Decided

No. 15-457

Microsoft Corporation v. Seth Baker, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, J., joined. Gorsuch, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For respondents: Peter K. Stris, Los Angeles, Cal.

CIRCULATED.

Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. The record is electronic and available on PACER. Also received SEALED pleadings.

Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Reply of petitioner Microsoft Corporation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Public Justice, P.C. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Complex Litigation Law Professors filed.

Brief of respondents Seth Baker, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Civil Procedure Scholars filed.

Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.

Brief of petitioner Microsoft Corporation filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received.)

The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including May 16, 2016.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including March 11, 2016.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents.

Petition GRANTED limited to the following Question: Whether a federal court of appeals has jurisdiction under both Article III and 28 U. S. C. �1291 to review an order denying class certification after the named plaintiffs voluntarily dismiss their individual claims with prejudice.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 15, 2016.

Reply of petitioner Microsoft Corporation filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 8, 2016.

Brief of respondents Seth Baker, et al. in opposition filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.

Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 14, 2015.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 12, 2015)

Parties

Microsoft Corporation, Petitioner, represented by Jeffrey L. Fisher

Microsoft Corporation, Petitioner, represented by Stephen M. Rummage

Seth Baker, et al., Respondent, represented by Brendan S. Maher

Seth Baker, et al., Respondent, represented by Darren T. Kaplan

Seth Baker, et al., Respondent, represented by Peter K. Stris

Amici Curiae

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark W. Mosier

Civil Procedure Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by E. Joshua Rosenkranz

Complex Litigation Law Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Rishi Bhandari

DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mary Massaron

Pacific Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Deborah J. La Fetra

Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by John H. Beisner

Public Citizen, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Adina H. Rosenbaum

Public Justice, P.C., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jason L. Lichtman

Washington Legal Foundation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Cory L. Andrews

 
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