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United Parcel Service Inc. v. New York

Petition for certiorari denied on October 5, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-1306 2nd Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: (1) Whether multiple shipments from different shippers may be aggregated to satisfy the 10,000-cigarette threshold of the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act, which prohibits the knowing transportation of "a quantity" of more than 10,000 untaxed cigarettes in the "possession" of unauthorized persons; and (2) whether substantial compliance is a prerequisite to the statutory exemption of the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009, which exempts the United Parcel Service by name if its tobacco-delivery agreement with New York is "honored" nationwide.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/12/2020Application (19A901) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 18, 2020 to May 17, 2020, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
02/13/2020Application (19A901) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until May 17, 2020.
05/15/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 19, 2020)
06/10/2020Motion of the State of New York to extend the time to file a response from June 19, 2020 to July 20, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
06/10/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 19, 2020 to July 20, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
06/11/2020Motion of the City of New York to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 20, 2020.
06/11/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 20, 2020, for all respondents.
07/09/2020Motion of respondent City of New York to extend the time to file a response from July 20, 2020 to August 3, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
07/09/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 3, 2020, for all respondents.
08/03/2020Brief of respondents State of New York et al. in opposition filed.
08/03/2020Brief of respondent The City of New York in opposition filed.
08/18/2020Reply of petitioner United Parcel Service, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
08/19/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
10/05/2020Petition DENIED.