TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
20-297	9th Cir.	Mar 30, 2021	Jun 25, 2021	5-4	Kavanaugh	OT 2020

Holding: Only a plaintiff concretely harmed by a defendant"s violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act has Article III standing to seek damages against that private defendant in federal court.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Kavanaugh on June 25, 2021. Justice Thomas filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan joined. Justice Kagan filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Breyer and Sotomayor joined.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/02/2020	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 8, 2020)
09/30/2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 8, 2020 to November 6, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
10/02/2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 6, 2020.
10/08/2020	Brief amicus curiae of Consumer Data Industry Association filed.
10/08/2020	Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
11/06/2020	Brief of respondent Sergio L. Ramirez in opposition filed.
11/24/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
11/24/2020	Reply of petitioner TransUnion LLC filed. (Distributed)
12/16/2020	Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
12/23/2020	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Sergio L. Ramirez
12/23/2020	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, TransUnion LLC
02/01/2021	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.
02/01/2021	Brief of petitioner TransUnion LLC filed.
02/01/2021	Joint appendix (Volumes I, II, & III) filed. (Statement of cost filed).
02/04/2021	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
02/04/2021	Record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer.
02/08/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Retail Litigation Center, Inc. filed.
02/08/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Consumer Data Industry Association filed.
02/08/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
02/08/2021	Brief amici curiae of eBay Inc., et al. filed.
02/08/2021	Brief amici curiae of The Home Depot, Inc. et al. filed.
02/08/2021	Brief amici curiae of National Association of Manufacturers, et al. filed.
02/08/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Professional Background Screening Association filed.
02/08/2021	Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
02/08/2021	Brief amicus curiae of National Consumer Reporting Association, Inc. filed.
02/08/2021	Brief amicus curiae of The Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed.
02/08/2021	Brief amicus curiae of ACA International filed.
02/08/2021	Brief amicus curiae of the United States in support of neither party filed.
02/22/2021	CIRCULATED.
03/03/2021	Brief of Sergio L. Ramirez not accepted for filing. (March 05, 2021)(Dupilicate submission)
03/03/2021	Brief of respondent Sergio L. Ramirez filed. (Distributed)
03/05/2021	Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
03/08/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center filed. (Distributed)
03/09/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Public Justice filed. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Consumer Advocates filed. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation filed. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars filed. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amici curiae of Complex Litigation Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amici curiae of Impact Fund, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., and 24 Civil Rights Organizations filed. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amicus curiae of Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amici curiae of National Consumer Law Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen and Public Citizen Foundation filed. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amicus curiae of The Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws filed. (Distributed)
03/10/2021	Brief amici curiae of UC Berkeley Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice, et al. filed. (Distributed)
03/19/2021	Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
03/19/2021	Reply of petitioner TransUnion LLC filed. (Distributed)
03/30/2021	Argued. For petitioner: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. For United States, as amicus curiae: Nicole F. Reaves, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Samuel Issacharoff, New York, N. Y.
06/25/2021	Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20-297_4g25.pdf'>opinion</a> of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer and Sotomayor, JJ., joined.
07/27/2021	JUDGMENT ISSUED.