Cunningham v. McGuire
Petition for certiorari denied on January 13, 2020
Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is among the counsel to the petitioner in this case.
Issue: Whether Section 3730(b)(5) of the False Claims Act is a jurisdictional provision that permits
courts to consider all the “facts underlying the pending action” to determine its application.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Aug 16 2019 | Application (19A189) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 29, 2019 to September 27, 2019, submitted to Justice Breyer. |
| Aug 20 2019 | Application (19A189) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until September 27, 2019. |
| Sep 12 2019 | Application (19A189) to extend further the time from September 27, 2019 to October 25, 2019, submitted to Justice Breyer. |
| Sep 13 2019 | Application (19A189) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until October 25, 2019. |
| Oct 25 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 5, 2019) |
| Dec 05 2019 | Brief of respondent Mark McGuire in opposition filed. |
| Dec 23 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020. |
| Dec 23 2019 | Reply of petitioners Estate of Robert Cunningham, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 13 2020 | Petition DENIED. |
