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Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-846 3rd Cir. Nov 6, 2023
Feb 8, 2024 9-0 Gorsuch OT 2023

Holding: A consumer may sue a federal agency under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681n and 1681o for defying the terms of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Judgment: Affirmed, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Gorsuch on February 8, 2024.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jan 17 2023Application (22A642) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 1, 2023 to March 3, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito.
Jan 17 2023Application (22A642) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 3, 2023.
Mar 03 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 6, 2023)
Mar 21 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 6, 2023 to May 8, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 22 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 8, 2023.
May 02 2023Brief of respondent Reginald Kirtz in opposition filed.
May 16 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023.
May 16 2023Reply of petitioner Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service filed. (Distributed)
Jun 05 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023.
Jun 12 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/15/2023.
Jun 20 2023Petition GRANTED.
Jun 27 2023Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service.
Jun 27 2023Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Jul 10 2023Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 15, 2023. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 25, 2023.
Aug 15 2023Brief of petitioner Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service filed.
Aug 21 2023Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Sep 06 2023SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 6, 2023.
Sep 07 2023Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Sep 15 2023Complete record on appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit received electronically and available with the Clerk.
Sep 18 2023CIRCULATED
Sep 25 2023Brief of respondent Reginald Kirtz filed. (Distributed)
Oct 02 2023Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
Oct 02 2023Brief amici curiae of National Consumer Law Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 25 2023Reply of petitioner Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service filed. (Distributed)
Nov 06 2023Argued. For petitioner: Benjamin W. Snyder, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Nandan M. Joshi, Washington, D. C.
Feb 08 2024Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Mar 11 2024Judgment issued.
Aug 19 2024Record returned to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.