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Susan K. Musta v. Mendota Heights Dental Center, et al.
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Minnesota, No. A20-1551 · judgment October 13, 2021
Certiorari denied · June 21, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 39% cert probability (95% interval 28%–51%)
Before the decision, about 9.4× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a circuit split argued in the petition.
Question presented
Does the Controlled Substances Act preempt an order under a state workers’ compensation law requiring an employer to reimburse an injured employee for the cost of medical marijuana used to treat a work-related injury?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Adam G. Unikowsky
Jenner & Block LLP
For respondent
Jonathan M. Freiman
Wiggin & Dana LLP
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage
Proceedings
- Jun 21 2022Petition DENIED.
- May 31 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/16/2022.
- May 31 2022Supplemental brief of petitioner Susan K. Musta filed. (Distributed)
- May 16 2022Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED.
- Feb 22 2022The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
- Feb 02 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
- Feb 01 2022Reply of petitioner Susan K. Musta filed. (Distributed)
- Jan 14 2022Brief of respondents Mendota Heights Dental Center, et al. in opposition filed.
- Dec 06 2021Brief amici curiae of Empire State NORML, et al. filed.
- Nov 18 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 14, 2022.
- Nov 17 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 6, 2021 to January 14, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
- Nov 04 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 6, 2021)