| No. 17-387 | |
| Title: | Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Petitioner v. Sharline Lundgren, et vir |
| Docketed: | September 13, 2017 |
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Court of Washington |
| Case Numbers: | (91622-5) |
| Decision Date: | June 8, 2017 |
| Rehearing Denied: | June 12, 2017 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Sep 11 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 13, 2017) |
| Oct 13 2017 | Brief of respondents Sharline Lundgren and Ray Lundgren in opposition filed. |
| Oct 27 2017 | Reply of petitioner Upper Skagit Indian Tribe filed. |
| Nov 01 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2017. |
| Nov 17 2017 | Rescheduled. |
| Nov 27 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2017. |
| Dec 04 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2017. |
| Dec 08 2017 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jan 22 2018 | Brief of petitioner Upper Skagit Indian Tribe filed. |
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| Jan 22 2018 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
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| Jan 24 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, March 21, 2018 |
| Jan 29 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Cayuga Nation, Seneca Nation of Indians, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, Cherokee Nation, Pueblo of Pojoaque filed. |
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| Jan 29 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, and Skokomish Indian Tribe filed. |
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| Jan 29 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Jan 29 2018 | Brief amici curiae of States of Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico, and Texas filed in Support of Neither Party |
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| Jan 29 2018 | Brief amici curiae of National Congress of American Indians, et al. filed. |
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| Feb 07 2018 | CIRCULATED |
| Feb 21 2018 | Record requested from the Supreme Court of Washington. |
| Feb 21 2018 | Brief of respondents Sharline Lundgren and Ray Lundgren filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 28 2018 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Feb 28 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Service Company of New Mexico filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 28 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Village of Union Springs, Town of Springport, Cayuga County filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 28 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Seneca County, New York filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 12 2018 | Reply of petitioner Upper Skagit Indian Tribe filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 16 2018 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Mar 21 2018 | Argued. For petitioner: David S. Hawkins, Sedro-Woolley, Wash.; and Ann O’Connell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Eric D. Miller, Seattle, Wash. |
| May 21 2018 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Kennedy, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Alito, J., joined. |
| Jun 22 2018 | MANDATE ISSUED. |
| Jun 22 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Arthur W. Harrigan Jr. Counsel of Record | Harrigan Leyh Farmer & Thomsen LLP 999 Third Avenue, Suite 4400 Seattle, WA 98104 arthurh@harriganleyh.com | (206) 623-1700 |
| Party name: Upper Skagit Indian Tribe | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Scott Martin Ellerby Counsel of Record | Mullavey, Prout, Grenley & Foe, LLP 2401 NW 65th St. Seattle, WA 98127 sellerby@ballardlawyers.com | 206-789-2511 |
| Party name: Sharline Lundgren and Ray Lundgren | ||
| Other | ||
| Douglas B.L. Endreson Counsel of Record | Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP 1425 K Street N.W. Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005 dendreso@sonosky.com | 2026820240 |
| Party name: Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, and Skokomish Indian Tribe | ||
| 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 | ||
| David Leigh Franklin Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General of Illinois 100 W. Randolph 12th floor Chicago, IL 60601 dfranklin@atg.state.il.us | 3128145376 |
| Party name: States of Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico, and Texas | ||
| Ian Heath Gershengorn Counsel of Record | Jenner & Block 1099 New York Ave., NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 IGershengorn@jenner.com | 202-639-6869 |
| Party name: Cayuga Nation, Seneca Nation of Indians, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, Cherokee Nation, Pueblo of Pojoaque | ||
| William Henry Hurd Counsel of Record | Troutman Sanders LLP 1001 Haxall Point Richmond, VA 23219 william.hurd@troutman.com | 8046971335 |
| Party name: Public Service Company of New Mexico | ||
| Brian Laudadio Counsel of Record | Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC 350 Linden Oaks, Third Floor Rochester, NY 14625 blaudadio@bsk.com | 585-362-4700 |
| Party name: Seneca County, New York | ||
| Colette Routel Counsel of Record | Mitchell Hamline School of Law 875 Summit Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105 colette.routel@mitchellhamline.edu | 6512906327 |
| Party name: National Congress of American Indians | ||
| David Henry Tennant Counsel of Record | Nixon Peabody LLP 1300 Clinton Square Rochester, NY 14604 dtennant@nixonpeabody.com | 585-263-1000 |
| Party name: Village of Union Springs, Town of Springport, Cayuga County | ||