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Salinas v. United States Railroad Retirement Board

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-199 5th Cir. Nov 2, 2020 Feb 3, 2021 5-4 Sotomayor OT 2020

Holding: The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board"s refusal to reopen a former railroad worker's prior benefits determination is subject to judicial review.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor on February 3, 2021. Justice Thomas filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Alito, Gorsuch and Barrett joined.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/17/2019Application (18A1192) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 16, 2019 to September 14, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.
05/20/2019Application (18A1192) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 15, 2019.
08/15/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 16, 2019)
09/10/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 16, 2019 to October 16, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
09/11/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 16, 2019.
10/03/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 16, 2019 to November 15, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
10/03/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 15, 2019.
11/08/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 15, 2019 to December 9, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
11/12/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 9, 2019.
12/09/2019Brief of respondent United States Railroad Retirement Board in opposition filed.
12/16/2019Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under Rule 15.5 filed.
12/18/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
01/10/2020Petition GRANTED.
02/12/2020Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
02/12/2020Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Manfredo Salinas.
02/19/2020Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including April 1, 2020. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 8, 2020.
02/24/2020Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
03/31/2020Brief of petitioner Manfredo Salinas filed.
06/08/2020Brief of respondent United States Railroad Retirement Board filed.
07/08/2020Reply of petitioner Manfredo Salinas filed.
08/19/2020SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 2, 2020.
08/31/2020Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit.
09/01/2020The record from the U.S.C.A. is electronic and located on Pacer.
09/02/2020CIRCULATED
09/11/2020Record received from the United States of America Railroad Retirement Board. The record is electronically filed.
11/02/2020Argued. For petitioner: Sarah M. Harris, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Austin Raynor, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
02/03/2021Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., Breyer, Kagan, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett, JJ., joined.
03/08/2021JUDGMENT ISSUED.