Cert. Granted
Younge v. Fulton Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, Georgia
Issue
Whether, where a defendant has filed an answer without pleading an affirmative defense, the defendant may nonetheless assert that affirmative defense as the basis for a summary judgment motion, without amending or seeking to amend its answer to plead that affirmative defense, and whether a defendant may do so even if an amendment adding that affirmative defense would be barred by Rule 16(b)(4).
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Aug 4, 2025Application (25A155) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 21, 2025 to September 22, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Aug 6, 2025Application (25A155) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 22, 2025.
Sep 22, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 24, 2025)Nov 5, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
Nov 10, 2025Response Requested. (Due December 10, 2025)
Nov 26, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 10, 2025 to January 26, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.Dec 1, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including January 21, 2026.
Jan 30, 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 21, 2026 to February 6, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.Feb 2, 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 6, 2026.
Feb 6, 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 6, 2026 to February 13, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.Feb 9, 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 13, 2026.
Feb 13, 2026Brief of respondent Fulton Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, Georgia in opposition filed.Feb 27, 2026Reply of petitioner Jasmine Younge filed.Mar 4, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
Mar 23, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
Mar 30, 2026Petition GRANTED.
Apr 29, 2026Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.May 7, 2026Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 8, 2026. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 3, 2026.
May 20, 2026Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Jasmine Younge.Jun 8, 2026Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Jun 8, 2026Brief of petitioner Jasmine Younge filed.Jun 15, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation in support of neither party filed.Aug 3, 2026Brief of Fulton Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, Georgia not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - August 6, 2026)
Aug 3, 2026Brief of respondent Fulton Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, Georgia filed. (Corrected - 8/10/26).Aug 10, 2026Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed.Aug 10, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Michael J. Showalter filed.Aug 10, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Professor Derek Muller filed.Aug 11, 2026SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 2, 2026.
Aug 19, 2026Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Aug 26, 2026Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and available with the Clerk (one envelope).
Aug 27, 2026CIRCULATED
Sep 1, 2026Reply of petitioner Jasmine Younge filed. (Distributed)Sep 11, 2026Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and available with the Clerk.
Recommended Citation: Younge v. Fulton Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, Georgia, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/younge-v-fulton-judicial-circuit-district-attorneys-office/