Azar v. Garza
Petition for a writ of certiorari granted, en banc order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated and case remanded to the court of appeals with instructions to direct the district court to dismiss the relevant individual claim for injunctive relief as moot on June 4, 2018
| Docket No. | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-654 | Not Argued | Jun 4, 2018 | n/a | Per Curiam | OT 2017 |
Holding: The litigation over Jane Doe"s temporary restraining order allowing her to obtain an abortion despite the policy of the Office of Refugee Resettlement falls squarely within established practice to reverse or vacate the judgment below and remand with a direction to dismiss when a civil case from a court in the federal system has become moot while on its way to the Supreme Court.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
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- Justices decline to weigh in on constitutionality of death penalty (Amy Howe, March 19, 2018)
- OT2017 #11: "Numbing Effect" (First Mondays, January 15, 2018)
- OT2017 #10: "Under the Heat Lamp" (First Mondays, January 8, 2018)
- OT2017 #9: "Peak SG" (First Mondays, December 11, 2017)
- Government seeks to vacate D.C. Circuit abortion ruling, asks for disciplinary action against lawyers (Amy Howe, November 3, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 11/03/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 4, 2017) |
| 11/03/2017 | Motion to lodge non-record material under seal filed by petitioners. |
| 11/08/2017 | Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2017. |
| 11/17/2017 | Response to Motion Requested. (Due December 18, 2017) |
| 11/30/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Legal Center for Defense of Life filed. |
| 12/04/2017 | Brief amici curiae of The States of Texas, et al. filed. |
| 12/04/2017 | Brief of respondent Rochelle Garza, as Guardian ad Litem to Unaccompanied Minor J.D. in opposition filed. |
| 12/18/2017 | Motion to lodge non-record material under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by petitioners. |
| 12/18/2017 | Letter in response to the motion to lodge non-record material under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by respondent. |
| 12/19/2017 | Reply of petitioners Eric D. Hargan, et al. filed. |
| 12/20/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018. |
| 01/04/2018 | Rescheduled. |
| 01/08/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018. |
| 01/11/2018 | Letter of January 11, 2018 from counsel for respondent received. (Distributed) |
| 01/16/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2018. |
| 01/18/2018 | Letter of January 18, 2018, from counsel for the petitioners received. (Distributed) |
| 02/05/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018. |
| 02/20/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2018. |
| 02/26/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/2/2018. |
| 02/26/2018 | Record Requested. |
| 02/26/2018 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the District of Columbia. The record is electronic and available on PACER. SEALED materials transmitted separately. |
| 02/26/2018 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the D.C. Circuit. The record is electronic and available on PACER. SEALED materials transmitted separately. |
| 03/12/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/16/2018. |
| 03/19/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/23/2018. |
| 03/26/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2018. |
| 04/02/2018 | Letter of respondent Rochelle Garza, as Guardian ad Litem to Unaccompanied Minor J.D. filed. |
| 04/09/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018. |
| 04/16/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018. |
| 04/23/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018. |
| 05/07/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018. |
| 05/14/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/17/2018. |
| 05/21/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/24/2018. |
| 05/29/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/31/2018. |
| 06/04/2018 | Motion to lodge non-record material under seal with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED. |
| 06/04/2018 | The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The en banc order of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is vacated and the case is remanded to that court with instructions to direct the District Court to dismiss the relevant individual claim for injunctive relief as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion) |
| 07/06/2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |