DOR v. Priceline

DA 14-0260 ·Direct Appeal ·Civil ·Closed
Docket DA 14-0260
Type Direct Appeal — Damages
Classification Civil
Outcome Affirmed in part, reversed in part
Lower court case CDV 10-1056
Lower court judge Hon. Kathy Seeley

Key dates

Closed Aug 28, 2015
Classified Feb 4, 2015
Appeal filed May 5, 2014
Record filed Jun 13, 2014
Oral argument Apr 10, 2015
Briefing ended May 15, 2015
Opinion issued Aug 12, 2015
Briefing started Jun 13, 2014
Sent to the court Dec 1, 2014
Submitted for decision Apr 10, 2015
Appellant Reply Brief Filed May 15, 2015
Appellant Opening Brief Filed Aug 12, 2014
Appellee Response Brief Filed May 15, 2015

Calculated

from the docket dates
Appeal filed to briefing start 39
Briefing days 335
Briefing start to opening brief filed 59
Classified to Opinion 188
Close of briefing to sent to court 164
Filing date to Opinion 464
Filing date to closed 480
Opening to response 276
Opinion to closed 15
Oral argument to Opinion 124
Response to reply 0
Sent to court to classified 64
Sent to court to oral argument 129
Submitted for decision to Opinion 253

Tags

Affirmed in part, reversed in part Amicus granted Amicus requested Closed Final Order Issued Opinion synopsis issued Oral Argument Published opinion Subject to Mediation

Parties

Appellant
Department of Revenue
Represented by Teresa Grace Whitney
Appellee
Expedia, Inc.
Represented by Wiley Barker
Appellee
Hotels.Com, L.P.
Represented by Wiley Barker
Appellee
Hotwire, Inc.
Represented by Wiley Barker
Appellee
Orbitz, LLC
Represented by Wiley Barker
Appellee
Priceline.Com, Inc.
Represented by Wiley Barker
Appellee
Site59.com, LLC
Represented by Wiley Barker
Appellee
Travel Web, LLC
Represented by Wiley Barker
Appellee
Travelocity.com, LP
Represented by Wiley Barker
Appellee
Trip Network, Inc.
Represented by Wiley Barker

Opinion

DOR v. Priceline, 2015 MT 241

Affirmed in part, reversed in part on August 12, 2015, in a 5 to 2 published opinion.

Events

most recent first
Record - DC Record Return Card Filed Sep 1, 2015 3:33 PM Record
Record - DC Record Returned to District Court Aug 28, 2015 10:31 AM Record
Event - Case Closed Aug 28, 2015 10:30 AM Closing Notice
Notice - Outgoing - Opinion Release Notice Issued Aug 28, 2015 10:28 AM Notice - Outgoing
Notice - Outgoing - Remittitur Issued Aug 28, 2015 10:24 AM Closing Notice
Opinion - Synopsis of Opinion Aug 12, 2015 1:12 PM Synopsis
Opinion - Published (Justice Shea; Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part) Aug 12, 2015 1:05 PM Opinion
Notice - Incoming - Supplemental Authority (DOR). copies to Court Jul 27, 2015 1:43 PM Notice - Incoming
Notice - Incoming - Second Notice of Supplemental Authority (OTC). copies to Court Jul 23, 2015 4:13 PM Notice - Incoming
Appellees' Notice of Supplemental Authority (OTC). (copies to Court) Jun 17, 2015 7:57 AM Other
Brief - Supplemental Appellees' Brief May 15, 2015 3:10 PM Appellee Response Brief
Brief - Supplemental Appellant's Brief May 15, 2015 3:06 PM Appellant Reply Brief
Order - Granting motion for leave to file supplemental briefing. Parties shall file simultaneous briefs on or before May 15, 2015 on the limited issue Apr 21, 2015 3:29 PM Order - Other
Event - Sent to Court-Pleading (leave to file supplemental briefs) Apr 20, 2015 4:39 PM Event
Appellant's Objection to Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Briefing Apr 20, 2015 4:37 PM Other
Appellee's Motion For Leave to File Supplemental Briefing on Limited Issue Raised at Oral Argument. held for objection Apr 17, 2015 9:58 AM Other
Event - Oral Argument Presented by John Crongeyer for the appellant and Michael Green for the appellee. The matter was taken under advisement at 11:15 a.m Apr 10, 2015 10:29 AM Event
Order - this Court's order sealing Appellant's briefs is superseded by this Order; the attached redacted copies shall be filed and made available for viewing by the public. (Appellant's Opening, Reply and Response to Amicus) Apr 3, 2015 4:03 PM Order - Other
Notice - Incoming - Supplemental Authority. copies to Court Apr 2, 2015 3:11 PM Notice - Incoming
Notice - Outgoing - Oral Argument Scheduled Feb 4, 2015 2:52 PM Notice - Outgoing
Order - Classified - Oral Argument set for Friday, 04/10/2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the George Dennison Theater, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana; introduction beginning at 9:30 a.m Feb 4, 2015 2:08 PM Classifying Notice
Order - the Motion to Strike is DENIED Dec 9, 2014 8:05 AM Order - Other
Event - Sent to Court-Pleading- (Motion to Strike, and Response) Dec 3, 2014 8:31 AM Event
Appellant's Response to Motion to Strike. (copies to Court) Dec 2, 2014 8:29 AM Other
Event - Case Sent to Court Dec 1, 2014 4:27 PM Classifying Notice
Brief - Appellant's Response Brief to Amicus Chamber of Commerce and MTA. Sealed Dec 1, 2014 4:10 PM Appellant Reply Brief
Order - Grant Motion to Seal Appellant's response to amicus brief Dec 1, 2014 12:15 PM Order - Other
Motion - Unopposed - Seal Appellant's response to amicus brief. To Court Dec 1, 2014 10:15 AM Motion
Order - Grant Motion to Seal Appellant's and Appellant's Reply Briefs Nov 24, 2014 2:09 PM Order - Other
Motion - Opposed - Strike. held for objection Nov 21, 2014 3:45 PM Motion
Motion to Seal Appellant's and Appellant's Reply Briefs. (copy to Court w/ SC file) Nov 21, 2014 8:48 AM Motion
Brief - Amicus w/ separate Appendix - (Montana Chamber of Commerce and Montana Taxpayers Association) Nov 14, 2014 3:41 PM Amicus Brief
Brief - Response Brief of Appellees to the Multistate Tax Commission's Amicus Curiae Brief Nov 13, 2014 2:47 PM Appellee Response Brief
Brief - Appellant Reply. SEALED Nov 12, 2014 4:03 PM Appellant Reply Brief
Order - Grant motion to file response to Montana Chamber of Commerce and Montana Taxpayer's Association amicus brief. The brief is due by 12/1/2014 and shall be no longer than 5000 words Nov 10, 2014 10:11 AM Order - Other
Motion for leave to file a response to the Montana Chamber of Commerce and Montana Taxpayer's Association amicus brief. sent to Court Nov 7, 2014 2:08 PM Motion
DOR's Objection to Montana Chamber of Commerce and Montana Taxpayer's Association's Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief. copies to Court Nov 6, 2014 3:56 PM Other
Order - the motion of Montana Chamber of Commerce and Montana Taxpayers Association to appear as amicus is GRANTED, the brief shall be filed by 11/14/14 Nov 6, 2014 3:49 PM Order - Other
Motion - Amicus - Leave to Participate (Montana Chamber of Commerce and Montana Taxpayers Association). sent to Court Nov 5, 2014 11:02 AM Motion
Order - Grant - Extension of Time to November 13, 2014 to file Appellees' Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Oct 22, 2014 12:32 PM Order - Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Appellees' Response to Amicus Curiae Brief - sent to Court w/SC file Oct 21, 2014 4:38 PM Motion
Extension - Grant of Extension until 11/12/2014 to file Appellant's Reply Brief Oct 21, 2014 3:29 PM Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Appellant's Reply Brief Oct 21, 2014 2:24 PM Motion
Brief - Amicus - (Multistate Tax Commission) Oct 15, 2014 2:17 PM Amicus Brief
Brief - Appellee Oct 14, 2014 4:42 PM Appellee Response Brief
Order - Appellee is granted until 10/30/14 to file a response to the commission's amicus brief; the brief shall be no longer than 5,000 words Oct 10, 2014 3:45 PM Order - Other
Appellees' Motion for Leave to File a Response to the Multistate Tax Commission's Amicus Curiae Brief - sent to Court w/SC file Oct 9, 2014 3:38 PM Other
Order - Grant motion for leave to file an amicus brief. (Multistate Tax Commission) Oct 6, 2014 2:02 PM Order - Other
Event - Sent to Court-Pleading - (Multistate Tax Commission's Amicus Motion, and Response) Oct 6, 2014 12:17 PM Event
Objection to Multistate Tax Commission's Motion for Leave to Participate as Amicus Curiae Oct 6, 2014 12:12 PM Objection
Motion - Leave to Participate as Amicus Curiae - (Multistate Tax Commission). (copies to Court) Oct 6, 2014 12:09 PM Motion
Order - the application of BRUCE J. FORT to appear pro hac vice is GRANTED Oct 1, 2014 10:51 AM Order - Other
Motion - Pro Hac Vice - State Bar Certification and Application - BRUCE FORT. copies to Court Sep 29, 2014 4:13 PM Motion
Grant - Extension of Time until 10/13/2014 to file Appellees' Brief Sep 3, 2014 1:37 PM Other
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Brief (Appellees) Sep 2, 2014 4:21 PM Motion
Brief - Appellant. SEALED Aug 12, 2014 2:42 PM Appellant Opening Brief
Extension - Grant of Extension until 8/13/2014 to file Appellant's Brief Jun 30, 2014 3:16 PM Extension
Motion - Unopposed - Extension of Time - Appellant's Brief Jun 30, 2014 1:58 PM Motion
Notice - Outgoing - District Court Record Filed Jun 13, 2014 4:40 PM Record
Record - DC Record Filed (18 accordion files with 12 file folders and oversized documents within; and 1 vol. condensed transcript from proceedings dated December 5, 2013.) Jun 13, 2014 4:34 PM Record
Mediation - Mediator's Report - Case Not Settled Jun 9, 2014 10:42 AM Mediation
Mediation - Selection of Mediator - (Dennis E. Lind) May 20, 2014 4:17 PM Mediation
Notice - Outgoing - Appeal Notice May 6, 2014 10:36 AM Notice - Outgoing
Mediation - Case Subject to Mediation May 6, 2014 10:32 AM Mediation
Notice - Incoming - Notice of Appeal Filed May 5, 2014 10:31 AM Notice - Incoming