| No. 23A35 | |
| Title: | Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC Applicant v. The Wilderness Society, et al. |
| Docketed: | July 14, 2023 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (23-1384, 23-1592, 23-1594) |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jul 14 2023 | Application (23A35) to vacate stays, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service | |
| Jul 17 2023 | Response to application (23A35) requested by The Chief Justice, due Tuesday, July 25, 2023 by 5 p.m. (EDT). |
| Jul 18 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Senator Joe Manchin III filed. |
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| Jul 19 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of American Gas Association, American Petroleum Institute, American Public Gas Association, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, and Natural Gas Supply Association filed. |
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| Jul 19 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of EQT Corporation; The Gas and Oil Association of WV, Inc.; Marcellus Shale Coalition; Range Resources Corporation; and Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association filed. |
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| Jul 19 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC, Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc., Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc., Southern Company Services, Inc., Southern Company Gas filed. |
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| Jul 19 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Current Members of United States Congress filed. |
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| Jul 19 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Roanoke Gas Company filed. |
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| Jul 19 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Laborers' International Union of North America filed. |
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| Jul 20 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of U.S. House of Representatives filed. |
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| Jul 21 2023 | Response to application from respondent Department of the Interior, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 24 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of State of West Virginia filed. |
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| Jul 25 2023 | Response to application from respondent The Wilderness Society filed. |
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| Jul 25 2023 | Response to application from respondent Appalachian Voices, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 25 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Federal Courts Scholars William D. Araiza, Erwin Chemerinsky, Caprice Roberts, and Howard Wasserman filed. |
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| Jul 25 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of W.V. Governor James C. Justice II filed. |
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| Jul 26 2023 | Reply of applicant Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC filed. |
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| Jul 27 2023 | Application (23A35) referred to the Court. |
| Jul 27 2023 | Application (23A35) to vacate stays presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is granted. The July 10, 2023 stay orders of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, case Nos. 23-1592 and 23-1594, and the July 11, 2023 stay order of the Fourth Circuit, case No. 23-1384, are hereby vacated. Although the Court does not reach applicant’s suggestion that it treat the application as a petition for a writ of mandamus at this time, that determination is without prejudice to further consideration in light of subsequent developments. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Counsel of Record | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 500E Washington, DC 20001-5369 DONALD.VERRILLI@MTO.COM | 202-220-1100 |
| Party name: Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| 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: Department of the Interior, et al. | ||
| Gregory Doran Buppert Counsel of Record | Southern Environmental Law Center 120 Garrett Street, Suite 400 Charlottesville, VA 22902 gbuppert@selcva.org | (434) 977-4090 |
| Party name: The Wilderness Society | ||
| Jason Craig Rylander Counsel of Record | Center for Biological Diversity 1411 K Street NW, Suite 1300 Washington, DC 20005 jrylander@biologicaldiversity.org | 2027442244 |
| Party name: Appalachian Voices, Wild Virginia, West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Preserve Giles County, Preserve Bent Mountain, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Indian Creek Watershed Association, Sierra Club, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and Center for Biological Diversity | ||
| Other | ||
| Sam Edward Fowler Counsel of Record | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 Sam_Fowler@energy.senate.gov | 2022247571 |
| Party name: Senator Joe Manchin III | ||
| Chance Lyman Counsel of Record | Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC 401 E. Jackson Street, Suite 2400 Tampa, FL 33602-5236 chance.lyman@bipc.com | 813-222-1152 |
| Party name: Current Members of United States Congress | ||
| Steven Paul Lehotsky Counsel of Record | Lehotsky Keller LLP 200 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 STEVE@LEHOTSKYKELLER.COM | 2023652509 |
| Party name: American Gas Association, American Petroleum Institute, American Public Gas Association, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, and Natural Gas Supply Association | ||
| John Caviness O'Quinn Counsel of Record | Kirkland & Ellis LLP 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 JOHN.OQUINN@KIRKLAND.COM | 202-389-5191 |
| Party name: EQT Corporation; The Gas and Oil Association of WV, Inc.; Marcellus Shale Coalition; Range Resources Corporation; and Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association | ||
| Jonathan Yates Ellis Counsel of Record | McGuireWoods LLP 888 16th Street N.W. Suite 500 Washington, DC 20006 JELLIS@MCGUIREWOODS.COM | 919-755-6688 |
| Party name: Roanoke Gas Company | ||
| Misha Tseytlin Counsel of Record | Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP 227 West Monroe Suite 3900 Chicago, IL 60606 MISHA.TSEYTLIN@TROUTMAN.COM | 608-999-1240 |
| Party name: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC, Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc., Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc., Southern Company Services, Inc., Southern Company Gas | ||
| Bruce R. Lerner Counsel of Record | Bredhoff & Kaiser PLLC 805 15th Street NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20005 blerner@bredhoff.com | 2028422600 |
| Party name: Laborers' International Union of North America | ||
| Matthew B. Berry Counsel of Record | Office of General Counsel 5140 O’Neill House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 matthew.berry@mail.house.gov | 2022259700 |
| Party name: U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Lindsay Sara See Counsel of Record | Office of the West Virginia Attorney General State Capitol Complex Building 1, Room E-26 Charleston, WV 25305 LINDSAY.S.SEE@WVAGO.GOV | 3045582021 |
| Party name: State of West Virginia | ||
| Layla Hughes Counsel of Record | Layla Hughes 909 Goldbelt Ave Juneau, AK 99801 laylahughes@laylahughes.com | 303-518-4211 |
| Party name: Federal Courts Scholars William D. Araiza, Erwin Chemerinsky, Caprice Roberts, snd Howard Wasserman | ||
| Jason Patrick Renzelmann Counsel of Record | Frost Brown Todd LLC 400 West Market Street 32nd Floor Louisville, KY 40202 jrenzelmann@fbtlaw.com | 5025895400 |
| Party name: W.V. Governor James C. Justice II | ||