Walburg v. Nack
Petition for certiorari denied on March 24, 2014
Issue: Whether the Hobbs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2342(1),
prohibits a defendant from raising the invalidity of an
Federal Communications Commission regulation when that regulation forms the basis of
a class action brought by a private party seeking
crippling monetary damages.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Oct 15 2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2013) |
| Nov 14 2013 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Law Professors A. Christopher Bryant, and Dru Stevenson. |
| Nov 15 2013 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, et al. |
| Nov 18 2013 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Anda, Inc. |
| Nov 18 2013 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Douglas Paul Walburg filed. |
| Dec 4 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 10, 2014. |
| Dec 16 2013 | Response Requested . (Due January 15, 2014) |
| Jan 10 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 12, 2014. |
| Feb 12 2014 | Brief of respondent Michael R. Nack in opposition filed. |
| Feb 25 2014 | Reply of petitioner Douglas Paul Walburg filed. |
| Feb 26 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 21, 2014. |
| Mar 24 2014 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Law Professors A. Christopher Bryant, and Dru Stevenson GRANTED. |
| Mar 24 2014 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, et al.
GRANTED. |
| Mar 24 2014 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Anda, Inc. GRANTED. |
| Mar 24 2014 | Petition DENIED. |
