No. 18-311

Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Maura Healey, Attorney General of Massachussetts

Lower Court: Massachusetts
Docketed: 2018-09-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2)Response RequestedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: commerce-clause conflict-among-courts court-compulsion due-process general-jurisdiction investigatory-document-request investigatory-request jurisdiction-basis minimum-contacts nonresident-corporation personal-jurisdiction specific-jurisdiction third-party-contacts unrelated-subject-matter
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation to compel its compliance with an investigatory document request where jurisdiction is based principally on third-party contacts that are unrelated to the subject matter being investigated.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation to compel its compliance with an investigatory document request where jurisdiction is based principally on third-party contacts that are unrelated to the subject matter being investigated

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-12-19
Reply of petitioner Exxon Mobil Corporation filed. (Distributed)
2018-12-04
Brief of respondent Maura Healey, Attorney General of Massachusetts in opposition filed.
2018-11-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 25, 2019.
2018-11-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 28, 2018 to January 25, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-10-29
Response Requested. (Due November 28, 2018)
2018-10-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2018.
2018-10-11
Brief amicus curiae of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.
2018-10-11
Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
2018-09-13
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Exxon Mobil Corporation.
2018-09-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 11, 2018)
2018-05-31
Application (17A1326) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until September 10, 2018.
2018-05-29
Application (17A1326) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 12, 2018 to September 10, 2018, submitted to Justice Breyer.

Attorneys

DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar
Matthew T. NelsonWarner Norcross and Judd LLP, Amicus
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Kannon K. ShanmugamWilliams & Connolly LLP, Petitioner
Maura Healey
Maura T. HealeyMassachusetts Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Maura Healey, Attorney General of Massachusetts
Seth Gardner SchofieldMassachusetts Attorney General's Office, Respondent
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and National Association of Manufacturers
Andrew John PincusMayer Brown LLP, Amicus