No. 23-154
Frank Kendall, Secretary of the Air Force, et al. v. Hunter Doster, et al.
Relisted (3)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: civil-rights covid-19-mandate due-process military military-vaccination mootness mootness-doctrine munsingwear-doctrine preliminary-injunction religious-exemption standing vacatur
Latest Conference:
2023-12-08
(distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether, pursuant to United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U.S. 36 (1950), this Court should vacate the court of appeals' judgment and remand with instructions to direct the district court to vacate its orders granting preliminary injunctions as moot.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether, pursuant to United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U.S. 36 (1950), this Court should vacate the court of appeals' judgment and remand with instructions to direct the district court to vacate its orders granting preliminary injunctions as moot
Docket Entries
2024-01-12
Judgment issued.
2023-12-11
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED with instructions to direct the District Court to vacate as moot its preliminary injunctions. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). Justice Jackson, dissenting: In my view, the party seeking vacatur has not established equitable entitlement to that remedy. See Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, 601 U. S. ___ (2023) (Jackson, J., concurring in the judgment).
2023-12-01
Rescheduled.
2023-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
2023-11-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
2023-11-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
2023-11-01
Reply of petitioners Frank Kendall III, Secretary of the Air Force, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2023-10-18
Brief of respondents Hunter Doster, et al. in opposition filed.
2023-08-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 18, 2023, for all respondents.
2023-08-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 18, 2023 to October 18, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-08-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2023)
2023-07-07
Application (23A8) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until August 16, 2023.
2023-07-05
Application (23A8) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 16, 2023 to August 16, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Attorneys
Frank Kendall III, Secretary of the Air Force, et al.
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Petitioner
Hunter Doster, et al.
Thomas B. Bruns — Bruns, Connell, Vollmar & Armstrong, LLC, Respondent