Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon
| Docket No. | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-254 | Mar 22, 2017 | Apr 23, 2025 | 8-0 | Alito | OT 2016 |
Holding: The Hague Service Convention does not prohibit service of process by mail.
Judgment: Vacated and remanded, 8-0, in an opinion by Justice Alito on April 23, 2025. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Opinion analysis: Court offers clear statement of black letter law on international service by mail (Charlotte Garden, May 23, 2017)
- Argument analysis: The court dives into Water Splash (Charlotte Garden, March 23, 2017)
- Argument preview: Legal interpretation in an unconventional context (Charlotte Garden, March 15, 2017)
- Court adds new cases to merits docket (Amy Howe, December 2, 2016)
- Petition of the day (Kate Howard, October 15, 2016)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 08/25/2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 28, 2016) |
| 08/31/2016 | Waiver of right of respondent Tara Menon to respond filed. |
| 09/14/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 7, 2016. |
| 09/22/2016 | Response Requested . (Due October 24, 2016) |
| 10/13/2016 | Brief of respondent Tara Menon in opposition filed. |
| 10/25/2016 | Reply of petitioner Water Splash, Inc. filed. |
| 11/02/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 22, 2016. |
| 11/28/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 2, 2016. |
| 12/02/2016 | Petition GRANTED. |
| 01/17/2017 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| 01/17/2017 | Brief of petitioner Water Splash, Inc. filed. |
| 01/24/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| 02/03/2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 |
| 02/03/2017 | Record requested from the Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District. |
| 02/14/2017 | Brief of respondent Tara Menon filed. |
| 02/14/2017 | Motion for divided argument filed by petitioner Water Splash, Inc. |
| 02/21/2017 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| 02/22/2017 | Record received from the Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District. The record is electronic. |
| 02/22/2017 | CIRCULATED. |
| 03/06/2017 | Motion for divided argument filed by petitioner DENIED. |
| 03/06/2017 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| 03/13/2017 | Reply of petitioner Water Splash, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| 03/22/2017 | Argued. For petitioner: Jeremy Gaston, Houston, Tex.; and Elaine J. Goldenberg, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Timothy A. Hootman, Houston, Tex. |
| 05/22/2017 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Gorsuch, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
| 06/26/2017 | MANDATE ISSUED. |
| 06/26/2017 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |