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Cunningham v. McGuire

Petition for certiorari denied on January 13, 2020

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
19-583	1st Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2019

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.

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Petitions of the week (Andrew Hamm, December 5, 2019)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/16/2019	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.
08/20/2019	Application (19A189) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until September 27, 2019.
09/12/2019	Application (19A189) to extend further the time from September 27, 2019 to October 25, 2019, submitted to Justice Breyer.
09/13/2019	Application (19A189) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until October 25, 2019.
10/25/2019	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 5, 2019)
12/05/2019	Brief of respondent Mark McGuire in opposition filed.
12/23/2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
12/23/2019	Reply of petitioners Estate of Robert Cunningham, et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/13/2020	Petition DENIED.