Planned Parenthood Center for Choice v. Abbott
Petition for certiorari granted, judgment vacated and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit with instructions to dismiss the case as moot, on January 25, 2021
Issue: Whether, pursuant to United States v. Munsingwear Inc., the Supreme Court should vacate the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit's judgments granting writs of mandamus.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Sep 03 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 9, 2020) |
| Sep 21 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 9, 2020 to November 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Sep 22 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 9, 2020. |
| Oct 09 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Constitutional and Health Law Scholars filed. |
| Nov 09 2020 | Brief of respondents Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Nov 13 2020 | Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from November 24, 2020 to December 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Nov 13 2020 | Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until December 9, 2020 granted. |
| Dec 08 2020 | Reply of petitioners Planned Parenthood Center for Choice, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 09 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
| Jan 11 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021. |
| Jan 19 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021. |
| Jan 22 2021 | Supplemental brief of respondents Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, et al. filed. (Received January 27, 2021) |
| Jan 25 2021 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED with instructions to dismiss the case as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). |
| Jan 27 2021 | Letter dated January 22, 2021 from counsel for petitioner received. |
| Feb 26 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
