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Staples, Inc., et al. v. Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland
Paid petition · Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, No. 2597, September Term, 2016 · judgment November 16, 2018
Certiorari denied · November 4, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
When an out-of-State business receives royalty fees, franchise fees, or similar payments from in-State businesses, may a State imposing income taxes constitutionally apportion such income to itself based on the activities of only the in-State businesses?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Joseph Russell Palmore
Morrison & Foerster LLP
For respondent
Brian Lee Oliner
Maryland Offices of the Attorney General
Proceedings
- Nov 04 2019Petition DENIED.
- Oct 09 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
- Oct 09 2019Reply of petitioners Staples, Inc. et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Sep 20 2019Brief of respondent Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury in opposition filed.
- Aug 21 2019Response Requested. (Due September 20, 2019)
- Aug 14 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
- Aug 05 2019Waiver of right of respondent Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury to respond filed.
- Jul 22 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 23, 2019)
- Jun 07 2019Application (18A1172) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 22, 2019.
- Jun 06 2019Application (18A1172) to extend further the time from June 21, 2019 to July 22, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.
- May 13 2019Application (18A1172) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 21, 2019.
- May 10 2019Application (18A1172) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 23, 2019 to June 21, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.