No. 23-753
Title:City and County of San Francisco, California, Petitioner
v.
Environmental Protection Agency
Docketed:January 12, 2024
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers:(21-70282)
   Decision Date:July 31, 2023
   Rehearing Denied:October 10, 2023
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Jan 08 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 12, 2024)
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Feb 07 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 12, 2024 to March 13, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
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Feb 08 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 13, 2024
Feb 12 2024Brief amici curiae of National Mining Association, et al. filed.
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Feb 12 2024Brief amici curiae of Public Wastewater and Stormwater Agencies and Municipalities filed.
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Mar 01 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 13, 2024 to April 12, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
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Mar 04 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 12, 2024
Apr 12 2024Brief of respondent Environmental Protection Agency in opposition filed.
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Apr 30 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
Apr 30 2024Reply of petitioner City and County of San Francisco filed. (Distributed)
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May 08 2024Supplemental brief of petitioners City and County of San Francisco filed. (Distributed)
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May 20 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2024.
May 28 2024Petition GRANTED.
May 30 2024Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Jun 04 2024Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 19, 2024. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 26, 2024.
Jul 19 2024Brief of petitioner City and County of San Francisco filed.
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Jul 19 2024Joint Appendix not accepted for filing(Duplicate version received). ( (July 23, 2024)
Jul 19 2024Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Jul 26 2024SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
Jul 26 2024Brief amici curiae of National Mining Association, et al. filed.
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Jul 26 2024Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed.
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Jul 26 2024Brief amici curiae of Public Wastewater and Stormwater Agencies and Municipalities filed.
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Jul 26 2024Brief amicus curiae of Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board filed.
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Jul 26 2024Brief amici curiae of Local Government Legal Center; et al. filed.
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Jul 29 2024Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Jul 29 2024Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Aug 08 2024CIRCULATED
Aug 26 2024Brief of respondent Environmental Protection Agency filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 30 2024Brief amicus curiae of Orange County Coastkeeper filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 03 2024Brief amici curiae of Environmental and Community Organizations filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 03 2024Brief amicus curiae of California filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 03 2024Brief amici curiae of Washington, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 03 2024Brief amici curiae of Small Business Owners and Operators filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 25 2024Reply of petitioner City and County of San Francisco filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 16 2024Argued. For petitioner: Tara M. Steeley, Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco, Cal. For respondent: Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Tara Michelle Steeley
    Counsel of Record
Office of the City Attorney
City Hall, Room 234, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett
San Francisco, CA 94102

Tara.steeley@sfcityatty.org
4155544655
Party name: City and County of San Francisco
Andrew Christopher SiltonBeveridge & Diamond, P.C.
1900 N Street NW
Suite 100
Washington, DC 20036

asilton@bdlaw.com
202-789-6078
Party name: City and County of San Francisco
Attorneys for Respondent
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: Environmental Protection Agency
Other
Preston Neal Carter
    Counsel of Record
Givens Pursley LLP
601 W. Bannock Street
Boise, ID 83702

prestoncarter@givenspursley.com
208-388-1200
Party name: Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board
David Yolun Chung
    Counsel of Record
Crowell & Moring, LLP
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2595

dchung@crowell.com
202-624-2587
Party name: Public Wastewater and Stormwater Agencies and Municipalities
Kirti Datla
    Counsel of Record
Earthjustice
1001 G Street NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20001

kdatla@earthjustice.org
2027975241
Party name: Environmental and Community Organizations
Peter Benjamin Gonick
    Counsel of Record
Attorney General of Washington
1125 Washington St SE
PO Box 40100
Olympia, WA 98504

peter.gonick@atg.wa.gov
360-753-6200
Party name: Washington, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and District of Columbia
Christopher David Hu
    Counsel of Record
California Department of Justice
455 Golden Gate Avenue
Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA 94102

christopher.hu@doj.ca.gov
4155103917
Party name: State of California
Jonathan Gerard Andre Monette
    Counsel of Record
Best Best & Krieger, LP
1800 K Street NW, Suite 725
Washington, DC 20006

andre.monette@bbklaw.com
(202) 785-0600
Party name: Local Government Legal Center; National Association of Counties; National League of Cities; International Municipal Lawyers Association; League of California Cities
Keith Paul Richard
    Counsel of Record
Archipelago
1 Dana Street 4th Floor
Portland, ME 04101

krichard@archipelagona.com
207-558-0102
Party name: Small Business Owners and Operators
John A. Sheehan
    Counsel of Record
Earth & Water Law LLC
1455 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Ste. 400
Washington, DC 20004

john.sheehan@earthandwatergroup.com
(202) 280-6362
Party name: The National Association of Home Builders, et al.
Sarah Joyce Spinuzzi
    Counsel of Record
Orange County Coastkeeper
3151 Airway Avenue, Suite F-110
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

sarah@coastkeeper.org
714-850-1965
Party name: Orange County Coastkeeper
Misha Tseytlin
    Counsel of Record
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
227 West Monroe Street
Suite 3900
Chicago, IL 60606

MISHA.TSEYTLIN@TROUTMAN.COM
608-999-1240
Party name: National Mining Association, et al.