No. 16-186
Title:
Arlen Foster, et ux., Petitioners
v.
Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture
Docketed:August 11, 2016
Linked with 16A29
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(14-3887)
  Decision Date:April 11, 2016

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jun 29 2016 Application (16A29) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 10, 2016 to September 8, 2016, submitted to Justice Alito.
Jul 12 2016 Application (16A29) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 9, 2016.
Aug 8 2016 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 12, 2016)
Aug 15 2016 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
Sep 8 2016 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 12, 2016.
Sep 12 2016 Brief amici curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, et al. filed.
Sep 12 2016 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
Sep 12 2016 Brief amici curiae of American Farm Bureau Federation, et al. filed.
Sep 28 2016 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 14, 2016.
Nov 10 2016 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including December 7, 2016.
Dec 7 2016 Brief of respondent Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture in opposition filed.
Dec 19 2016 Reply of petitioners Arlen Foster, et ux. filed.
Dec 21 2016 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017.
Jan 9 2017 Petition DENIED.


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Anthony Lee Francois Pacific Legal Foundation(916) 419-7111
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
alf@pacificlegal.org
Party name: Arlen Foster, et ux.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Ian Heath Gershengorn Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture
Other:
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 Stanley Prows Briscoe Ivester & Bazel LLP415-402-2700
155 Sansome Street
Seventh Floor
San Francisco, CA  94104
pprows@briscoelaw.net
Party name: American Farm Bureau Federation, et al.
 
Ilya Shapiro Cato Institute(202) 842-0200
1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20001
ishapiro@cato.org
Party name: Cato Institute