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Express Scripts, Inc., et al. v. California
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-1972 · judgment June 2, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
LISA M. GEARY COURTNEY DAUKAS QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 295 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10016 (212) 849-7000 Counsel for Petitioners
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Brian David Boone
Alston & Bird LLP
For respondent
Louis M. Bograd
Motley Rice, LLC
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage
Proceedings
- Jan 12 2026Petition DENIED.
- Dec 23 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Dec 23 2025Reply of petitioners Express Scripts, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 09 2025Brief of respondent California in opposition filed.
- Nov 18 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including December 9, 2025.
- Nov 17 2025Reply of California submitted.
- Nov 14 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 1, 2025 to January 15, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Nov 14 2025Response of Express Scripts, Inc., et al. to motion submitted.
- Oct 30 2025Response Requested. (Due December 1, 2025)
- Oct 22 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
- Oct 20 2025Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 16 2025Waiver of right of respondent California to respond filed.
- Sep 26 2025Response to motion to expedite from respondent California filed.
- Sep 18 2025Motion to expedite consideration of the petition for writ of certiorari filed by petitioners.
- Sep 16 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 20, 2025)