| No. 20-97 | |
| Title: | Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association, et al., Petitioners v. Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, et al. |
| Docketed: | July 30, 2020 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (18-5353) |
| Decision Date: | December 27, 2019 |
| Rehearing Denied: | February 28, 2020 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jul 27 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 31, 2020) |
| PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Aug 13 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association, et al. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Aug 21 2020 | Motion of Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc, et al. to extend the time to file a response from August 31, 2020 to September 30, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Aug 24 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 30, 2020, for all respondents. |
| Aug 26 2020 | Motion of Ross, Sec. of Commerce, et al. to extend the time to file a response from August 31, 2020 to September 30, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Aug 27 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 30, 2020, for all respondents. |
| Aug 31 2020 | Brief amici curiae of International Association of Geophysical Contractors, et al. filed. |
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| Aug 31 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Utah Counties and Utah Representatives filed. |
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| Aug 31 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed. |
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| Aug 31 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of American Forest Resource Council filed. |
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| Sep 04 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 30, 2020 to October 30, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Sep 04 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 30, 2020, for all respondents. |
| Oct 23 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 30, 2020 to December 4, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Oct 26 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 4, 2020, for all respondents. |
| Dec 04 2020 | Brief of respondents Ross, Wilbur, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Dec 04 2020 | Brief of respondents Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 15 2020 | Reply of petitioners Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Dec 16 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
| Jan 11 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021. |
| Jan 19 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021. |
| Jan 21 2021 | Letter of January 21, 2021 from counsel for petitioners filed. |
| Main DocumentOther | |
| Feb 12 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021. |
| Feb 22 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021. |
| Mar 01 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021. |
| Mar 15 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021. |
| Mar 22 2021 | Petition DENIED. Statement of Chief Justice Roberts respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Jonathan Calvin Wood Counsel of Record | Pacific Legal Foundation 3100 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 610 Arlington, VA 22201-5330 jwood@pacificlegal.org | (202) 888-6881 |
| Party name: Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Ian Michael Fein Counsel of Record | Natural Resources Defense Council 111 Sutter Street, 21st Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 ifein@nrdc.org | 4158756147 |
| Party name: Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. | ||
| 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: Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Paul J. Beard II Counsel of Record | FisherBroyles LLP 4470 W. Sunset Blvd. Suite 93165 Los Angeles, CA 90027 paul.beard@fisherbroyles.com | 818-216-3988 |
| Party name: International Association of Geophysical Contractors, National Ocean Industries Association, Offshore Operators Committee | ||
| 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 | ||
| Ilya Shapiro Counsel of Record | Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 ishapiro@cato.org | 2028420200 |
| Party name: The Cato Institute | ||
| Barbara Anne Smith Counsel of Record | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP 211 North Broadway, Suite 3600 St. Louis, MO 63102 barbara.smith@bclplaw.com | 314-259-2367 |
| Party name: Utah Counties and Utah Representatives | ||