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T. M. v. University of Maryland Medical System Corporation, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-1707 · judgment June 4, 2025
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and a Fourth Circuit decision below, and down for a business respondent.
Question presented
Whether the Rooker-Feldman doctrine can be triggered by a state-court decision that remains subject to further review in state court.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kannon K. Shanmugam
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
For respondent
Lisa S. Blatt
Williams & Connolly LLP
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Amicus briefs
5 merits
(4 supporting pet./neither, 1 respondent)
Argument & decision
Argued April 20, 2026 — Elizabeth B. Prelogar · Lisa S. Blatt. Audio and transcript
Decided June 18, 2026. Opinion by Sotomayor.
Proceedings
- Jul 20 2026Judgment Issued.
- Jun 18 2026Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Barrett, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kagan and Gorsuch, JJ., joined.
- Apr 20 2026Argued. For petitioner: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.
- Mar 30 2026CIRCULATED
- Mar 23 2026Sealed material received electronically from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and available with the Clerk. The remainder of the record is electronic and is available on PACER.
- Mar 16 2026Reply of T.M. not accepted for filing. (March 16, 2026 - To be corrected.)
- Mar 16 2026Reply of petitioner T.M. filed. (Corrected - March 19, 2026.)
- Feb 20 2026Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. filed.
- Feb 18 2026Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
- Feb 18 2026Sealed material received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and available with the Clerk. The remainder of the record is electronic and is available on PACER.
- Feb 13 2026Brief of respondents University of Maryland Medical System Corporation, et al. filed.
- Feb 11 2026SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 20, 2026.
- Jan 26 2026Motion for leave to file Volume I of the joint appendix with redactions and Volume II under seal GRANTED.
- Jan 21 2026Amicus brief of Cyrus Sanai not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - February 4, 2026)
- Jan 21 2026Brief amicus curiae of Cyrus Sanai filed. (Corrected)
- Jan 21 2026Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
- Jan 21 2026Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed.
- Jan 21 2026Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
- Jan 14 2026Brief of petitioner T.M. filed.
- Jan 14 2026Joint appendix Volume I (redacted) filed. (Statement of costs filed)
- Jan 14 2026Motion for leave to file Volume I of the joint appendix with redactions and Volume II under seal filed.
- Dec 05 2025Petition GRANTED.
- Dec 01 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
- Nov 05 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
- Nov 05 2025Reply of petitioner T.M. filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 20 2025Brief of respondents University of Maryland Medical System Corporation, et al. in opposition filed.
- Sep 08 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 20, 2025.
- Sep 05 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 18, 2025 to October 20, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 15 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2025)