No. 11-597
Title:
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, Petitioner
v.
United States
Docketed:November 16, 2011
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  Case Nos.:(2009-5121, 2010-5029)
  Decision Date:March 30, 2011
  Rehearing Denied:August 11, 2011
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nov 9 2011 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 16, 2011)
Dec 6 2011 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 17, 2012.
Dec 9 2011 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed.
Dec 15 2011 Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, and Cato Institute filed.
Dec 15 2011 Brief amici curiae of Arkansas, et al. filed.
Dec 16 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies filed.
Jan 13 2012 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 1, 2012.
Mar 1 2012 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Mar 8 2012 Reply of petitioner Arkansas Game & Fish Commission filed.
Mar 14 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 30, 2012.
Apr 2 2012 Petition GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Apr 23 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from the counsel for the respondent.
May 7 2012 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 22, 2012.
May 7 2012 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 24, 2012.
Jun 18 2012 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including June 27, 2012.
Jun 18 2012 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including August 27, 2012.
Jun 27 2012 Joint appendix filed. (Joint appendix in 3 volumes). (Statement of costs filed)
Jun 27 2012 Brief of petitioner Arkansas Game & Fish Commission filed.
Jul 3 2012 Brief amici curiae of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, et al. filed.
Jul 3 2012 Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Jul 5 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Owners' Counsel of America filed.
Jul 5 2012 Brief amici curiae of Wolfsen Land & Cattle Co., et al. filed.
Jul 5 2012 Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Jul 13 2012 CIRCULATED.
Jul 23 2012 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Jul 31 2012 Record received from U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit. (1 box)
Aug 27 2012 Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
Aug 29 2012 Record from U.S. Court of Federal Claims is electronic.
Aug 30 2012 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by professors of law teaching in the property law and water rights fields.
Sep 4 2012 Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
Sep 19 2012 Reply of petitioner Arkansas Game & Fish Commission filed. (Distributed)
Sep 25 2012 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by professors of law teaching in the property law and water rights fields GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Oct 3 2012 Argued. For petitioner: James F. Goodhart, Little Rock, Ark. For respondent: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Dec 4 2012 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Kagan, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Jan 7 2013 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 5 2013 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Julie DeWoody Greathouse Perkins & Trotter, PLLC(501)-603-9000
    Counsel of Record101 Morgan Keegan Drive
Suite A
Little Rock, AR  72202
jgreathouse@perkinstrotter.com
Party name: Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
 
James F Goodhart 2 Natural Resources Drive(501) 223-6327
Little Rock, AR  72201
Party name: Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
Attorneys for Respondent:
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: United States
Other:
Robert H. Abrams Florida A & M University College of Law(407) 254-4001
201 N. Beggs Ave.
Orlando, FL  32801
robert.abrams@famu.edu
Party name: professors of law teaching in the property law and water rights fields
 
John D. Echeverria Vermont Law School(802) 831-1386
164 Chelsea Street, P.O. Box 96
South Royalton, VT  05068
JEcheverria@vermontlaw.edu
Party name: International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al.
 
Karen R. Harned NFIB Small Business Legal Center(202) 314-2048
1201 F Street, N.W. Suite 200
Washington, DC  20004
Karen.Harned@NFIB.org
Party name: National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, et al.
 
Brian T. Hodges Pacific Legal Foundation(425) 576-0484
10940 NE 33rd Place
Suite 210
Bellevue, WA  98004
bth@pacificlegal.org
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation, and Cato Institute
 
Nancie G. Marzulla Marzulla Law(202) 822-6760
1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 1050
Washington, DC  20036
nancie@marzulla.com
Party name: Wolfsen Land & Cattle Co., et al.
 
Charles L. Moulton Senior Assistant Attorney General(501) 682-5310
Office of Arkansas Attorney General
323 Center St.
Little Rock, AR  72201
Charles.moulton@arkansasag.gov
Party name: Arkansas, et al.
 
Richard A. Samp Washington Legal Foundation(202) 588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
rsamp@wlf.org
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation, et al.
 
Michael Norris Shannon Quattlebaun Grooms Tull & Burrow PLLC(501)-379-1700
111 Center Street
Suite 1900
Litle Rock, AR  72201
mshannon@qgtb.com
Party name: Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
 
Robert H. Thomas Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert(808) 531-8031
1003 Bishop Street
1600 Pauahi Tower
Honolulu, HI  96813
rht@hawaiilawyer.com
Party name: Owners' Counsel of America
 
Christopher M. Whitcomb National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center(202) 314-2024
1201 F Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
cwhitcomb@nahb.org
Party name: National Association of Home Builders, et al.