Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a district court's usurpation of the Attorney General's power to appoint a private attorney to represent the interests of the United States—over the United States' objection—is subject to harmless error review
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Title 28, section 516, of the United States Code, vests the authority to litigate on behalf of the United States in the Department of Justice, under the supervision of the Attorney General. In turn, section 543 vests the Attorney General with the power to appoint attorneys to assist United States attorneys in the conduct of the litigation. The question presented is whether a district court’s usurpation of the Attorney General’s power to appoint a private attorney to represent the interests of the United States—over the United States’ objection—is subject to harmless error review.
2019-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-06
Reply of petitioner Maritime Life Caribbean Limited filed.
2019-11-22
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2019-10-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 22, 2019.
2019-10-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 23, 2019 to November 22, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-09-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 23, 2019.
2019-09-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 23, 2019 to October 23, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-08-23
Response Requested. (Due September 23, 2019)
2019-07-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-07-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 12, 2019)