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Doe Company v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 19-10187, 19-10261 · judgment July 27, 2020

Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 15% cert probability (95% interval 11%–20%)

Before the decision, about 3.6× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a Ninth Circuit decision below, and a circuit split argued in the petition.

Questions presented

  1. Whether an appealing party’s substantial in­ terest in a disclosure order directing a disinterested third party to produce documents provides appellate jurisdiction under Perlman v. United States, 247 U.S. 7 (1918), where that interest will be lost absent im­ mediate appellate review.

  2. Whether a federal court lacks specific personal jurisdiction to enforce a subpoena that is directed to a foreign recipient and demands the production of doc­ uments that are unrelated to the recipient’s contacts with the United States.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
William M. Jay
Goodwin Procter LLP

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
20M57

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Jun 16 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Jun 15 2021
    Reply of petitioner Doe Company filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  4. Jun 07 2021
    Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until June 16, 2021 granted.
  5. Jun 04 2021
    Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from June 8, 2021 to June 16, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  6. May 25 2021
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  7. Apr 13 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 25, 2021.
  8. Apr 12 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 26, 2021 to May 25, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  9. Mar 18 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 26, 2021.
  10. Mar 17 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 24, 2021 to April 26, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  11. Feb 22 2021
    Motion (20M57) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record Granted. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
  12. Feb 03 2021
    MOTION (20M57) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
  13. Jan 29 2021
    Motion (20M57) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed.
  14. Jan 29 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 24, 2021)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service