| No. 19-547 | |
| Title: | United States Fish and Wildlife Service, et al., Petitioners v. Sierra Club, Inc. |
| Docketed: | October 28, 2019 |
| Linked with 19A185 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (17-16560) |
| Decision Date: | May 30, 2019 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Aug 16 2019 | Application (19A185) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 28, 2019 to September 27, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Aug 19 2019 | Application (19A185) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 27, 2019. |
| Sep 17 2019 | Application (19A185) to extend further the time from September 27, 2019 to October 25, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Written RequestProof of Service | |
| Sep 17 2019 | Application (19A185) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 25, 2019. |
| Oct 25 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 27, 2019) |
| PetitionCertificate of Word Count | |
| Nov 01 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 27, 2019 to January 6, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Nov 06 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 6, 2020. |
| Jan 06 2020 | Brief of respondent Sierra Club, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| Certificate of Word CountProof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Jan 22 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020. |
| Jan 22 2020 | Reply of petitioners United States Fish and Wildlife Service,, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Feb 24 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020. |
| Mar 02 2020 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Mar 13 2020 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Mar 16 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including May 18, 2020. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 20, 2020. |
| Apr 09 2020 | Motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Apr 21 2020 | Motion to further extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is further extended to and including May 21, 2020. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including July 27, 2020. |
| May 21 2020 | Brief of petitioners United States Fish and Wildlife Service, et al. filed. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| May 21 2020 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Jun 02 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Sierra Club, Inc. |
| Blanket ConsentProof of Service | |
| Jul 27 2020 | Brief of respondent Sierra Club, Inc. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Jul 31 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife filed. |
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| Aug 03 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center filed. |
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| Aug 03 2020 | Brief amici curiae of American Forest Resource Council, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Aug 03 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 28 Media Organizations filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Aug 03 2020 | Brief amici curiae of ACLU, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 03 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Andrew Rosenberg, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 19 2020 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 2, 2020. |
| Aug 26 2020 | Reply of petitioners United States Fish and Wildlife Service, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Aug 31 2020 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Sep 02 2020 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 03 2020 | Record from the U.S.C.A. is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Sep 28 2020 | Sealed record material from USCA-9 received (electronic). |
| Nov 02 2020 | Argued. For petitioners: Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Sanjay Narayan, Oakland, Cal. |
| Mar 04 2021 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined. |
| Apr 05 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | Acting 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 Fish and Wildlife Service, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Sanjay Narayan Counsel of Record | Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 2101 Webster Street Suite 1300 Oakland, CA 94612 sanjay.narayan@sierraclub.org | 4159775769 |
| Party name: Sierra Club, Inc. | ||
| Other | ||
| Bruce David Brown Counsel of Record | Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press 1156 15th St., NW, Ste. 1020 Washington, DC 20005 bbrown@rcfp.org | 2027959300 |
| Party name: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 28 Media Organizations | ||
| Alan Jay Butler Counsel of Record | Electronic Privacy Information Center 1519 New Hampshire Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 butler@epic.org | 2024831140 |
| Party name: Electronic Privacy Information Center | ||
| David D. Cole Counsel of Record | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 915 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 dcole@aclu.org | 212-549-2611 |
| Party name: ACLU et al | ||
| Lawson Emmett Fite Counsel of Record | American Forest Resource Council 700 N.E. Multnomah, Ste. 320 Portland, OR 97232 lfite@amforest.org | 5032229505 |
| Party name: American Forest Resource Council et al | ||
| Eric R. Glitzenstein Counsel of Record | Center for Biological Diversity 1411 K Street, N.W. Suite 1300 Washington, DC 20005 eglitzenstein@biologicaldiversity.org | 2022625965 |
| Party name: Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife | ||
| Shaun Alaric Goho Counsel of Record | Emmett Environmental Law & Policy Clinic Harvard Law School 6 Everett St. Suite 5116 Cambridge, MA 02138 sgoho@law.harvard.edu | 617-496-2058 |
| Party name: Andrew Rosenberg, Jacob Carter and Joel Clement | ||