AER Advisors Inc. v. Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC
Petition for certiorari denied on February 24, 2020
Issue: Whether the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. " 5318(g)(3)(A), confers (a) absolute immunity for any disclosure or (b) immunity only if the disclosure is an objectively "possible criminal violation," is made in good faith, or is not fraudulent; and (2) whether in a diversity case, the transferee court, which is receiving jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. " 1404(a) (i.e., only because of witness convenience), must apply the law of the transferor court (including federal law allowing for an immunity defense), or the law of its own court.
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- Petitions of the week (Andrew Hamm, October 24, 2019)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 07/03/2019 | Application (19A35) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 16, 2019 to September 13, 2019, submitted to Justice Breyer. |
| 07/08/2019 | Application (19A35) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until September 13, 2019. |
| 09/13/2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 17, 2019) |
| 10/30/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019. |
| 11/06/2019 | Response Requested. (Due December 6, 2019) |
| 11/19/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 6, 2019 to January 6, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 11/20/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 6, 2020. |
| 01/06/2020 | Brief of respondent Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC in opposition filed. |
| 01/21/2020 | Reply of petitioners AER Advisors Inc., et al. filed. |
| 01/22/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020. |
| 02/24/2020 | Petition DENIED. |