No. 10-1062
Title:
Chantell Sackett, et vir, Petitioners
v.
Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
Docketed:February 25, 2011
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(08-35854)
  Decision Date:September 17, 2010
  Rehearing Denied:November 29, 2010
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Feb 23 2011 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2011)
Mar 2 2011 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
Mar 23 2011 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 27, 2011.
Mar 25 2011 Brief amici curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence et al. filed.
Mar 28 2011 Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed.
Mar 28 2011 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed.
Apr 20 2011 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 27, 2011.
Apr 25 2011 Letter of April 21, 2011, from counsel for petitioners received.
May 27 2011 Brief of respondents Environmental Protection Agency, et al. in opposition filed.
Jun 3 2011 Reply of petitioner Chantell Sackett, et vir filed.
Jun 7 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 23, 2011.
Jun 23 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 27, 2011.
Jun 28 2011 Petition GRANTED limited to the following questions: 1. May petitioners seek pre-enforcement judicial review of the administrative compliance order pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U. S. C. §704? 2. If not, does petitioners’ inability to seek pre-enforcement judicial review of the administrative compliance order violate their rights under the Due Process Clause?
Jul 6 2011 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 26, 2011.
Jul 6 2011 The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including November 23, 2011.
Sep 23 2011 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Sep 23 2011 Brief of petitioners Chantell Sackett, et vir filed.
Sep 29 2011 Brief amici curiae of Wet Weather Partnership, et al. filed.
Sep 30 2011 Brief amici curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, et al. filed.
Sep 30 2011 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed.
Sep 30 2011 Brief amici curiae of American Farm Bureau Federation, et al. filed.
Sep 30 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
Sep 30 2011 Brief amicus curiae of General Electric Co. filed.
Sep 30 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Competitive Enterprise Institute filed.
Sep 30 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Sep 30 2011 Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed.
Sep 30 2011 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Manufacturers filed.
Sep 30 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed.
Sep 30 2011 Brief amici curiae of Alaska, et al. filed.
Sep 30 2011 Letter from counsel for amici American Petroleum Institute, et al. proposing to lodge documents related to the Clean Water Act.
Sep 30 2011 Brief amici curiae of American Petroleum Institute, et al. filed.
Oct 3 2011 Brief amicus curiae of APA Watch in support of neither party filed.
Nov 14 2011 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, January 9, 2012.
Nov 15 2011 CIRCULATED.
Nov 18 2011 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Nov 18 2011 Record from U.S.D.C for District of Idaho is electronic.
Nov 23 2011 Brief of respondents Environmental Protection Agency, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 30 2011 Letter from Natural Resources Defense Counsel, et al., proposing a lodging of relevant FOIA material obtained from the Army Corps of Engineers.
Nov 30 2011 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Natural ResourcesDefense Council, et al. (Distributed)
Dec 9 2011 Petitioners' opposition to motion of Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae.
Dec 9 2011 Petitioners' objection to lodging proposal of Natural Resource Defense Council, et al.
Dec 15 2011 Reply of Natural Resource Defense Council, et al. to petitioners' opposition to motion to file amici curiae brief.
Dec 15 2011 Reply of Natural Resource Defense Council, et al. to petitioners' opposition to lodging proposal.
Dec 21 2011 Reply of petitioners Chantell Sackett, et vir filed. (Distributed)
Jan 6 2012 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. GRANTED.
Jan 9 2012 Argued. For petitioners: Damien M. Schiff, Sacramento, Cal. For respondents: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Mar 21 2012 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Ginsburg, J., and Alito, J., filed concurring opinions.
Apr 23 2012 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Damien M. Schiff Pacific Legal Foundation(916)-419-7111
    Counsel of Record930 G Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
dms@pacificlegal.org
Party name: Chantell Sackett, et vir
Attorneys for Respondents:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
 
Malcolm L. Stewart Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
malcolm.l.stewart@usjoj.gov
Party name: Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
Other:
Virginia S. Albrecht Hunton & Williams LLP(202) 955-1500
2200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20037
valbrecht@hunton.com
Party name: American Petroleum Institute, et al.
 
Frank Paul Calamita AquaLaw, PLC(804)-716-9021
6 South 5th Street
Richmond, VA  23219
paul@aqualaw.com
Party name: Wet Weather Partnership, et al.
 
Anthony T. Caso Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence(714) 628-2666
c/o Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University
One University Drive
Orange, CA  92886
caso@chapman.edu
Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, et al.
 
Peter J. Ferrara 2011 Freedom Lane(703) 582-8466
Falls Church, VA  22043
peterferrara@msn.com
Party name: American Civil Rights Union
 
Theodore L. Garrett Covington & Burling LLP(202) 662-6000
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
tgarrett@cov.com
Party name: Competitive Enterprise Institute
 
Ruth Hamilton Heese Alaska Department of Law(907)-465-3600
P.O. Box 110300
Juneau, AK  99811-0300
ruth.hamilton.heese@alaska.gov
Party name: Alaska, et al.
 
Daryl L. Joseffer King & Spalding LLP(202) 737-0500
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
djoseffer@kslaw.com
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
 
Lawrence J. Joseph 1250 Connecticut Ave., NW(202) 355-9452
Suite 200
Washington, DC  20036
lj@larryjoseph.com
Party name: APA Watch in support of neither party
 
Martin S. Kaufman Atlantic Legal Foundation(914) 834-3322
2039 Palmer Avenue
Larchmont, NY  10538
mskaufman@atlanticlegal.org
Party name: National Association of Manufacturers
 
Steven J. Lechner Mountain States Legal Foundation(303) 292-2021
2596 South Lewis Way
Lakewood, CO  80227
lechner@mountainstateslegal.com
Party name: Mountain States Legal Foundation
 
William R. Maurer Institute for Justice(206) 341-9300
101 Yesler Way, Suite 603
Seattle, WA  98104
wmaurer@ij.org
Party name: Institute for Justice
 
Mark T. Stancil Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck Untereiner & Sauber, LLP(202) 775-4500
1801 K Street, N.W., Suite 411L
Washington, DC  20006
mstancil@robbinsrussell.com
Party name: American Farm Bureau Federation, et al.
 
Kathleen M. Sullivan Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP(212) 849-7000
51 Madison Avenue
22nd Floor
New York, NY  10010
kathleensullivan@quinnemanuel.com
Party name: General Electric Co.
 
Thomas J. Ward National Association of Home Builders(202) 266-8230
1201 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20005
tward@nahb.org
Party name: National Association of Home Builders, et al.
 
Christopher J. Wright Wiltshire & Grannis LLP(202) 730-1300
1200 Eighteenth St., N.W.
Suite 1200
Washington, DC  20036
cwright@wiltshiregrannis.com
Party name: Natural Resources Defense Council, et al.