Decided

No. 18-266

The Dutra Group v. Christopher Batterton

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

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

Letter of respondent Christopher Batterton filed. (Distributed)

Letter to Clerk Correcting Oral Argument Statement of Christopher Batterton submitted.

Argued. For petitioner: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D. C. For respondent: David C. Frederick, Washington, D. C.

Letter of petitioner proposing to lodge copies of pleadings in cited case (The Rolph, 293 F. 269 [N.D. Ca. 1923], aff'd, 299 F. 52 [9th Cir. 1924]) filed. (Distributed)

Letter requesting permission to lodge documents of The Dutra Group submitted.

Reply of petitioner The Dutra Group filed. (Distributed)

Reply of The Dutra Group submitted.

Amicus brief of American Association for Justice submitted.

Brief amicus curiae of Sailors' Union of the Pacific filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. (March 7, 2019) (Distributed)

Amicus brief of American Association for Justice not accepted for filing. (Corrected version submitted).

Brief amicus curiae of Claimant Seeking Recovery For Wrongful Death Of Crewmember filed. (Distributed)

Amicus brief of American Association for Justice submitted.

Amicus brief of Sailors' Union of the Pacific submitted.

Amicus brief of Claimant Seeking Recovery For Wrongful Death Of Crewmember submitted.

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

Brief of respondent Christopher Batterton filed. (Distributed)

Record from the U.S.C.A 9th Circuit and the District Court is electronic and located on PACER.

Brief of Christopher Batterton submitted.

Amicus brief of Injured Crewmembers Tevrin Narcisse and James Stelpstra submitted.

Brief amici curiae of Injured Crewmembers filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

Amicus brief of Dredging Contractors of America and Council for Dredging & Marine Construction Safety submitted.

Amicus brief of American Maritime Association, Inc. submitted.

Brief amicus curiae of The American Waterways Operators filed.

Brief amicus curiae of International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Waterways Council, Inc. filed.

Brief amici curiae of The Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association, Inc. and Offshore Marine Service Association filed.

Brief amici curiae of Fishing Vessels' Reserve, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Maritime Association, Inc. filed.

Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and International Group of P&I Clubs filed.

Brief amici curiae of At-Sea Processors Association, et al. filed.

Amicus brief of At-Sea Processors Association, Pacific Seafood Processors Association, Groundfish Forum, National Fisheries Institute, Freezer Longline Coalition, and Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers submitted.

Amicus brief of FISHING VESSELS’ RESERVE, UNITED MARINE FUND, UNITED RESERVE FUND, WEST COAST MARINE FUND, PACIFIC MARINE FUND, AND AMERICAN MARINE FUND submitted.

Amicus brief of International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) submitted.

Amicus brief of The American Waterways Operators submitted.

Amicus brief of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and International Group of P&I Clubs submitted.

Amicus brief of Waterways Council, Inc. submitted.

Amicus brief of The Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association, Inc. and Offshore Marine Service Association submitted.

Amicus brief of The Inland River Harbor and Fleeting Coalition submitted.

Brief amici curiae of Alaskan Leader Fisheris LLC, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Alaskan Leader Fisheries LLC, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of The Inland River Harbor and Fleeting Coalition filed.

Amicus brief of Alaskan Leader Fisheris LLC, Coastal Marine Fund, Fishermen's Finest, Inc., Global Seas LLC, Golden Alaska Seafoods, LLC, North Star Fishing Company LLC, North Star Insurance Services, LLC, Ocean Peace, Inc. O'Hara Corporation, Trident Seafoods Corporation, United Catcher Boats Association, and United States Seafoods, LLC submitted.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 25, 2019

Amicus brief of Dredging Contractors of America and Council for Dredging & Marine Construction Safety submitted.

Brief amici curiae of Dredging Contractors of America and Council for Dredging & Marine Construction Safety filed.

Amicus brief of Dredging Contractors of America and Council for Dredging & Marine Construction Safety not accepted for filing. (Partial submission.)

Brief of petitioner The Dutra Group filed.

Amicus brief of Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc. submitted.

Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc. filed.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.

Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Christopher Batterton.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner The Dutra Group.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.

Reply of petitioner The Dutra Group filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.

Brief of respondent Christopher Batterton in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 31, 2018.

Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Christopher Batterton.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, The Dutra Group.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 1, 2018)

Application (17A1354) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until August 30, 2018.

Application (17A1354) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 31, 2018 to August 30, 2018, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Parties

The Dutra Group, Petitioner, represented by Seth P. Waxman

Christopher Batterton, Respondent, represented by Preston Easley

Amici Curiae

American Association for Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey Robert White

Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Kenneth G. Engerrand

At-Sea Processors Association, Pacific Seafood Processors Association, Groundfish Forum, National Fisheries Institute, Freezer Longline Coalition, and Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Evan Mark Tager

Claimant Seeking Recovery For Wrongful Death Of Crewmember, Amicus Curiae, represented by Erin Glenn Busby

Dredging Contractors of America and Council for Dredging & Marine Construction Safety, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Paul Doyle Sr.

Maritime Law Association of the United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Molly Joan Henry

Sailors' Union of the Pacific, Amicus Curiae, represented by John R. Hillsman

The Inland River Harbor and Fleeting Coalition, Amicus Curiae, represented by Neal Wayne Settergren

 
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