County of Butler, et al v. Governor of Pennsylvania, et al
Defendant / Appellant: GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA, SECRETARY PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE and SECRETARY PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Plaintiff / Appellee: COUNTY OF BUTLER
Amicus Curiae: PENNSYLVANIA CHAIR OF THE HOUSE POLICY COMMITTEE, SPEAKER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAJORITY WHIP, PENNSYLVANIA CHAIR OF THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, PENNSYLVANIA CHAIR OF THE HOUSE MAJORITY CAUCUS, MAJORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, PENNSYLVANIA SECRETARY OF THE HOUSE MAJORITY CAUCUS, EAGLE FORUM EDUCATION & LEGAL DEFENSE FUND and PENNSYLVANIA ADMINISTRATOR OF THE HOUSE MAJORITY CAUCUS
Intervenor: JEFFREY CUTLER
Case Number: 20-2936
Filed: September 23, 2020
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other

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Date Filed Description
August 10, 2021 Summary County of Butler v. Governor of Pennsylvania
August 11, 2021 Summary County of Butler v. Governor of Pennsylvania

Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on November 19, 2020. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
November 19, 2020 Filing 43 COMPLIANCE RECEIVED. Addendum to brief with missing certifications received from Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health. (MS) [Entered: 11/19/2020 10:40 AM]
November 19, 2020 Filing 42 ECF FILER: ELECTRONIC ADDENDUM to BRIEF on behalf of Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health containing Corrected Certificate of Counsel. Certificate of Service dated 11/19/2020 by ECF. [20-2936]--[Edited 11/19/2020 by MS] (JBD) [Entered: 11/19/2020 09:35 AM]
November 18, 2020 Filing 41 TEXT ONLY ORDER (Clerk) directing Attorney J. Bart DeLone, Esq. for Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health to file Addendum to Brief with certification of identical brief compliance. Addendum must be filed in electronic format only. Due on or before 11/23/2020. (MS) [Entered: 11/18/2020 04:56 PM]
November 18, 2020 Filing 40 ECF FILER: ELECTRONIC APPENDIX on behalf of Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health. Certificate of service dated 11/18/2020 by ECF. [20-2936] (JBD) [Entered: 11/18/2020 04:25 PM]
November 18, 2020 Filing 39 ECF FILER: ELECTRONIC APPENDIX on behalf of Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health. Certificate of service dated 11/18/2020 by ECF. [20-2936] (JBD) [Entered: 11/18/2020 04:24 PM]
November 18, 2020 Filing 38 ECF FILER: ELECTRONIC APPENDIX on behalf of Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health. Certificate of service dated 11/18/2020 by ECF. [20-2936] (JBD) [Entered: 11/18/2020 04:23 PM]
November 18, 2020 Filing 37 ECF FILER: ELECTRONIC APPENDIX on behalf of Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health. Certificate of service dated 11/18/2020 by ECF. [20-2936] (JBD) [Entered: 11/18/2020 04:22 PM]
November 18, 2020 Filing 36 ECF FILER: ELECTRONIC BRIEF with Volume I of Appendix attached on behalf of Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health. Certificate of Service dated 11/18/2020 by ECF. [20-2936] (JBD) [Entered: 11/18/2020 04:21 PM]
November 18, 2020 Filing 35 ECF FILER: UNOPPOSED Motion filed by Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health to accept Appellants' Opening Brief that is in excess of word count. Certificate of Service dated 11/18/2020. Service made by ECF. [20-2936] (JBD) [Entered: 11/18/2020 04:13 PM]
November 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER (JORDAN, KRAUSE and PHIPPS, Circuit Judges) denying Document from Proposed Intervenor Jeffrey Cutler Titled Petition for En Banc Review of Petition to Combine Cases, treated as a Motion to Reconsider the Courts 10/9/20 Order Denying Intervention, with Request for Referral to the Court En Banc pursuant to 3d Cir. I.O.P. 10.3.3.. Panel No.: DCO-008. Jordan, Authoring Judge. (LMR) [Entered: 11/06/2020 02:21 PM]
October 29, 2020 Filing 33 Document from Proposed Intervenor Jeffrey Cutler Titled Petition for En Banc Review of Petition to Combine Cases, treated as a Motion to Reconsider the Courts 10/9/20 Order Denying Intervention, with Request for Referral to the Court En Banc pursuant to 3d Cir. I.O.P. 10.3.3. (LMR) [Entered: 10/30/2020 10:06 AM]
October 29, 2020 Filing 32 TEXT ONLY ORDER (Clerk) granting motion for extension of time filed by Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health. Appellants' brief and appendix must be filed and served on or before November 18, 2020. (MB) [Entered: 10/29/2020 02:30 PM]
October 27, 2020 Filing 31 ECF FILER: UNOPPOSED Motion filed by Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health for Extension of Time to file Appellants' brief and appendix until/for 14 days. Certificate of Service dated 10/27/2020. Service made by ECF. [20-2936] (JBD) [Entered: 10/27/2020 12:55 PM]
October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER (Clerk) Jeffrey Cutlers Petition to Combine Cases was treated as a motion to intervene and denied by the Court on October 9, 2020. Because that petition was denied and Jeffrey Cutler was denied permission to intervene in this appeal, no action will be taken on Jeffrey Cutlers amended petition or errata received after the Courts order. (LMR) [Entered: 10/26/2020 02:02 PM]
October 20, 2020 Filing 29 Document filed by Proposed Intervenor Jeffrey Cutler titled "Errata to the amended petition". Certificate of Service dated 10/19/2020. Service made by US mail. (LMR) [Entered: 10/26/2020 02:00 PM]
October 19, 2020 Filing 28 MOTION filed by Proposed Intervenor Jeffrey Cutler for Amended Petition to Combine Cases. Certificate of Service dated 10/15/2020. Service made by US mail. (LMR) [Entered: 10/26/2020 01:52 PM]
October 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER (PHIPPS, Circuit Judge) The foregoing Motion by Proposed Intervenor Jeffrey Cutler construed as a motion to intervene is denied. Panel No.: DCO-003. Phipps, Authoring Judge. (LMR) [Entered: 10/09/2020 11:06 AM]
October 5, 2020 Filing 26 MOTION filed by Proposed Intervenor Jeffrey Cutler construed as a motion to intervene. Response due on 10/16/2020. Certificate of Service dated 09/30/2020. Service made by US mail. (LMR) [Entered: 10/07/2020 11:16 AM]
October 1, 2020 Filing 25 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Lawrence J Joseph on behalf of Amicus Curiae Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund. [20-2936] (LJJ) [Entered: 10/01/2020 01:21 PM]
October 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER (SMITH, Chief Judge, CHAGARES and SHWARTZ, Circuit Judges) The motion by Appellants for stay of the District Court's order pending appeal is GRANTED. The unopposed motion by Appellants to file a stay motion in excess of the word limit is GRANTED. The motions by Leaders of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund for leave to file briefs as Amici Curiae in support of Appellees' opposition to the motion for a stay are GRANTED. Panel No.: ECO-041. Smith, Authoring Judge. (LMR) [Entered: 10/01/2020 12:01 PM]
September 30, 2020 Filing 23 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Anthony R. Holtzman on behalf of Amicus Curiae Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Bryan D. Cutler Majority Leader of the House, Kerry A. Benninghoff House Majority Whip, Donna Oberlander Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Stan E. Saylor, Chair of the House Majority Caucus, Marcy Toepel Secretary of the House Majority Caucus, Mike Reese Administrator of the House Majority Caucus, Kurt A. Masser Chair of the House Policy Committee, Martin T. Causer. [20-2936] (ARH) [Entered: 09/30/2020 07:06 PM]
September 30, 2020 Filing 22 ECF FILER: Motion filed by Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund for leave to file Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellees' Opposition to Motion to Stay Appeal Pending Appeal Certificate of Service dated 09/30/2020. [20-2936] (LJJ) [Entered: 09/30/2020 05:00 PM]
September 30, 2020 Filing 21 ECF FILER: Response filed by Appellee County of Butler to motion for stay pending appeal . Certificate of Service dated 09/30/2020. [20-2936] (TWK) [Entered: 09/30/2020 03:13 PM]
September 30, 2020 Filing 20 ECF FILER: Motion filed by the Leaders of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to grant them leave to file a brief as amici curiae in support of the Appellees' response in opposition to the Appellants' Motion for a Stay of the District Court's Order Pending Appeal. Certificate of Service dated 09/30/2020. [20-2936] (ARH) [Entered: 09/30/2020 01:27 PM]
September 25, 2020 Filing 19 TEXT ONLY ORDER (Clerk) At the direction of the Court, Appellees response to Appellants' motion for stay pending appeal shall be filed by 5:00 pm on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. (PD) [Entered: 09/25/2020 04:44 PM]
September 25, 2020 Filing 18 ECF FILER: Motion filed by Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health to stay District Court's Order Pending Appeal. Certificate of Service dated 09/25/2020. Service made by ECF. [20-2936] (JBD) [Entered: 09/25/2020 03:02 PM]
September 25, 2020 Filing 17 ECF FILER: UNOPPOSED Motion filed by Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health to accept Motion for a Stay of the District Court's Order Pending Appeal that is in excess of word limit. Certificate of Service dated 09/25/2020. Service made by ECF. [20-2936] (JBD) [Entered: 09/25/2020 03:00 PM]
September 25, 2020 Filing 16 BRIEFING NOTICE ISSUED. Brief on behalf of Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health due on or before 11/04/2020. Appendix due on or before 11/04/2020. (LMR) [Entered: 09/25/2020 11:36 AM]
September 24, 2020 Filing 15 ECF FILER: Transcript Purchase Order Form (Part 1) filed by Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health advising this court that transcripts are already on file in the District Court. Deborah Ann Betzler. [20-2936] (DBM) [Entered: 09/24/2020 03:09 PM]
September 24, 2020 Filing 14 ECF FILER: CIVIL INFORMATION STATEMENT on behalf of Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health. [20-2936] (DBM) [Entered: 09/24/2020 02:19 PM]
September 24, 2020 Filing 13 ECF FILER: Concise Summary of the Case filed by Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Health. [20-2936] (DBM) [Entered: 09/24/2020 02:17 PM]
September 24, 2020 Filing 12 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Sean A. Kirkpatrick on behalf of Appellant(s) Governor of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Secretary of Health. [20-2936] (SAK) [Entered: 09/24/2020 10:29 AM]
September 23, 2020 Filing 11 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Claudia M. Tesoro on behalf of Appellant(s) Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary of Health of Pennsylvania. [20-2936] (CMT) [Entered: 09/23/2020 02:47 PM]
September 23, 2020 Filing 10 ECF FILER: DISCLOSURE STATEMENT on behalf of See attached Exhibit A.. on behalf of Appellee County of Butler. [20-2936] (TWK) [Entered: 09/23/2020 02:44 PM]
September 23, 2020 Filing 9 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Ronald T. Elliott, Esquire on behalf of Appellee(s) County of Butler, et al. [20-2936] (RTE) [Entered: 09/23/2020 02:31 PM]
September 23, 2020 Filing 8 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Thomas E. Breth, Esquire on behalf of Appellee(s) County of Butler, et al. [20-2936] (TEB) [Entered: 09/23/2020 02:29 PM]
September 23, 2020 Filing 7 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Jordan P. Shuber on behalf of Appellee(s) County of Butler, et al. [20-2936] (JPS) [Entered: 09/23/2020 02:11 PM]
September 23, 2020 Filing 6 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Thomas W. King, III on behalf of Appellee(s) County of Butler, et al. [20-2936] (TWK) [Entered: 09/23/2020 02:06 PM]
September 23, 2020 Filing 5 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Mr. John Bart DeLone on behalf of Appellant(s) Governor of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Secretary of Health. [20-2936] (JBD) [Entered: 09/23/2020 01:27 PM]
September 23, 2020 Filing 4 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Daniel B. Mullen on behalf of Appellant(s) Governor of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Secretary of Health. [20-2936] (DBM) [Entered: 09/23/2020 01:13 PM]
September 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER (Clerk) for all parties represented by Thomas W. King, Esq. the designated filer shall be County of Butler. (LMR) [Entered: 09/23/2020 11:50 AM]
September 23, 2020 Filing 2 RECORD available on District Court CM/ECF. (LMR) [Entered: 09/23/2020 11:48 AM]
September 23, 2020 Filing 1 CIVIL CASE DOCKETED. Notice filed by Appellants Governor of Pennsylvania and Secretary Pennsylvania Department of State in District Court No. 2-20-cv-00677. (LMR) [Entered: 09/23/2020 11:44 AM]

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Defendant / appellant: GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA
Represented By: Karen M. Romano Esq.
Represented By: Sean A. Kirkpatrick Esq.
Represented By: J. Bart DeLone Esq.
Represented By: Daniel B. Mullen Esq.
Represented By: Claudia M. Tesoro Esq.
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Defendant / appellant: SECRETARY PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Represented By: Karen M. Romano Esq.
Represented By: Sean A. Kirkpatrick Esq.
Represented By: J. Bart DeLone Esq.
Represented By: Daniel B. Mullen Esq.
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Defendant / appellant: SECRETARY PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Represented By: Karen M. Romano Esq.
Represented By: Sean A. Kirkpatrick Esq.
Represented By: J. Bart DeLone Esq.
Represented By: Daniel B. Mullen Esq.
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Plaintiff / appellee: COUNTY OF BUTLER
Represented By: Thomas E. Breth Esq.
Represented By: Jordan P. Shuber Esq.
Represented By: Thomas W. King Esq. III
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Amicus curiae: PENNSYLVANIA CHAIR OF THE HOUSE POLICY COMMITTEE
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Represented By: Lawrence J. Joseph Esq.
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Intervenor: JEFFREY CUTLER
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