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Docket for 14-1209
No. 14-1209
Title:
John Sturgeon, Petitioner
v.
Bert Frost, in His Official Capacity as Alaska Regional Director of the National Park Service, et al.
Docketed:April 3, 2015
Linked with 14A862
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(13-36165)
  Decision Date:October 6, 2014
  Rehearing Denied:December 16, 2014
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Feb 18 2015 Application (14A862) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 16, 2015 to April 30, 2015, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Feb 20 2015 Application (14A862) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until March 31, 2015.
Mar 31 2015 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 4, 2015)
Apr 6 2015 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received form counsel for petitioner.
Apr 29 2015 Brief amici curiae of Ahtna Incorporated, et al. filed.
Apr 30 2015 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 3, 2015.
May 4 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Artic Slope Regional Corporation
May 4 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Safari Club International filed.
May 4 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Alaska filed.
Jun 3 2015 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including July 6, 2015.
Jul 1 2015 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including August 5, 2015.
Aug 5 2015 Brief of respondents Sue Masica, in Her Official Capacity as Alaska Regional Director of the National Park Service, et al. in opposition filed.
Aug 19 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 28, 2015.
Aug 21 2015 Reply of petitioner John Sturgeon filed. (Distributed)
Oct 1 2015 Petition GRANTED.
Oct 22 2015 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Nov 13 2015 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner John Sturgeon.
Nov 16 2015 Brief of petitioner John Sturgeon filed.
Nov 20 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Nov 20 2015 Motion of Alaska for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Nov 23 2015 Brief amici curiae of United States Senators Sullivan and Murkowski, and Representative Young filed.
Nov 23 2015 Brief amici curiae of Doyon, et al. filed.
Nov 23 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Safari Club International filed.
Nov 23 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed.
Nov 23 2015 Brief amicus curiae of Alaska filed.
Nov 23 2015 Brief amici curiae of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, et al. filed.
Nov 23 2015 Brief amici curiae of Alaska Miners Association, Inc., et al. filed.
Nov 24 2015 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Dec 4 2015 Record requested from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Dec 14 2015 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Dec 14 2015 Motion of Alaska for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Dec 15 2015 CIRCULATED.
Dec 15 2015 Record received from the U.S.D.C. Dist. of Alaska. 1 Envelope.
Dec 16 2015 Brief of respondents Bert Frost, in His Official Capacity as Alaska Regional Director of the National Park Service, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 23 2015 Brief amici curiae of National Parks Conservation Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 23 2015 Brief amici curiae of Alaska Native Subsistence Users filed. (Distributed)
Jan 13 2016 Reply of petitioner John Sturgeon filed. (Distributed)
Jan 20 2016 Argued. For petitioner: Matthew T. Findley, Anchorage, Alaska; and Ruth Botstein, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, Alaska (for Alaska, as amicus curiae). For respondents: Rachel P. Kovner, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Mar 22 2016 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Apr 25 2016 JUDGMENT ISSUED



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Matthew T. Findley Ashburn & Mason, P.C.(907) 276-4331
    Counsel of Record1227 West Ninth Avenue, Suite 200
Anchorage, AK  99501
mtf@anchorlaw.com
Party name: John Sturgeon
Attorneys for Respondents:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Bert Frost, in His Official Capacity as Alaska Regional Director of the National Park Service, et al.
 
Rachel Peter Kovner 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW (202) 514-8469
Washington, DC  20530
rachel.kovner@usdoj.gov
Party name: Bert Frost, in His Official Capacity as Alaska Regional Director of the National Park Service, et al.
Other:
Robert T. Anderson Kanji & Katzen PLLC(734) 769-5400
303 Detroit Street
Suite 400
Ann Arbor, MI  48104
boba@uw.edu
Party name: Alaska Native Subsistence Users
 
Ruth Botstein Assistant Attorney General(907) 269-5100
1031 W. 4th Ave.
Anchorage, AK  99501
ruth.botstein@alaska.gov
Party name: Alaska
 
Katherine Demarest Dorsey & Whitney LLP(307) 276-4557
1031 West 4th Avenue, Suite 600
Anchorage, AK  99501
demarest.katherine@dorsey.com
Party name: Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
 
Janell Margaret Hafner State of Alaska907-465-3600
PO Box 110300
Juneau, AK  99801-0300
janell.hafner@alaska.gov
Party name: Alaska.
 
Kimberly S. Hermann Southeastern Legal Foundation770-977-2131
2255 Sewell Mill Road, Suite 320
Marietta, GA  30062
khermann@southeasternlegal.org
Party name: Southeastern Legal Foundation
 
Jonathan W. Katchen Crowell & Moring LLP(907) 865-2600
1029 W. Third Avenue, Suite 550
Anchorage, AK  99501
jkatchen@crowell.com
Party name: United States Senators Sullivan and Murkowski, and Representative Young
 
James D. Linxwiler Guess & Rudd P.C.(907) 793-2200
510 L Street, Suite 700
Anchorage, AK  99501
jlinxwiler@guessrudd.com
Party name: Doyon, et al.
 
James D. Linxwiler Guess & Rudd, P.C.(907) 793-2200
510 L Street, Suite 700
Anchorage, AK  99501
jlinxwiler@guessrudd.com
Party name: Ahtna Incorporated, et al.
 
Jason T. Morgan Stoel Rives LLP(206) 624-0900
600 University Street
Suite 3600
Seattle, WA  98101
jason.morgan@stoel.com
Party name: Alaska Miners Association, Inc., et al.
 
Damien M. Schiff Pacific Legal Foundation(916) 419-7111
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
dms@pacificlegal.org
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation
 
Anna M. Seidman Safari Club International(202)-543-8733
501 2nd Street NE
Washington, DC  20002
aseidman@safariclub.org
Party name: Safari Club International
 
Katherine Grace Strong Trustees for Alaska(907) 276-4214
1026 West 4th Ave, Suite 201
Anchorage, AK  99501
kgstrong@trustees.org
Party name: National Parks Conservation Association, et al.

 

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