| No. 17-269 | |
| Title: | Washington, Petitioner v. United States, et al. |
| Docketed: | August 21, 2017 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (13-35474) |
| Decision Date: | March 2, 2017 |
| Rehearing Denied: | May 19, 2017 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Aug 17 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 20, 2017) |
| Sep 15 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 20, 2017, for all respondents. |
| Sep 20 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Business Home Building, Real Estate, Farming and Municipal Organizations filed. |
| Sep 20 2017 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Modoc Point Irrigation District, et al. |
| Sep 20 2017 | Brief amici curiae of State of Idaho, et al. filed. |
| Oct 12 2017 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 27, 2017, for all respondents. |
| Nov 27 2017 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
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| Nov 27 2017 | Brief of respondents Suquamish Indian Tribe, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Dec 11 2017 | Reply of petitioner Washington filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 13 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018. |
| Jan 08 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018. |
| Jan 12 2018 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Modoc Point Irrigation District, et al. GRANTED. |
| Jan 12 2018 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jan 17 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Washington |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Feb 23 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. |
| Feb 24 2018 | Brief of petitioner Washington filed. |
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| Feb 24 2018 | Joint appendix (3 Volumes) filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Mar 02 2018 | Brief amici curiae of States of Idaho, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 02 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Mar 02 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Modoc Point Irrigation District, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 05 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Business, Home Building, Real Estate, Farming and Municipal Organizations filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 05 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 05 2018 | Brief amici curiae of American Forest & Paper Association and National Mining Association filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 05 2018 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Washington State Association of Counties and Association of Washington Cities. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 07 2018 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 19 2018 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Washington State Association of Counties and Association of Washington Cities GRANTED. |
| Mar 23 2018 | Letter from Clerk of Court to counsel of record noting that Justice Kennedy will not continue to participate in this case. |
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| Mar 26 2018 | Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 26 2018 | Brief of respondents Suquamish Indian Tribe, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 30 2018 | Record request from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Mar 30 2018 | Brief amici curiae of The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 02 2018 | Brief amici curiae of The National Congress of American Indians; Navajo Nation; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe; Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 02 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Washington State and Local Officials (Current and Former) filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 02 2018 | Joint motion for divided argument filed by respondents. |
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| Apr 02 2018 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Apr 02 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, et al filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 02 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 02 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Hon. Daniel J. Evans filed (corrected filing). (Distributed) |
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| Apr 09 2018 | Reply of petitioner Washington filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 13 2018 | Joint motion of respondents for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Kennedy took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Apr 18 2018 | Argued. For petitioner: Noah Purcell, Washington State Solicitor General, Olympia, Wash. For respondent United States: Allon Kedem, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents Suquamish Indian Tribe, et al.: William M. Jay, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 11 2018 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED by an equally divided Court. Justice Kennedy took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. Opinion per curiam. |
| Jul 13 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Noah Guzzo Purcell Counsel of Record | Solicitor General 1125 Washington Street, SE Olympia, WA 98504-0100 noah.purcell@atg.wa.gov | 360-753-2536 |
| Party name: Washington | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| William McGinley Jay Counsel of Record | Goodwin Procter LLP 901 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 WJay@goodwinlaw.com | 202-346-4190 |
| Party name: Suquamish Indian Tribe, et al. | ||
| Lauren Jennifer King Counsel of Record | Foster Pepper PLLC 1111 Third Avenue, Suite 3000 Seattle, WA 98101 lauren.king@foster.com | (206) 447-6286 |
| Party name: Quileute Indian Tribe | ||
| Noel J. Francisco | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 oldSupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| John Curtright Sledd | Kanji & Katzen, PLLC 401 Second Ave. South Suite 700 Seattle, WA 98104 | (206) 344-8100 |
| Party name: Suquamish Indian Tribe, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Howard Glenn Arnett Counsel of Record | Karnopp Petersen LLP 360 SW Bond Street Suite 400 Bend, OR 97702 njh@karnopp.com | 5413823011 |
| Party name: The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon | ||
| Timothy S. Bishop Counsel of Record | Mayer Brown, LLP 71 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 tbishop@mayerbrown.com | 3127017829 |
| Party name: American Forest & Paper Association and National Mining Association | ||
| James J Devine Jr. Counsel of Record | 128 Main St Oneida, NY 13421 jdevine@centralny.twcbc.com | 3153636600 |
| Party name: CERF & CNYFBA | ||
| Troy A. Eid Counsel of Record | Greenberg Traurig 1200 17th Street Suite 2400 Denver, CO 80202 eidt@gtlaw.com | 3035726521 |
| Party name: The National Congress of American Indians; Navajo Nation; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe; Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes | ||
| Amanda W. Goodin Counsel of Record | Earthjustice 705 Second Avenue, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98104 Agoodin@earthjustice.org | 206-343-7340 |
| Party name: Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, et al. | ||
| Robert M. McKenna Counsel of Record | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 701 5th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 rmckenna@orrick.com | 2068394300 |
| Party name: Washington State Association of Counties and Association of Washington Cities | ||
| Joseph Perrine Mentor Jr. Counsel of Record | Mentor Law Group 411 First Avenue South Suite 450 Seattle, WA 98104 mentor@mentorlaw.com | 206-838-7650 |
| Party name: Daniel J. Evans | ||
| Eric David Miller Counsel of Record | Perkins Coie, LLP 1201 Third Avenue Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101 emiller@perkinscoie.com | (206)-359-8000 |
| Party name: Business Home Building, Real Estate, Farming and Municipal Organizations | ||
| Colette Routel Counsel of Record | Mitchell Hamline School of Law 875 Summit Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105 colette.routel@mitchellhamline.edu | 6512906327 |
| Party name: Law Professors | ||
| Damien Michael Schiff Counsel of Record | Pacific Legal Foundation 930 G Street Sacramento, CA 95814 dschiff@pacificlegal.org | (916) 419-7111 |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation | ||
| Pratik Arvind Shah Counsel of Record | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP 1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW Washington, DC 02109 pshah@akingump.com | 202-887-4210 |
| Party name: Washington State and Local Officials (Current and Former) | ||
| Steven W. Strack Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0010 steve.strack@ag.idaho.gov | 208-334-4143 |
| Party name: State of Idaho, et al. | ||
| Ronald S. Yockim Counsel of Record | Yockim Carollo, LLP 430 S.E. Main Street Suite 7 Roseburg, OR 97470 ryockim@yockimlaw.com | 541-957-5900 |
| Party name: Modoc Point Irrigation District, et al. | ||