| No. 16-970 | |
| Title: | Brandon Lance Rinehart, Petitioner v. California |
| Docketed: | February 6, 2017 |
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Court of California |
| Case Numbers: | (S222620) |
| Decision Date: | August 22, 2016 |
| Rehearing Denied: | November 9, 2016 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Feb 02 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 8, 2017) |
| Feb 13 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner. |
| Feb 23 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 7, 2017. |
| Feb 24 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. |
| Mar 08 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Western Mining Alliance, et al. filed. |
| Mar 08 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of American Exploration & Mining Association filed. |
| Apr 07 2017 | Brief of respondent California in opposition filed. |
| Apr 19 2017 | Reply of petitioner Brandon Lance Rinehart filed. |
| Apr 25 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 11, 2017. |
| May 15 2017 | The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| Dec 06 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Dec 18 2017 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Brandon Lance Rinehart filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 20 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018. |
| Jan 08 2018 | Petition DENIED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Jonathan Calvin Wood Counsel of Record | Pacific Legal Foundation 3033 Wilson Blvd., Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22201 jwood@pacificlegal.org | (202) 888-6881 |
| Party name: Brandon Lance Rinehart | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Joshua A. Klein Counsel of Record | Deputy Solicitor General CA Department of Justice 455 Golden Gate Ave., Suite 11000 San Francisco, CA 94102-7004 joshua.klein@doj.ca.gov | 415-703-2543 |
| Party name: California | ||
| Other | ||
| 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: United States | ||
| Paul J. Beard II. | Alston & Bird LLP 1115 11th Street Sacramento, CA 95814 paul.beard@alston.com | (916) 498-3354 |
| Party name: Western Mining Alliance, et al. | ||
| Kimberly S. Hermann | Southeastern Legal Foundation 2255 Sewell Mill Road, Suite 320 Marietta, GA 30062 khermann@southeasternlegal.org | 770-977-2131 |
| Party name: Southeastern Legal Foundation | ||
| Steven J. Lechner | Mountain States Legal Foundation 2596 South Lewis Way Lakewood, CO 80227 lechner@mountainstateslegal.com | (303) 292-2021 |
| Party name: American Exploration & Mining Association | ||