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Airbus Helicopters, Inc. v. Mary Riggs, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 18-16396 · judgment September 20, 2019
Before the decision, about 9.5× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a Ninth Circuit decision below.
Question presented
Whether a private party is “acting under” a federal officer and may remove under 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1), where it is carrying out duties formally and expressly delegated by the Federal Aviation Administration. (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Carter G. Phillips
Sidley Austin LLP
For respondent
William James Katt
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP
Case
Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage
Linked docket
19A883
Order
Order list, June 29, 2020 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jun 29 2020Petition DENIED.
- Jun 09 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
- Jun 08 2020Reply of petitioner Airbus Helicopters, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
- May 22 2020Brief of respondents Matthew Hecker, Daniel Friedman, Brenda Halvorson, et al. in opposition filed.
- May 21 2020Brief of respondents Mary Riggs, et al. in opposition filed.
- Apr 22 2020Brief amicus curiae of The General Aviation Manufacturers Association filed.
- Apr 06 2020Motion of Matthew Hecker, et al. to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 22, 2020, for all respondents.
- Apr 03 2020Motion of respondents Matthew Hecker, et al. to extend the time to file a response from April 22, 2020 to May 22, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Apr 01 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 22, 2020, for all respondents.
- Mar 30 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 22, 2020 to May 22, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 20 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2020)
- Feb 07 2020Application (19A883) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 20, 2020.
- Feb 06 2020Application (19A883) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 19, 2020 to March 20, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.