Docket for 11-1447
| No. 11-1447 | |
| Title: |
| Coy A. Koontz, Jr., Petitioner |
| v. |
| St. Johns River Water Management District |
|
| Docketed: | June 1, 2012 |
| Linked with 11A909 |
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Court of Florida |
| Case Nos.: | (SC09-713) |
| Decision Date: | November 3, 2011 |
| Rehearing Denied: | January 4, 2012 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Mar 20 2012 |
Application (11A909) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 3, 2012 to June 1, 2012, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Mar 30 2012 |
Application (11A909) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until June 1, 2012. |
| May 30 2012 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 2, 2012) |
| Jun 22 2012 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 1, 2012. |
| Aug 1 2012 |
Brief of respondent St. Johns River Water Management District in opposition filed. |
| Aug 14 2012 |
Reply of petitioner Coy A. Koontz, Jr. filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 15 2012 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2012. |
| Oct 1 2012 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 5, 2012. |
| Oct 5 2012 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Oct 31 2012 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 15, 2013. |
| Nov 6 2012 |
Conditional consent to the fiing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Nov 8 2012 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including November 21, 2012. |
| Nov 8 2012 |
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 21, 2012. |
| Nov 13 2012 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neitiher party, received from counsel for the respondent. |
| Nov 21 2012 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Nov 21 2012 |
Joint appendix (exhibits volume) filed. |
| Nov 21 2012 |
Brief of petitioner Coy A. Koontz, Jr. filed. |
| Nov 27 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of Association of Florida Community Developers, et al. filed. |
| Nov 28 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center filed. |
| Nov 28 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of Hillcrest Property, LLP filed. |
| Nov 28 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rigihts Union filed. |
| Nov 28 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of Land Use Institute, Ltd. filed. |
| Nov 28 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed. |
| Nov 28 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Nov 28 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of Institute for Justice, et al. filed. |
| Nov 28 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of Owners' Counsel of America filed. |
| Dec 6 2012 |
CIRCULATED |
| Dec 21 2012 |
Brief of respondent St. Johns River Water Management District filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 27 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of Former Members of the National Research Council Committee on Mitigating Wetland Losses filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 28 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of National Governors Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 28 2012 |
Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 28 2012 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Dec 28 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of American Planning Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 28 2012 |
Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 28 2012 |
Record received from the Supreme Court of Florida. (1 box) |
| Jan 4 2013 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Jan 8 2013 |
Reply of petitioner Coy A. Koontz, Jr. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 15 2013 |
Argued. For petitioner: Paul J. Beard, II, Sacramento, Cal. For respondent: Paul R. Q. Wolfson, Washington, D. C.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Jun 25 2013 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 29 2013 |
MANDATE ISSUED. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Paul J. Beard II. |
Pacific Legal Foundation | (916) 419-7111 |
| Counsel of Record | 930 G Street | |
| Sacramento, CA 95814 | |
| pjb@pacificlegal.org |
| Party name: Coy A. Koontz, Jr. |
| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Paul R.Q. Wolfson |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | (202) 663-6390 |
| Counsel of Record | 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| paul.wolfson@wilmerhale.com |
| Party name: St. Johns River Water Management District |
| | | |
| William H. Congdon Jr. |
St. Johns River Water Management District | (386) 329-4314 |
| 4049 Reid Street | |
| Palatka, FL 32177 | |
| wcongdon@sjrwmd.com |
| Party name: St. Johns River Water Management District |
| | | |
| Timothy D. Osterhaus |
Deputy Solicitor General | (850) 414-3300 |
|
Office of the Attorney General | |
| PL-01 The Capitol | |
| Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050 | |
| timothy.osterhaus@myfloridalegal.com |
| Party name: St. Johns River Water Management District |
| Other: | | |
| Michael M. Berger |
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP | (310) 312-4000 |
| 11355 West Olympic Boulevard | |
| Los Angeles, CA 90064-1614 | |
| mmberger@manatt.com |
| Party name: National Association of Home Builders, et al. |
| | | |
| Dana Berliner |
Institute for Justice | (703) 682-9320 |
| 901 N. Glebe Road | |
| Suite 900 | |
| Arlington, VA 22203 | |
| dberliner@ij.org |
| Party name: Institute for Justice, et al. |
| | | |
| John D. Echeverria |
Vermont Law School | (802) 831-1386 |
| 164 Chelsea Street, P.O. Box 96 | |
| South Royalton, VT 05068 | |
| JEcheverria@vermontlaw.edu |
| Party name: National Governors Association, et al. |
| | | |
| Peter J. Ferrara |
2011 Freedom Lane | (703) 582-8466 |
| Falls Church, VA 22043 | |
| peterferrara@msn.com |
| Party name: American Civil Rigihts Union |
| | | |
| Janice L. Goldman-Carter |
National Wildlife Federation | |
| 901 E Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20036-0000 | |
| Party name: Former Members of the National Research Council Committee on Mitigating Wetland Losses |
| | | |
| Karen R. Harned |
NFIB Small Business Legal Center | (202) 314-2048 |
| 1201 F Street, N.W. Suite 200 | |
| Washington, DC 20004 | |
| Karen.Harned@NFIB.org |
| Party name: National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center |
| | | |
| Gary K. Hunter |
119 South Monroe Street Suite 300 | (850)-222-7500 |
| Tallahassee, FL 32301 | |
| garyh@hgslaw.com |
| Party name: Association of Florida Community Developers, et al. |
| | | |
| Martin S. Kaufman |
Atlantic Legal Foundation | (914) 834-3322 |
| 2039 Palmer Avenue | |
| Larchmont, NY 10538 | |
| mskaufman@atlanticlegal.org |
| Party name: Atlantic Legal Foundation, et al. |
| | | |
| Edwin S. Kneedler |
Deputy Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
|
United States Department of Justice | |
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | |
| Party name: Coy A. Koontz, Jr. v. St. Johns River Water Management District |
| | | |
| Daniel L. Schmutter |
Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP | (732) 549-5600 |
| Woodbridge, NJ 07095 | |
| dschmutter@greenbaumlaw.com |
| Party name: Land Use Institute, Ltd. |
| | | |
| Daniel Lawrence Siegel |
Supervising Deputy Attorney General | (916) 323-9259 |
|
Office of Attorney General | |
| 1300 I Street | |
| Sacramento, CA 95814 | |
| Dan.Siegel@doj.ca.gov |
| Party name: California, et al. |
| | | |
| David Smolker |
Bricklemyer Smolker & Bolves, P.A. | (813) 223-3888 |
| 500 East Kennedy Blvd., Suite 200 | |
| Tampa, FL 33602 | |
| davids@bsbfirm.com |
| Party name: Hillcrest Property, LLP |
| | | |
| Robert H. Thomas |
Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert | (808) 531-8031 |
| 1003 Bishop Street | |
| 1600 Pauahi Tower | |
| Honolulu, HI 96813 | |
| rht@hawaiilawyer.com |
| Party name: Owners' Counsel of America |
| | | |
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. |
Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
|
United States Department of Justice | |
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | |
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov |
| Party name: the United States |
| | | |
| Elizabeth B. Wydra |
Constitutional Accountability Center | (202) 296-6889 |
| 1200 18th St., N.W., Suite 501 | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| elizabeth@theusconstitution.org |
| Party name: American Planning Association, et al. |