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Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-365 2nd Cir. Oct 15, 2024 Apr 2, 2025 5-4 Barrett OT 2024

Holding: Under civil RICO a plaintiff may seek treble damages for business or property loss even if the loss resulted from a personal injury.

Judgment: Affirmed and remanded, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Barrett on April 2, 2025. Justice Jackson filed a concurring opinion. Justice Thomas filed a dissenting opinion. Justice Kavanaugh filed a dissenting opinion, in which Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito joined.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/03/2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 6, 2023)
11/06/2023Brief amici curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
11/07/2023Waiver of right of respondent Douglas Horn, et al. to respond filed.
11/14/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
11/16/2023Response Requested. (Due December 18, 2023)
12/01/2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 18, 2023 to January 17, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
12/07/2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 17, 2024.
01/09/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 17, 2024 to February 16, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
01/16/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 16, 2024.
02/13/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 16, 2024 to March 18, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
02/15/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 18, 2024.
03/18/2024Brief of respondent Douglas Horn in opposition filed.
04/03/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024.
04/03/2024Reply of petitioners Medical Marijuana, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
04/22/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2024.
04/29/2024Petition GRANTED.
05/07/2024Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
05/13/2024Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including July 9, 2024. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 28, 2024.
07/09/2024Brief of petitioners Medical Marijuana, Inc., et al. filed.
07/09/2024Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
07/11/2024Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
07/16/2024Brief amicus curiae of U.S. Hemp Roundtable, Inc. filed.
07/16/2024Brief amici curiae of DRI Center for Law & Public Policy and Atlantic Legal Foundation filed.
07/16/2024Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
07/26/2024SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
07/26/2024Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
08/01/2024Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and available with the Clerk.
08/08/2024CIRCULATED
08/23/2024Brief amicus curiae of Thomas Fuller Ogden filed. (Distributed)
08/28/2024Brief of respondent Douglas Horn filed. (Distributed)
09/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. (Distributed)
09/04/2024Brief amicus curiae of Human Trafficking Legal Center filed. (Distributed)
09/24/2024Reply of petitioners Medical Marijuana, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
10/15/2024Argued. For petitioners: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Easha Anand, Stanford, Cal.
04/02/2025Judgment is affirmed and case remanded. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Jackson, J., filed a concurring opinion. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Kavanaugh, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, J., joined.