U.S. ex rel. Sheldon v. Allergan Sales, LLC
Petition for certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit for further consideration in light of United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu, Inc. on June 30, 2023.
Issue: Whether and when a defendant"s contemporaneous subjective understanding or beliefs about the lawfulness of its conduct are relevant to whether it "knowingly" violated the False Claims Act.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 12/22/2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 26, 2023) |
| 01/18/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 26, 2023 to March 10, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 01/19/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 10, 2023. |
| 03/10/2023 | Brief of respondent Allergan Sales, LLC in opposition filed. |
| 03/27/2023 | Reply of petitioner United States, ex rel. Deborah Sheldon filed. (Distributed) |
| 03/29/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2023. |
| 06/05/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023. |
| 06/12/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/15/2023. |
| 06/20/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023. |
| 06/29/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2023. |
| 06/30/2023 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of <i>United States ex rel. Schutte</i> v. <i>Supervalu Inc.</i>, 598 U. S. ___ (2023). Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| 08/01/2023 | Judgment issued. |