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Immunex Corporation v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2019-1749, 2019-1777 · judgment October 13, 2020

Certiorari denied · June 21, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

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Counsel of record

For petitioner
Eldora Lynn Ellison
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 21 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 01 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
  3. May 17 2021
    Brief of Federal Respondent in opposition filed.
  4. May 17 2021
    Brief of respondents Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, et al. in opposition filed.
  5. Mar 22 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 17, 2021, for all respondents.
  6. Mar 19 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Mar 11 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 15, 2021)