| No. 22-1074 | |
| Title: | George Sheetz, Petitioner v. County of El Dorado, California |
| Docketed: | May 4, 2023 |
| Lower Ct: | Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District |
| Case Numbers: | (C093682) |
| Decision Date: | October 19, 2022 |
| Discretionary Court Decision Date: | February 1, 2023 |
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| May 02 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 5, 2023) |
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| May 26 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 5, 2023 to July 5, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| May 30 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 5, 2023. |
| Jun 01 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Jun 02 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
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| Jun 02 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Texas Public Policy Foundation, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 05 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Buckeye Institute filed. |
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| Jun 05 2023 | Brief amici curiae of California Building Industry Association and National Association of Home Builders filed. |
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| Jul 05 2023 | Brief of respondent County of El Dorado, California in opposition filed. |
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| Jul 18 2023 | Reply of petitioner George Sheetz filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jul 19 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023. |
| Sep 29 2023 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 13 2023 | Brief of petitioner George Sheetz filed. |
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| Nov 13 2023 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Nov 14 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 16 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. |
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| Nov 17 2023 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. |
| Nov 17 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Building Industry Association of the Greater Valley filed. |
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| Nov 17 2023 | Brief amici curiae of California Building Industry Association, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Bay Area Council filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Realtors, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of California Housing Defense Fund, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Citizen Action Defense Fund, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Hotel Des Arts, LLC, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Buckeye Institute, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of American Planning Association in support of neither party filed. |
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| Nov 21 2023 | Record requested from the Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District. |
| Nov 21 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Charles Gardner, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 29 2023 | Record received from the Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District. The record is electronic and is available with the Clerk. |
| Nov 30 2023 | CIRCULATED |
| Dec 13 2023 | Brief of respondent County of El Dorado, California filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 15 2023 | Brief amici curiae of California State Association of Counties, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 19 2023 | Brief amici curiae of City And County Of San Francisco, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Clean Water Agencies, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Dec 20 2023 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Dec 29 2023 | Reply of petitioner George Sheetz filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 05 2024 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Jan 09 2024 | Argued. For petitioner: Paul J. Beard, II, Los Angeles, Cal. For respondent: Aileen M. McGrath, San Francisco, Cal.; and Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Apr 12 2024 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Jackson, J., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a concurring opinion. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Kagan and Jackson, JJ., joined. |
| May 14 2024 | Judgment and Mandate Issued. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Paul J. Beard II Counsel of Record | Pierson Ferdinand 453 S. Spring Street Suite 400-1458 Los Angeles, CA 90013 paul.beard@pierferd.com | 818-216-3988 |
| Party name: George Sheetz | ||
| Brian Trevor Hodges | Pacific Legal Foundation 1425 Broadway, #429 Seattle, WA 98122 BHodges@pacificlegal.org | 916-419-7111 |
| Party name: George Sheetz | ||
| Lawrence G. Salzman | Pacific Legal Foundation 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1290 Sacramento, CA 95814 LSALZMAN@PACIFICLEGAL.ORG | 9164197111 |
| Party name: George Sheetz | ||
| Damien Michael Schiff | Pacific Legal Foundation 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1290 Sacramento, CA 95814 DSCHIFF@PACIFICLEGAL.ORG | (916) 419-7111 |
| Party name: George Sheetz | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Aileen Marie McGrath Counsel of Record | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP 100 Pine Street Suite 3200 San Francisco, CA 94111 AMcGrath@akingump.com | 415-765-9553 |
| Party name: County of El Dorado, California | ||
| Glen Calvin Hansen | Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. 2100 21st Street, Ste. A Sacramento, CA 95818 ghansen@aklandlaw.com | 9164569595 |
| Party name: County of El Dorado, California | ||
| Other | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar 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 | ||
| Anastasia Paulinna Boden Counsel of Record | Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 aboden@cato.org | 202-216-1414 |
| Party name: Cato Institute | ||
| Braden Heath Boucek Counsel of Record | Southeastern Legal Foundation 560 West Crossville Road Suite 104 Roswell, GA 30075 bboucek@southeasternlegal.org | 770-977-2131 |
| Party name: Southeastern Legal Foundation and Beacon Center of Tennessee | ||
| Emily Lowther Brough | Zacks, Freedman & Patterson PC 601 Montgomery St., Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94111 emily@zfplaw.com | (415) 956-8100 |
| Party name: Hotel Des Arts, LLC; San Francisco Apartment Association; California Apartment Association; and Small Property Owners of San Francisco Institute | ||
| Jay Randall Carson Counsel of Record | The Buckeye Institute 88 East Broad Street Suite 1300 Columbus, OH 43215 j.carson@buckeyeinstitute.org | 614-224-4422 |
| Party name: Buckeye Institute | ||
| Anthony Thomas Caso Counsel of Record | Constitutional Counsel Group 1628 N Main St. #289 Salinas, CA 93906 ATCASO@CCG1776.COM | 916-601-1916 |
| Party name: Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence | ||
| Brian J. Connolly Counsel of Record | University of Michigan 701 Tappan Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48109 cobrian@umich.edu | 7347638636 |
| Party name: American Planning Association | ||
| Douglas J. Dennington | Rutan & Tucker LLP 18575 Jamboree Road 9th Floor Irvine, CA 92612 DDENNINGTON@RUTAN.COM | (714) 641-5100 |
| Party name: California Building Industry Association and National Association of Home Builders | ||
| Alexandra Dapolito Dunn Counsel of Record | Baker Botts L.L.P. 700 K. St. N.W. Washington, DC 20001 alexandra.dunn@bakerbotts.com | 2026391324 |
| Party name: National Association of Clean Water Agencies and Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies | ||
| Lawrence S. Ebner Counsel of Record | Atlantic Legal Foundation 1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 lawrence.ebner@atlanticlegal.org | 202-729-6337 |
| Party name: Atlantic Legal Foundation | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 BRIANNE@THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG | 202 296 6889 |
| Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center | ||
| Blaine Ian Green Counsel of Record | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Four Embarcadero Center 22nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 blaine.green@pillsburylaw.com | (415) 983-1000 |
| Party name: Charles Gardner and Emily Hamilton, Ph.D. | ||
| Kristen Ann Jensen Counsel of Record | Office of the San Francisco City Attorney 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall, Room 234 San Francisco, CA 94102-4682 kristen.jensen@sfcityatty.org | 4153101103 |
| Party name: City And County Of San Francisco, et al. | ||
| Brett Spencer Jolley Counsel of Record | McKinley Conger Jolley & Galarneau, LLP 3031 W. March Lane Suite 230 Stockton, CA 95219 bjolley@mcjglaw.com | 209-477-8171 |
| Party name: Building Industry Association of the Greater Valley | ||
| David Paul Lanferman Counsel of Record | Rutan & Tucker, LLP 455 Market Street, Suite 1870 San Francisco, CA 94105 DLANFERMAN@RUTAN.COM | 650-263-7900 |
| Party name: California Building Industry Association and National Association of Home Builders | ||
| Jeremy Charles Marwell Counsel of Record | Vinson & Elkins LLP 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 500W Washington, DC 20037 JMARWELL@VELAW.COM | 202-639-6507 |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | ||
| Jackson Wilder Maynard Jr. Counsel of Record | Citizen Action Defense Fund 111 21st Ave SW Ste. 13 Olympia, WA 98501 jackson@citizenactiondefense.org | 8505193495 |
| Party name: Citizen Action Defense Fund | ||
| Jayson Alan Parsons | Rutan & Tucker LLP 18575 Jamboree Road, 9th Floor Irvine, CA 92612 jparsons@rutan.com | (714) 641-5100 |
| Party name: California Building Industry Association and National Association of Home Builders | ||
| Joshua Patashnik Counsel of Record | California Department of Justice 600 West Broadway, Suite 1800 San Diego, CA 92101 JOSH.PATASHNIK@DOJ.CA.GOV | 619-738-9628 |
| Party name: State of California | ||
| Andrew W. Schwartz Counsel of Record | Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP 396 Hayes Street San Francisco, CA 94102 schwartz@smwlaw.com | 415-552-7272 |
| Party name: California State Association of Counties, League of California Cities, and California Special Districts Association | ||
| Brett A. Shumate Counsel of Record | Jones Day 51 Louisiana Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20001 BSHUMATE@JONESDAY.COM | 7036470319 |
| Party name: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, AMERICAN PROPERTY OWNERS ALLIANCE, REALTORS® LAND INSTITUTE, CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, AND CALIFORNIANS FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP | ||
| Thomas Samuel Silverstein Counsel of Record | Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law 1500 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 TSILVERSTEIN@LAWYERSCOMMITTEE.ORG | (202) 662-8600 |
| Party name: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Public Interest Law Project | ||
| Darren Seiji Teshima Counsel of Record | Covington & Burling LLP 415 Mission St, 54th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 dteshima@cov.com | (415) 591-7094 |
| Party name: California Housing Defense Fund, California YIMBY, and Yes In My Back Yard | ||
| Robert H. Thomas Counsel of Record | Pacific Legal Foundation 555 Capitol Mall, Ste 1290 Sacramento, CA 95814 RTHOMAS@PACIFICLEGAL.ORG | 916-419-7111 |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation | ||
| Katharine Tracy Van Dusen Counsel of Record | Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP One Montgomery Street, Suite 3000 San Francisco, CA 94104 ef-ktv@cpdb.com | 415-391-4800 |
| Party name: Bay Area Council | ||
| Chance Dean Weldon Counsel of Record | Texas Public Policy Foundation 901 Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78701 CWELDON@TEXASPOLICY.COM | 5124722700 |
| Party name: Texas Public Policy Foundation | ||
| Andrew M. Zacks Counsel of Record | Zacks & Freedman, PC 601 Montgomery Street Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94111 AZ@ZFPLAW.COM | (415) 956-8100 |
| Party name: Hotel Des Arts, LLC; San Francisco Apartment Association; California Apartment Association; and Small Property Owners of San Francisco Institute | ||