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No. 17-949
Title:	John Sturgeon, Petitioner v. Bert Frost, in His Official Capacity as Alaska Regional Director of the National Park Service, et al.
Docketed:	January 5, 2018

Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Case Numbers:	(13-36165)
Decision Date:	October 2, 2017
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Date	Proceedings and Orders
Jan 02 2018	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 5, 2018)
	Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 05 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 5, 2018 to March 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
Feb 05 2018	Brief amicus curiae of State of Alaska filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 05 2018	Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 05 2018	Amicus brief of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation not accepted for filing. (February 09, 2018)

Feb 06 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 7, 2018.

Feb 28 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 7, 2018 to April 6, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
Mar 01 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 6, 2018.

Apr 02 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 6, 2018 to May 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
Apr 03 2018	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 7, 2018

May 07 2018	Brief of respondents Bert Frost, et al. in opposition filed.
	Proof of Service Main Document
May 21 2018	Reply of petitioner John Sturgeon filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 22 2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018.

Jun 11 2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018.

Jun 18 2018	Petition GRANTED.

Jul 18 2018	Motion for an extension of time to file the opening briefs on the merits filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service
Jul 31 2018	Motion to extend the time to file the opening briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 7, 2018. The time to file respondents brief on the merits is extended to and including September 11, 2018.

Aug 02 2018	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, John Sturgeon
	Blanket Consent
Aug 06 2018	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner John Sturgeon.
	Main Document Proof of Service
Aug 07 2018	Brief of petitioner John Sturgeon filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 09 2018	Brief amicus curiae of State of Idaho, et al. filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 14 2018	Brief amicus curiae of Safari Club International filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Aug 14 2018	Brief amicus curiae of Ahtna, Inc. in support of neither party filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 14 2018	Brief amicus curiae of State of Alaska filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 14 2018	Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 14 2018	Brief amici curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation and Central New York Fair Business Association filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Aug 20 2018	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 5, 2018

Sep 06 2018	Motion of State of Alaska for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service
Sep 10 2018	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.

Sep 11 2018	Brief of respondents Bert Frost, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Proof of Service Main Document
Sep 12 2018	CIRCULATED

Sep 17 2018	Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service Other
Sep 18 2018	Brief amici curiae of National Parks Conservation Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 18 2018	Brief amici curiae of Alaska Native Subsistence Users filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service Other
Sep 19 2018	Record received from the U.S.D.C. District of Alaska is electronic and located on PACER with the exception of 1 envelope of Clerk's Files.

Oct 01 2018	Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.

Oct 09 2018	Motion of State of Alaska for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.

Oct 11 2018	Reply of petitioner John Sturgeon filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 05 2018	Argued. For petitioner: Matthew T. Findley, Anchorage, Alaska; and Ruth Botstein, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, Alaska (for Alaska, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Mar 26 2019	Judgment REVERSED and REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined.

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Matthew Todd Findley Counsel of Record	Ashburn & Mason, P.C. 1227 W. Ninth Avenue, Suite 200 Suite 200 Anchorage, AK 99501 matt@anchorlaw.com	(907)-276-4331
Party name: John Sturgeon
Attorneys for Respondents
Noel J. Francisco 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: Bert Frost, et al.
Other
James J Devine Jr. Counsel of Record	128 Main Street Oneida, NY 13421 jdevine@centralny.twcbc.com	315-363-6600
Party name: Citizens Equal Rights Foundation
Anthony Lee Francois Counsel of Record	Pacific Legal Foundation 930 G Street Sacramento, CA 95814 alf@pacificlegal.org	(916) 419-7111
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation
Jonathan William Katchen Counsel of Record	Holland & Hart LLP 1029 W.Third Avenue Suite 550 Anchorage, AK 99501 jwkatchen@hollandhart.com	907-865-2600
Party name: Ahtna, Inc.
Justin R. Pidot Counsel of Record	University of Denver Sturm College of Law 2255 East Evans Ave Denver, CO 80208 justin.pidot@gmail.com	3038716168
Party name: Law Professors
Anna M. Seidman Counsel of Record	Safari Club International 501 2nd Street NE Washington, DC 20002 aseidman@safariclub.org	202-543-8733
Party name: Safari Club International
Steven W. Strack Counsel of Record	Office of the Attorney General Statehouse Room 210 P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0010 steve.strack@ag.idaho.gov	208-334-4143
Party name: States of Arizona, et al.
Kathryn Rebecca Vogel Counsel of Record	State of Alaska 1031 W. 4th Ave, Ste 200 Anchorage, AK 99501 kathryn.vogel@alaska.gov	907-269-5275
Party name: State of Alaska
Robert T. Anderson Counsel of Record	University of Washington Box 353020 Seattle, WA 98195 boba@uw.edu	2066852861
Party name: Alaska Native Subsistence Users
Ruth Botstein	State of Alaska, Office of the Attorney General 1031 W. 4th Ave. Anchorage, AK 99501 ruth.botstein@alaska.gov	907-269-5100
Party name: State of Alaska
Valerie Lynn Brown Counsel of Record	Trustees for Alaska 1026 W. 4th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501-1980 vbrown@trustees.org	9074332014
Party name: National Parks Conservation Association, Defenders of Wildlife, The Wilderness Society, American Rivers, Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Wilderness Watch, Denali Citizens Council, Copper Country Alliance, Alaska Quiet Rights Coalition, Northern Alaska Environmental Center, Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, Alaska Wilderness League