Decided

No. 12-1315

Paula Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

See other cases from the Ninth Circuit.

Docket Entries

Record for U.S.D.C. Central District of California (Western Division) has been returned.

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, J., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: Stephanos Bibas, Philadelphia, Pa.; and Nicole A. Saharsky, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae). For respondents: Mark A. Perry, Washington, D. C.

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

Reply of petitioner Paula Petrella filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Association for Competitive Technology filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amici curiae of The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of T. Leigh Anenson filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Dish Network L.L.C., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Brief amici curiae of Authors Guild, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Douglas Laycock, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Ralph Oman, Former Register of Copyrights of the United States filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.

Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. (Distributed)

Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the Central District of California (Western District - LA) is electronic and located on PACER. Also received are SEALED documents in this record, which consist of Volume 1 - Volume 6. (1 box)

Brief amici curiae of Professor Robin Feldman, et al. filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED.

Brief amicus curiae of California Society of Entertainment Lawyers filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Southwestern Law Students Orly Ravid, and Andrew Pruitt, and Profesors Robert C. Lind and Michael M. Epstein filed. (Distributed)

Record from the U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. There are SEALED documents in this record.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioner Paula Petrella filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 21, 2014.

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

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

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2013.

Reply of petitioner Paula Petrella filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Califorina Society of Entertainment Lawyers filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 2, 2013.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 3, 2013)

Parties

Paula Petrella, Petitioner, represented by Stephanos Bibas

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., et al., Respondent, represented by Robert J. Catalano

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., et al., Respondent, represented by Mark A. Perry

Amici Curiae

American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party, Amicus Curiae, represented by Nancy J. Mertzel

Association for Competitive Technology, Amicus Curiae, represented by John Caviness O'Quinn

Authors Guild, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher A. Mohr

Califorina Society of Entertainment Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven William Smyrski

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by H. Christopher Bartolomucci

Dish Network L.L.C., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by E. Joshua Rosenkranz

Douglas Laycock, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Douglas Laycock

Dri-The Voice of the Defense Bar, Amicus Curiae, represented by John Michael Weston

New England Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Benjamin G. Robbins

Professor Robin Feldman, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Robin Cooper Feldman

Ralph Oman, Former Register of Copyrights of the United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Peter Jaszi

Southwestern Law Students Orly Ravid, and Andrew Pruitt, and Profesors Robert C. Lind and Michael M. Epstein, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert C. Lind

The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Seth P. Waxman

the United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

the United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Nicole A. Saharsky

T. Leigh Anenson, Amicus Curiae, represented by Lara Meredith Krieger

 
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