| No. 17-949 | |
| Title: | John Sturgeon, Petitioner v. Bert Frost, in His Official Capacity as Alaska Regional Director of the National Park Service, et al. |
| Docketed: | January 5, 2018 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (13-36165) |
| Decision Date: | October 2, 2017 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jan 02 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 5, 2018) |
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| Feb 05 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 5, 2018 to March 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Feb 05 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of State of Alaska filed. |
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| Feb 05 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation filed. |
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| Feb 05 2018 | Amicus brief of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation not accepted for filing. (February 09, 2018) |
| Feb 06 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 7, 2018. |
| Feb 28 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 7, 2018 to April 6, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Mar 01 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 6, 2018. |
| Apr 02 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 6, 2018 to May 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Apr 03 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 7, 2018 |
| May 07 2018 | Brief of respondents Bert Frost, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| May 21 2018 | Reply of petitioner John Sturgeon filed. |
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| May 22 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018. |
| Jun 11 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018. |
| Jun 18 2018 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jul 18 2018 | Motion for an extension of time to file the opening briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Jul 31 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file the opening briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 7, 2018. The time to file respondents brief on the merits is extended to and including September 11, 2018. |
| Aug 02 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, John Sturgeon |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Aug 06 2018 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner John Sturgeon. |
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| Aug 07 2018 | Brief of petitioner John Sturgeon filed. |
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| Aug 09 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of State of Idaho, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 14 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Safari Club International filed. |
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| Aug 14 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Ahtna, Inc. in support of neither party filed. |
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| Aug 14 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of State of Alaska filed. |
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| Aug 14 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Aug 14 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation and Central New York Fair Business Association filed. |
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| Aug 20 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 5, 2018 |
| Sep 06 2018 | Motion of State of Alaska for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Sep 10 2018 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Sep 11 2018 | Brief of respondents Bert Frost, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 12 2018 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 17 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 18 2018 | Brief amici curiae of National Parks Conservation Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 18 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Alaska Native Subsistence Users filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 19 2018 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. District of Alaska is electronic and located on PACER with the exception of 1 envelope of Clerk's Files. |
| Oct 01 2018 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Oct 09 2018 | Motion of State of Alaska for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Oct 11 2018 | Reply of petitioner John Sturgeon filed. (Distributed) |
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| Nov 05 2018 | Argued. For petitioner: Matthew T. Findley, Anchorage, Alaska; and Ruth Botstein, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, Alaska (for Alaska, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Mar 26 2019 | Judgment REVERSED and REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Matthew Todd Findley Counsel of Record | Ashburn & Mason, P.C. 1227 W. Ninth Avenue, Suite 200 Suite 200 Anchorage, AK 99501 matt@anchorlaw.com | (907)-276-4331 |
| Party name: John Sturgeon | ||
| 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: Bert Frost, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| James J Devine Jr. Counsel of Record | 128 Main Street Oneida, NY 13421 jdevine@centralny.twcbc.com | 315-363-6600 |
| Party name: Citizens Equal Rights Foundation | ||
| Anthony Lee Francois Counsel of Record | Pacific Legal Foundation 930 G Street Sacramento, CA 95814 alf@pacificlegal.org | (916) 419-7111 |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation | ||
| Jonathan William Katchen Counsel of Record | Holland & Hart LLP 1029 W.Third Avenue Suite 550 Anchorage, AK 99501 jwkatchen@hollandhart.com | 907-865-2600 |
| Party name: Ahtna, Inc. | ||
| Justin R. Pidot Counsel of Record | University of Denver Sturm College of Law 2255 East Evans Ave Denver, CO 80208 justin.pidot@gmail.com | 3038716168 |
| Party name: Law Professors | ||
| Anna M. Seidman Counsel of Record | Safari Club International 501 2nd Street NE Washington, DC 20002 aseidman@safariclub.org | 202-543-8733 |
| Party name: Safari Club International | ||
| Steven W. Strack Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General Statehouse Room 210 P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0010 steve.strack@ag.idaho.gov | 208-334-4143 |
| Party name: States of Arizona, et al. | ||
| Kathryn Rebecca Vogel Counsel of Record | State of Alaska 1031 W. 4th Ave, Ste 200 Anchorage, AK 99501 kathryn.vogel@alaska.gov | 907-269-5275 |
| Party name: State of Alaska | ||
| Robert T. Anderson Counsel of Record | University of Washington Box 353020 Seattle, WA 98195 boba@uw.edu | 2066852861 |
| Party name: Alaska Native Subsistence Users | ||
| Ruth Botstein | State of Alaska, Office of the Attorney General 1031 W. 4th Ave. Anchorage, AK 99501 ruth.botstein@alaska.gov | 907-269-5100 |
| Party name: State of Alaska | ||
| Valerie Lynn Brown Counsel of Record | Trustees for Alaska 1026 W. 4th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501-1980 vbrown@trustees.org | 9074332014 |
| Party name: National Parks Conservation Association, Defenders of Wildlife, The Wilderness Society, American Rivers, Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Wilderness Watch, Denali Citizens Council, Copper Country Alliance, Alaska Quiet Rights Coalition, Northern Alaska Environmental Center, Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, Alaska Wilderness League | ||