| No. 16-498 | |
| Title: | David Patchak, Petitioner v. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior, et al. |
| Docketed: | October 13, 2016 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (15-5200) |
| Decision Date: | July 15, 2016 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Oct 11 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 14, 2016) |
| Nov 11 2016 | Brief of respondent Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish band of Pottawatomi Indians in opposition filed. |
| Nov 14 2016 | Waiver of right of respondent Sally Jewel, Secretary of the Interior, et al. to respond filed. |
| Nov 14 2016 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Federal Courts Scholars. |
| Nov 28 2016 | Opposition of intervenor-respondent Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, to motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief of Federal Courts Scholars filed. |
| Nov 30 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017. |
| Dec 15 2016 | Response Requested. (Due January 17, 2017) |
| Jan 12 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 16, 2017. |
| Feb 15 2017 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 20, 2017. |
| Mar 20 2017 | Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed. |
| Apr 03 2017 | Reply of petitioner David Patchak filed. |
| Apr 05 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 21, 2017. |
| Apr 24 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 28, 2017. |
| May 01 2017 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Federal Courts Scholars GRANTED. |
| May 01 2017 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| May 16 2017 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 13, 2017. |
| May 16 2017 | The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including September 11, 2017. |
| Jul 12 2017 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Jul 12 2017 | Brief of petitioner David Patchak filed. |
| Jul 19 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed. |
| Aug 31 2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
| Sep 07 2017 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 11 2017 | Brief of respondent Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 11 2017 | Brief of Federal Respondents filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 12 2017 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. District of Columbia Circuit. |
| Sep 15 2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians on 09/15/2017 |
| Sep 18 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Wayland Township, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 18 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of U.S. House of Representatives filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 18 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 18 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts and Federal Indian Law Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 18 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Edward A. Hartnett filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 18 2017 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondent. |
| Oct 10 2017 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Oct 11 2017 | Reply of petitioner David Patchak filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 07 2017 | Argued. For petitioner: Scott E. Gant, Washington, D. C. For federal respondents: Ann O'Connell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians respondent: Pratik A. Shah, Washington, D. C. |
| Feb 27 2018 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Breyer, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion. Ginsburg, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Sotomayor, J., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. |
| Apr 02 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Scott E. Gant Counsel of Record | Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP 1401 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20005 | 202-237-2727 |
| Party name: David Patchak | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Noel J. Francisco Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: Federal Respondents | ||
| Pratik Arvind Shah Counsel of Record | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP 1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW Washington, DC 02109 pshah@akingump.com | 202-887-4000 |
| Party name: Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians | ||
| Conly John Schulte | Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP 1900 Plaza Drive Louisville, CO 80027 cschulte@ndnlaw.com | (303)-673-9600 |
| Party name: Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians | ||
| Other | ||
| Ruthanne Mary Deutsch Counsel of Record | Deutsch Hunt, PLLC 300 New Jersey Ave., NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 rdeutsch@deutschhunt.com | (202-868-6915 |
| Party name: Federal Courts and Federal Indian Law Scholars | ||
| Thomas G. Hungar Counsel of Record | U.S. House of Representatives Office of the General Counsel, 219 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 thomas.hungar@mail.house.gov | (202) 225-9700 |
| Party name: U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Robert Allen Long Jr. Counsel of Record | Covington & Burling, LLP One CityCenter 850 Tenth St., NW Washington, DC 20001 rlong@cov.com | (202) 662-6000 |
| Party name: Wayland Township, et al. | ||
| Ethan G. Shenkman Counsel of Record | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP 601 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 ethan.shenkman@apks.com | 202-942-5000 |
| Party name: National Congress of American Indians | ||
| Erik R Zimmerman Counsel of Record | Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. 1450 Raleigh Road, Suite 100 Chapel Hill, NC 27517 ezimmerman@rbh.com | 0919-328-8826 |
| Party name: Professor Edward A. Hartnett | ||
| Stephen I. Vladeck | 727 East Dean Keeton Street Austin, TX 78705 svladeck@law.utexas.edu | (512) 475-9198 |
| Party name: Federal Courts Scholars | ||