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Joslyn Manufacturing Co. v. Valbruna Slater Steel Corp.

Petition for certiorari denied on May 26, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-917 7th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act's six-year statute of limitations for "remedial" work is triggered, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit held below, only when the construction of a permanent solution for environmental contamination meets a threshold level of comprehensiveness.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/25/2019Application (19A600) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 5, 2019 to January 20, 2020, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
11/27/2019Application (19A600) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until January 20, 2020.
01/21/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 21, 2020)
02/12/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 21, 2020 to March 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
02/14/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 23, 2020.
03/13/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 23, 2020 to April 6, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
03/16/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 6, 2020.
04/05/2020Brief of respondents Valbruna Slater Steel Corp. and Fort Wayne Steel Corp. in opposition filed.
04/09/2020Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from April 22, 2020 to no earlier than April 30, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
04/10/2020Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari granted. The petition will be distributed on the next distribution date after April 30, 2020, which is May 5, 2020.
05/04/2020Reply of petitioners Joslyn Manufacturing Co., LLC and Joslyn Corp. filed. (Distributed)
05/05/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2020.
05/26/2020Petition DENIED.