Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation
Consolidated with:
Issue: Whether the New Jersey Transit Corporation is an arm of the State of New Jersey for interstate sovereign immunity purposes.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 03/19/2025 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 24, 2025) |
| 04/15/2025 | Brief of respondent New Jersey Transit Corporation in support filed. |
| 04/21/2025 | Reply of petitioner Cedric Galette filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/22/2025 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner. |
| 04/23/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025. |
| 04/24/2025 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/30/2025 | Rescheduled. |
| 06/09/2025 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Cedric Galette filed. (Distributed) |
| 06/10/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025. |
| 07/03/2025 | Petition GRANTED and consolidated with No. 24-1113, limited to the following question: Whether the New Jersey Transit Corporation is an arm of the State of New Jersey for interstate sovereign immunity purposes. A total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. |
| 07/03/2025 | Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 24-1021. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 24-1021. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.” |
| 07/21/2025 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. VIDED. |
| 07/22/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. New Jersey Transit Corporation will serve as the petitioners in these cases, and the time to file the joint appendix and the opening brief on the merits is extended to and including September 3, 2025. The time to file the response briefs on the merits of Cedric Galette and Jeffrey Colt, et al. is extended to and including November 12, 2025. VIDED. (Corrected - August 8, 2025.) |
| 08/26/2025 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by New Jersey Transit Corporation, et al. VIDED. |
| 09/03/2025 | Opening brief on the merits of New Jersey Transit Corporation, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| 09/10/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of National Governors Association filed. VIDED. |
| 09/10/2025 | Brief amici curiae of State of Missouri, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| 09/10/2025 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| 09/10/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Commuter Rail Coalition filed. VIDED. |
| 09/11/2025 | Application for a stay (25A287), submitted to Justice Sotomayor. (As to 24-1113). |
| 09/12/2025 | Order entered by Justice Sotomayor: Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicants, it is ordered that the trial in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, Index No. 158309/2017, is hereby stayed pending further order of Justice Sotomayor or of the Court. (As to 24-1113). |
| 09/30/2025 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by respondents GRANTED. VIDED. |
| 11/12/2025 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. VIDED. |
| 11/12/2025 | Brief of petitioner Cedric Galette filed. VIDED. |
| 11/12/2025 | Brief of respondents Jeffrey Colt, et al. filed. (as to 24-1113) |
| 11/17/2025 | Record requested from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District. |
| 11/17/2025 | Amicus brief of Cedric Galette not accepted for filing. (November 18, 2025) (to be corrected with proper amicus party and attachments) |
| 11/17/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers filed. VIDED. |
| 11/19/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. VIDED. |
| 11/19/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. VIDED. |
| 11/19/2025 | Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed. VIDED. |
| 11/19/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed. VIDED. |
| 11/19/2025 | Brief amici curiae of Professor William Baude, et al. filed. VIDED. |