No. 23-1127

Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States, ex rel. Todd Heath

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-04-17
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (11)Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-agency administrative-corporation circuit-conflict circuit-split e-rate-program false-claims-act government-funding telecommunications-act telecommunications-act-of-1996
Latest Conference: 2024-06-13 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether reimbursement requests submitted to the E-rate program are "claims" under the False Claims Act.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether reimbursement requests submitted to the E-rate program are 'claims' under the False Claims Act

Docket Entries

2025-03-25
Judgment Issued.
2025-02-21
Judgment is AFFIRMED and case REMANDED. Kagan J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Kavanaugh, J., joined, and in which Alito, J., joined as to Part I. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined.
2024-11-04
Argued. For petitioner: Allyson N. Ho, Dallas, Tex. For respondent: Tejinder Singh, Washington, D. C.; and Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
2024-10-24
2024-10-15
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
2024-10-01
Brief amici curiae of Professors of Law and Computer Science filed. (Distributed)
2024-10-01
2024-10-01
Brief amici curiae of Southern Education Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-10-01
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
2024-10-01
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
2024-10-01
CIRCULATED
2024-09-24
2024-08-20
2024-08-20
Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
2024-08-20
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Responsibility filed.
2024-08-20
Brief amici curiae of USTelecom – The Broadband Association and CTIA – The Wireless Association filed.
2024-08-20
Amicus brief of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America submitted.
2024-08-20
Amicus brief of DRI–Center for Law and Public Policy submitted.
2024-08-20
Amicus brief of Center for Constitutional Responsibility submitted.
2024-08-15
Amicus brief of Washington Legal Foundation submitted.
2024-08-15
2024-08-14
Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and available with the Clerk.
2024-08-13
2024-08-13
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
2024-08-13
Joint Appendix submitted.
2024-08-13
Brief of Wisconsin Bell, Inc. submitted.
2024-08-12
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
2024-08-12
Brief of petitioner Wisconsin Bell, Inc. filed.
2024-08-08
Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and available with the Clerk.
2024-08-06
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
2024-07-26
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 4, 2024.
2024-07-18
Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 13, 2024. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 24, 2024.
2024-07-15
Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
2024-07-15
Motion of Wisconsin Bell, Inc. for an extension of time submitted.
2024-06-17
Petition GRANTED.
2024-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
2024-05-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
2024-05-20
Letter of petitioner Wisconsin Bell, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2024-05-20
2024-05-16
Brief amici curiae of USTelecom – The Broadband Association and CTIA – The Wireless Association filed.
2024-05-10
2024-05-01
2024-04-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 17, 2024)

Attorneys

Anti-Fraud Coalition
Chandra NaporaMorgan Verkamp LLC, Amicus
Center for Constitutional Responsibility
Steven Paul LehotskyLehotsky Keller Cohn LLP, Amicus
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
John Patrick ElwoodArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Amicus
DRI–Center for Law and Public Policy
Mary MassaronPlunkett & Cooney, P.C., Amicus
Professors of Law and Computer Science
Michael Dallas LiebermanFairmark Partners LLP, Amicus
Southern Education Foundation
Meredith Rosamond Aska McBrideGoldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP, Amicus
Todd Heath
David J. ChizewerGoldberg Kohn Ltd., Respondent
Tejinder SinghSparacino PLLC, Respondent
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Amicus
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Amicus
USTelecom – The Broadband Association and CTIA – The Wireless Association
Scott H. AngstreichKellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Amicus
Washington Legal Foundation
John Mercer Masslon IIWashington Legal Foundation, Amicus
Wisconsin Bell, Inc.
Helgi C. WalkerGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Petitioner
Allyson HoGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Petitioner