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Maryland, et al. v. 3M Company
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-1218, 24-1270 · judgment March 7, 2025
Certiorari denied · March 2, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Must an action removed under the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442, be remanded to state court when the conduct the defendant asserts as a basis for removal is not alleged as a basis for liability and did not cause any injury for which the plaintiff seeks recovery?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Victor M. Sher
Sher Edling LLP
For respondent
Paul D. Clement
Clement & Murphy, PLLC
Proceedings
- Mar 02 2026Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- Feb 11 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
- Feb 09 2026Reply of petitioners Maryland, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Jan 23 2026Brief of respondent 3M Company in opposition filed.
- Dec 17 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 23, 2026.
- Dec 16 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 26, 2025 to January 23, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Nov 18 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 26, 2025.
- Nov 17 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 26, 2025 to December 26, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Oct 24 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 26, 2025)
- Jul 30 2025Application (25A102) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 25, 2025.
- Jul 22 2025Application (25A102) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 26, 2025 to October 25, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.