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City of Eugene, Oregon, et al. v. Federal Communications Commission, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 19-4161, 19-4162, 19-4163, 19-4164, 19-4165, 19-4166, 19-4183 · judgment May 26, 2021

Certiorari denied · February 22, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a state or local-government petitioner, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a Sixth Circuit decision below.

Question presented

MICHAEL J. WATZA KITCH DRUTCHAS WAGNER VALITUTTI & SHERBROOK One Woodward Avenue Suite 2400 Detroit, MI 48226-5485 mike.watza@kitch.com Counsel for City of Livonia, Michigan, et al.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Tillman Lowry Lay
Spiegel & McDiarmid, LLP

For respondent
Jessica Ring Amunson
Jenner & Block LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Feb 22 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 19 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
  3. Jan 18 2022
    Reply of petitioners City of Eugene, Oregon, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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  4. Jan 05 2022
    Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  5. Jan 05 2022
    Brief of respondent NCTA - The Internet & Television Association in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  6. Jan 04 2022
    Waiver of right of respondents Florida League of Cities, Inc. and the Cities of Pembroke Pine and Coral Gables, Florida to respond filed.
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  7. Jan 03 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent City of New York to respond filed.
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  8. Dec 28 2021
    Waiver of right of respondents Michigan Townships of Jamestown, Bloomfield and Meridian, and the Michigan Cities of Grandville, Hudsonville, Southfield, Dearborn and Madison Heights to respond filed.
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  9. Dec 06 2021
    Waiver of right of respondents Baltimore, Maryland; Brookhaven, Georgia; Chevy Chase Village, Maryland, et al. to respond filed.
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  10. Dec 06 2021
    Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association and League of Oregon Cities filed.
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  11. Dec 03 2021
    Waiver of right of respondents City of Aurora, CO, et al. to respond filed.
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  12. Nov 30 2021
    Waiver of right of respondents City of Bloomington, Minnesota; City of Chicago of Fridley, Minnesota; and City of St. Louis Park, Minnesota to respond filed.
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  13. Nov 24 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 5, 2022.
  14. Nov 24 2021
    Waiver of right of respondents United States Conference of Mayors; Alliance for Community Media; Alliance for Communications Democracy; the City of Bowie, Maryland; the County of Marin, California to respond filed.
    Main Document
  15. Nov 23 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 6, 2021 to January 5, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
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  16. Nov 16 2021
    Waiver of right of respondents City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, et al. to respond filed.
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  17. Nov 09 2021
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, City of Eugene, Oregon, et al.
    Blanket Consent
  18. Nov 01 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 6, 2021)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service