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The title here is wrong; it's Oracle v. Google, not Google v. Oracle. The plaintiff's name always goes first. (EDIT: This was incorrect; the original case was
by jimrandomh 11y ago
The title here is wrong; it's Oracle v. Google, not Google v. Oracle. The plaintiff's name always goes first.
(EDIT: This was incorrect; the original case was Oracle v Google but the appeal is the reverse.)
- ky3 11y ago"In certain appellate situations, where the old form of petition for review is prescribed, the name of the petitioner -- the party seeking review -- goes first, whether the petitioner is plaintiff or defendant. Thus in the familiar "certiorari" ... where the Court is responding to the request of the party seeking review." Source: https://books.google.com/books?id=lLHBCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT70&lpg=PT70&dq=plaintiff+name+first+certiorari&source=bl&ots=z_JP_KI6dG&sig=lENZjd_IE3cuJE9UJXwOXrF8xDM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ImWRVc7KJMLhuQT--IMg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=plaintiff%20name%20first%20certiorari&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=lLHBCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT70&lpg=P...
- mikecb 11y agoThat's true in the lower court, but here, Google is the petitioner, so as the movant, their name goes first. See the docket: http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/14-410.htm http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfile...