No. 20-1432

United States v. Maine Community Health Options, et al.

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2021-04-13
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: affordable-care-act appropriations cost-sharing-reduction cost-sharing-reductions government-liability implied-damages implied-right-of-action premium-tax-credits statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-06-17
Related Cases: 20-1162 (Vide)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the court of appeals erred in concluding that Congress intended to afford insurers an implied money damages remedy as compensation for CSR payments that were not made because Congress declined to appropriate funds to pay them and that could generally be offset under other ACA provisions that insurers invoked to obtain a recovery.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court of appeals erred in concluding that Congress intended to afford insurers an implied money-damages remedy as compensation for CSR payments that were not made because Congress declined to appropriate funds to pay them and that could generally be offset under other ACA provisions that insurers invoked to obtain a recovery

Docket Entries

2021-06-21
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
2021-06-01
Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
2021-05-17
Brief of respondents Maine Community Health Options, et al. in opposition filed.
2021-05-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 17, 2021.
2021-05-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 13, 2021 to May 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-04-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 13, 2021)

Attorneys

Maine Community Health Options, et al.
Paul D. ClementKirkland & Ellis LLP, Respondent
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Petitioner