No. 18-1334

Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC, et al.

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2019-04-24
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: appointments-clause article-iv constitutional-law exceptional-importance federal-government-structure federal-officers financial-oversight-and-management-board merits-review oversight-board puerto-rico separation-of-powers supreme-court territorial-government
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-06-20
Related Cases: 18-1475 (Vide) 18-1496 (Vide) 18-1514 (Vide) 18-1521 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Appointments Clause governs the appointment of members of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Appointments Clause governs the appointment of members of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico.

Docket Entries

2020-07-06
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2019-08-29
U.S.D.C. District of Puerto Rico record is located on pacer. Confidential filings received in electronic format.
2019-08-26
The record from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit is located on PACER, with the exception of the appendix which was received electronically.
2019-08-19
Brief amicus curiae of Anthony Michael Sabino filed (in 18-1334). (Distributed)
2019-08-16
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 1st Circuit.
2019-08-01
CIRCULATED
2019-07-26
Blanket Consent filed by Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority
2019-07-23
Blanket Consent filed by Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of All Title III Debtors (other than COFINA).
2019-07-19
Blanket Consent filed by Aurelius Investment, LLC, Aurelius Opportunities Fund, LLC, Lex Claims, LLC, Assured Guaranty Corp., and Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
2019-07-19
Blanket Consent filed by The Official Committee of Retired Employees of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
2019-07-18
Blanket Consent filed by Unión de Trabajadores de la Industria Eléctrica y Riego, Inc. (“UTIER”).
2019-07-18
Blanket Consent filed by United States.
2019-07-17
Letter of COFINA Senior Bondholders’ Coalition filed.
2019-07-17
Blanket Consent filed by Finanical Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico.
2019-07-17
Blanket Consent filed by COFINA Senior Bondholders’ Coalition.
2019-06-20
Petition GRANTED. The petitions for writs of certiorari in Nos. 18-1334, 18-1475, 18-1496, 18-1514 and 18-1521 are granted. The cases are consolidated, and will be set for argument in the second week of the October 2019 argument session. Parties challenging the First Circuit’s ruling on the Appointments Clause issue shall file an opening brief on that issue on or before Thursday, July 25, 2019. The briefs are to bear a light blue cover and are limited to 15,000 words. Parties supporting the First Circuit’s ruling on the Appointments Clause issue and challenging the ruling on the de facto officer doctrine issue shall file a consolidated opening brief on or before Thursday, August 22, 2019. The briefs are to bear a light red cover and are limited to 20,000 words. Parties challenging the First Circuit’s ruling on the Appointments Clause issue and supporting the ruling on the de facto officer doctrine issue shall file a consolidated opening brief and reply on or before Thursday, September 19, 2019. The briefs are to bear a yellow cover and are limited to 13,000 words. Parties challenging the First Circuit’s ruling on the de facto officer doctrine issue shall file with the Clerk and serve upon counsel a reply brief limited to that issue on or before 2 p.m., Tuesday, October 8, 2019. The briefs are to bear a tan cover and are limited to 6,000 words. Amicus curiae briefs challenging the First Circuit’s ruling on the Appointments Clause issue and/or supporting the ruling on the de facto officer doctrine issue are to be filed on or before Thursday, August 1, 2019. The briefs are to bear a light green cover and are limited to 9,000 words. Amicus curiae briefs supporting the First Circuit’s ruling on the Appointments Clause issue and/or challenging the ruling on the de facto officer doctrine issue are to be filed on or before Thursday, August 29, 2019. The briefs are to bear a dark green cover and are limited to 9,000 words. An amicus curiae shall file only a single brief.
2019-06-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
2019-06-11
Letter of June 11, 2019 from respondents Unión de Trabajadores de la Industria Eléctrica y Riego, Inc. (“UTIER”) filed.
2019-06-10
Letter of June 10, 2019 from counsel for the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico filed.
2019-05-30
Corporate Disclosure Statement filed with respect to brief in opposition of respondents Union de Trabajadores de la Industria Electrica y Riego, Inc. (UTIER).
2019-05-24
Brief of respondents Unión de Trabajadores de la Industria Eléctrica y Riego, Inc. (“UTIER”) in opposition filed.
2019-05-24
Response to petition from respondents Aurelius Investment, LLC, et al. filed.
2019-05-24
Letter of Solicitor General received.
2019-04-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 24, 2019)

Attorneys

Alan Mygatt-Tauber
Alan Michael Mygatt-TauberLaw Office of Alan Mygatt-Tauber, Amicus
Alan Michael Mygatt-TauberLaw Office of Alan Mygatt-Tauber, Amicus
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation and the ACLU of Puerto Rico
Adriel I. Cepeda DerieuxAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Amicus
Adriel I. Cepeda DerieuxAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Amicus
Anthony Michael Sabino
Anthony Michael SabinoSabino & Sabino, P.C., Amicus
Anthony Michael SabinoSabino & Sabino, P.C., Amicus
Aurelius Investment, LLC, Aurelius Opportunities Fund, LLC, Lex Claims, LLC, Assured Guaranty Corp., and Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
Theodore B. OlsonGibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Respondent
Theodore B. OlsonGibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Respondent
Autonomous Municipality of San Juan
Julissa ReynosoWinston & Strawn LLP, Amicus
Julissa ReynosoWinston & Strawn LLP, Amicus
Cato Institute
Ilya ShapiroCato Institute, Amicus
Ilya ShapiroCato Institute, Amicus
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
Ruthanne Mary DeutschDeutsch Hunt, PLLC, Amicus
Ruthanne Mary DeutschDeutsch Hunt, PLLC, Amicus
COFINA Senior Bondholders’ Coalition
Kathleen Marie SullivanQuinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Respondent
Kathleen Marie SullivanQuinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Respondent
DRA Entities
Robert Mark LoebOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Amicus
Robert Mark LoebOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Amicus
Elected Officers of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Jorge Martinez-LucianoML & RE Law Office, Amicus
Jorge Martinez-LucianoML & RE Law Office, Amicus
Equally American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Steven S. RosenthalLoeb & Loeb LLP, Amicus
Steven S. RosenthalLoeb & Loeb LLP, Amicus
Finanical Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Petitioner
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Petitioner
Former Federal and Local Judges
Gregory Jacob DubinskyHolwell Shuster & Goldberg, LLP, Amicus
Gregory Jacob DubinskyHolwell Shuster & Goldberg, LLP, Amicus
Former Governor of Puerto Rico, Anibal Acevedo-Vila
Anibal S. Acevedo-VilaLaw Office Acevedo Vila, Amicus
Anibal S. Acevedo-VilaLaw Office Acevedo Vila, Amicus
Former Governors Sila M. Calderon and Alejandro Garcia Padilla
Jose A. Hernandez-MayoralHernandez Mayoral Law Offices, Amicus
Jose A. Hernandez-MayoralHernandez Mayoral Law Offices, Amicus
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of All Title III Debtors (other than COFINA)
Neal David MollenPaul Hastings LLP, Respondent
Neal David MollenPaul Hastings LLP, Respondent
Pacific Legal Foundation
Daniel Moshe OrtnerPacific Legal Foundation, Amicus
Daniel Moshe OrtnerPacific Legal Foundation, Amicus
Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority
Walter DellingerO'Melveny & Myers LLP, Petitioner
Walter DellingerO'Melveny & Myers LLP, Petitioner
Scholars of Constitutional Law and Legal History
David N. RosenDavid Rosen & Associates PC, Amicus
David N. RosenDavid Rosen & Associates PC, Amicus
Sila M. Calderón, Alejandro García Padilla
Jose A. Hernandez-MayoralHernandez Mayoral Law Offices, Amicus
Jose A. Hernandez-MayoralHernandez Mayoral Law Offices, Amicus
The Official Committee of Retired Employees of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Ian Heath GershengornJenner & Block, Respondent
Ian Heath GershengornJenner & Block, Respondent
Unión de Trabajadores de la Industria Eléctrica y Riego, Inc. (“UTIER”)
Jessica Esther MendezBufete Emmanuelli, C.S.P., Respondent
Jessica Esther MendezBufete Emmanuelli, C.S.P., Respondent
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Virgin Islands Bar Association
John-Russell Bart PateThe Pate Law Firm, Amicus
John-Russell Bart PateThe Pate Law Firm, Amicus
Washington Legal Foundation
Richard A. SampWashington Legal Foundation, Amicus
Richard A. SampWashington Legal Foundation, Amicus