No. 23-236

Danco Laboratories, L.L.C. v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-12
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-procedure-act administrative-record agency-deference article-iii-standing circuit-split fda-drug-approval judicial-review national-scope preliminary-injunction
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-12-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an association can demonstrate Article III standing to enjoin a government action

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED In 2000, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Danco’s drug Mifeprex for termination of early pregnancy based on the agency’s expert judgment that clinical data showed the drug to be safe and effective. The agency later modified certain conditions of use for mifepristone in 2016 and 2021, again relying on clinical data and the agency’s expert judgment that the drug would remain safe and effective under the modified conditions of use. In 2022, associations of doctors who have never prescribed Mifeprex sued FDA, arguing that FDA’s actions modifying the drug’s conditions of use in 2016 and 2021 violated the Administrative Procedure Act. The questions presented are: 1. Whether an association can demonstrate Article III standing to enjoin a government action by arguing that some unspecified member may be injured at some future time by the challenged action; and 2. Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in upholding the preliminary injunction of FDA’s 2016 and 2021 actions based on the court’s review of an incomplete administrative record. (i)

Docket Entries

2024-08-22
Record returned to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
2024-07-15
Judgment Issued.
2024-02-14
CIRCULATED
2024-02-13
Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
2024-02-13
Public electronic record on appeal received from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (one DVD) and available with the Clerk.
2024-02-09
Sealed record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and available with the Clerk.
2024-01-31
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
2023-12-13
Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 23-235 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
2023-11-21
2023-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
2023-11-15
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
2023-10-07
Application (23A301) to file consolidated brief in opposition in excess of word limits granted by Justice Alito. The consolidated brief in opposition may not exceed 13,500 words.
2023-10-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 9, 2023.
2023-09-29
Application (23A301) to file consolidated brief in opposition in excess of word limits, submitted to Justice Alito.
2023-09-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 12, 2023 to November 9, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-09-08

Attorneys

257 Members of Congress
Boris BershteynSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Amicus
Boris BershteynSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Amicus
Advancing American Freedom, Inc.
John Marc WheatAdvancing American Freedom, Inc., Amicus
John Marc WheatAdvancing American Freedom, Inc., Amicus
Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, et al.
Erin Morrow HawleyAlliance Defending Freedom, Respondent
Erin Morrow HawleyAlliance Defending Freedom, Respondent
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al.
Shannon Rose SeldenDebevoise & Plimpton LLP, Amicus
Shannon Rose SeldenDebevoise & Plimpton LLP, Amicus
Danco Laboratories, L.L.C.
Jessica Lynn EllsworthHogan Lovells US LLP, Petitioner
Jessica Lynn EllsworthHogan Lovells US LLP, Petitioner
Doctors for America and the Reproductive Health Coalition
Christopher John MortenColumbia Law School, Amicus
Christopher John MortenColumbia Law School, Amicus
Dr. Calum Miller
Kristine Lee BrownAttorney At Law, Amicus
Kristine Lee BrownAttorney At Law, Amicus
Ethics and Public Policy Center
Charles W. FillmoreThe Fillmore Law Firm, LLP, Amicus
Charles W. FillmoreThe Fillmore Law Firm, LLP, Amicus
FDA Law Scholars
Robert Allen Long Jr.Covington & Burling, LLP, Amicus
Robert Allen Long Jr.Covington & Burling, LLP, Amicus
GenBioPro, Inc.
John Patrick ElwoodArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Amicus
John Patrick ElwoodArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Amicus
Life Legal Defense Foundation
Catherine Wynne ShortLife Legal Defense Foundation, Amicus
Catherine Wynne ShortLife Legal Defense Foundation, Amicus
Local Governments and Local Government Leaders
Jonathan B. MillerPublic Rights Project, Amicus
Jonathan B. MillerPublic Rights Project, Amicus
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, American College of Nurse-Midwives, American Academy of Physician Associates, and Association of Physician Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jonathan K. YoungwoodSimpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP, Amicus
Jonathan K. YoungwoodSimpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP, Amicus
National Hispanic Leadership Conference; Frederick Douglas Foundation
Mathew D. Staver — Amicus
Mathew D. Staver — Amicus
New York, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin,
Barbara Dale UnderwoodSolicitor General, Amicus
Barbara Dale UnderwoodSolicitor General, Amicus
Over 600 State Legislators
Amanda Shafer BermanCrowell & Moring LLP, Amicus
Amanda Shafer BermanCrowell & Moring LLP, Amicus
Patient and Provider Advocacy Organizations
Caroline Lewis WolvertonAkin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, Amicus
Caroline Lewis WolvertonAkin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, Amicus
Pharmaceutical Companies, Executives, and Investors
Eva A. TemkinKing & Spalding LLP, Amicus
Eva A. TemkinKing & Spalding LLP, Amicus
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
David Meir ZiontsCovington & Burlington LLP, Amicus
David Meir ZiontsCovington & Burlington LLP, Amicus
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, et al.
Eugene Martin GelernterPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, Amicus
Eugene Martin GelernterPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, Amicus
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance, The National Catholic Bioethics Center, Catholic Bar Association, Coalition for Jewish Values, Catholic Benefits Association, Christ
Heather Gebelin HackerHacker Stephens LLP, Amicus
Heather Gebelin HackerHacker Stephens LLP, Amicus
The City of New York and NYC Health + Hospitals, The County of Santa Clara, and Four Other Local Jurisdictions
Richard Paul DearingCity of New York, Amicus
Richard Paul DearingCity of New York, Amicus