No. 12-1173
Title:
Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust, et al., Petitioners
v.
United States
Docketed:March 26, 2013
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(09-8047)
  Decision Date:September 11, 2012
  Rehearing Denied:December 26, 2012
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 22 2013 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 25, 2013)
Apr 17 2013 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 28, 2013.
Apr 23 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Apr 25 2013 Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.
Apr 25 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Owners' Counsel of America filed.
May 28 2013 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including June 27, 2013.
Jun 18 2013 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including August 1, 2013.
Jul 24 2013 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 5, 2013.
Sep 5 2013 Brief of respondent United States filed.
Sep 6 2013 Letter of September 6, 2013, from counsel for petitioners received.
Sep 11 2013 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2013.
Oct 1 2013 Petition GRANTED.
Oct 21 2013 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
Nov 4 2013 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, January 14, 2014.
Nov 15 2013 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Nov 15 2013 Brief of petitioners Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust, et al. filed.
Nov 19 2013 Record from the U.S.C.A. 10th Circuit is electronicand located on PACER. One additional record from the U.S.C.A. 10 Circuit (1 envelope).
Nov 19 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Northwest Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Nov 20 2013 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Owners' Counsel of America, et al.
Nov 21 2013 CIRCULATED.
Nov 22 2013 Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 22 2013 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Reversionary Property Owners filed. (Distributed)
Nov 22 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation and Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. (Distributed)
Nov 22 2013 Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Dec 9 2013 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Owners' Counsel of America, et al. GRANTED.
Dec 16 2013 Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
Dec 23 2013 Brief amici curiae of Rails To Trails Conservancy, et al., filed. (Distributed)
Dec 23 2013 Brief amici curiae of National Conference of State Legislatures, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 23 2013 Brief amici curiae of States of New Mexico, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 7 2014 Reply of petitioners Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 14 2014 Argued. For petitioners: Steven J. Lechner, Lakewood, Colo. For respondent: Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Mar 10 2014 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Aug 1 2014 Record returned for U.S.C.A. 10th Circuit.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Steven J. Lechner Mountain States Legal Foundation(303) 292-2021
    Counsel of Record2596 South Lewis Way
Lakewood, CO  80227
lechner@mountainstateslegal.com
Party name: Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust, et al.
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
 
Anthony Alan Yang Office of the Solicitor General (202)-514-4821
950 Pennsylvania Ave.NW
Room 5615
Washington, DC  20530-0001
Party name: United States
Other:
Lynn M. Boughey PO Box 836(701) 751-1485
Bismarck, ND  58502-0836
lynnboughey@midconetwork.com
Party name: Northwest Legal Foundation
 
Alan D. Copsey Deputy Solicitor General(206) 464-7744
800 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2000
Seattle, WA  98104-3188
Party name: States of New Mexico, et al.
 
Andrea C. Ferster 2121 Ward Court NW 5th Floor(202) 974-5142
Washington, DC  20037
aferster@railstotrails.org
Party name: Rails To Trails Conservancy, et al.,
 
Cecilia Fex Ackerson Kauffman Fex PC(202) 833-8833
1250 H Street, NW
Ste. 850
Washington, DC  20005
fex@ackersonlaw.com
Party name: National Association of Reversionary Property Owners
 
Mark F. Hearne II. Arent Fox LLP(314) 296-4000
112 S. Hanley Road
Clayton, MO  63105
thor@arentfox.com
Party name: Cato Institute, 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
 
Charles H. Montange Law Offices of Charles H. Montange(206) 546-1936
426 NW 162d Street
Seattle, WA  98177
c.montange@frontier.com
Party name: National Conference of State Legislatures, et al.
 
John Pagliaro New England Legal Foundation(617)-695-3660
150 Lincoln Street
Boston, MA  02111
johnpagliaro@nelfonline.org
Party name: New England Legal Foundation
 
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