1078, 15-1086, 15-1090, 15-1091, 15-1092, 15-1095, 15-1099, 15-1117, 15-1128, 15-1151, 15-1164 · judgment June 14, 2016

Certiorari denied · November 5, 2018

Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Anthony Thomas Caso
Constitutional Counsel Group

For respondent
Robert Michael Cooper

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
4 cert-stage

Related
Vide, 17-499, 17-500, 17-501, 17-502, 17-503, 17-504

Linked docket
17A54

Proceedings

Nov 05 2018
Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, and Justice Gorsuch would grant the petition, vacate the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and remand to that court with instructions to dismiss the case as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). The Chief Justice and Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Oct 29 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018.
Oct 03 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
Sep 27 2018
Reply of petitioner Daniel Berninger filed.
Sep 14 2018
Brief of respondent Free Press in opposition filed. VIDED.
Sep 14 2018
Brief of respondents Public Knowledge, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
Aug 09 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 14, 2018, for all respondents.
Aug 07 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 15, 2018 to September 14, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 02 2018
Brief of Federal Respondents filed. VIDED.
May 30 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 4, 2018 to August 15, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
May 30 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 15, 2018, for all respondents.
Apr 30 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including June 4, 2018, for all respondents.
Apr 27 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 4, 2018 to June 4, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Apr 02 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 4, 2018, for all respondents.
Mar 30 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 4, 2018 to May 4, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 05 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 4, 2018, for all respondents.
Mar 02 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 5, 2018 to April 4, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Jan 23 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 5, 2018, for all respondents.
Jan 19 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 2, 2018 to March 5, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 19 2017
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 2, 2018, for all respondents.
Dec 18 2017
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 3, 2018 to February 2, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 27 2017
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including January 3, 2018, for all respondents.
Nov 22 2017
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 4, 2017 to January 3, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Nov 08 2017
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, CTIA - The Wireless Association.
Nov 02 2017
Brief amici curiae of Competitive Enterprise Institute, et al. filed.
Nov 02 2017
Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 02 2017
Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 02 2017
Brief amicus curiae of International Center for Law & Economics filed.
Nov 01 2017
Blanket Consent filed by respondent-intervenors, COMPTEL (d/b/a INCOMPAS), et al. VIDED
Oct 30 2017
Blanket Consent filed by respondent, NTCA - The Internet and Television Association. VIDED
Oct 25 2017
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 4, 2017, for all respondents.
Oct 25 2017
Waiver of right of respondent CTIA - The Wireless Association to respond filed.
Oct 24 2017
Blanket Consent filed by respondent-intervenor, Ad Hoc Telecommunications Users Committee VIDED
Oct 24 2017
Waiver of right of respondent United States Telecom Association, CenturyLink, Inc. to respond filed.
Oct 23 2017
Waiver of right of respondent NTCA - The Internet and Television Association to respond filed.
Oct 18 2017
Blanket Consent filed by respondent-intervenor, Akamai Technologies, Inc. VIDED
Oct 14 2017
Blanket Consent filed by respondent-intervenor, Center for Democracy & Technology VIDED
Oct 13 2017
Blanket Consent filed by respondent-interveners, Free Press, Open Technology Institute-New America and Public Knowledge.(VIDED)
Oct 13 2017
Blanket Consent filed by respondent-intervenor, Cogent Communications, Inc.(VIDED)
Oct 12 2017
Blanket Consent filed by respondents, United States Telecom Association, CenturyLink, Inc. VIDED
Oct 11 2017
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Daniel Berninger
Sep 27 2017
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 2, 2017)
Jul 20 2017
Application (17A54) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 28, 2017.
Jul 10 2017
Application (17A54) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 30, 2017 to September 28, 2017, submitted to The Chief Justice.