No. 14-510
Title:
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, Petitioner
v.
United States, et al.
Docketed:November 4, 2014
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  Case Nos.:(12-5217)
  Decision Date:September 2, 2014
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nov 3 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 4, 2014)
Dec 8 2014 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 5, 2015.
Jan 5 2015 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 4, 2015.
Feb 2 2015 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 6, 2015.
Mar 4 2015 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 6, 2015.
Mar 31 2015 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 12, 2015.
May 8 2015 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 26, 2015.
May 26 2015 Brief of respondents United States, et al. filed.
Jun 9 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 25, 2015.
Jun 25 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 29, 2015.
Jun 30 2015 Petition GRANTED limited to the following question: Whether the D. C. Circuit misapplied this Court's Holland decision when it ruled that the Tribe was not entitled to equitable tolling of the statute of limitations for filing of Indian Self-Determination Act claims under the Contract Disputes Act?
Jul 29 2015 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 2, 2015.
Jul 29 2015 The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 21, 2015.
Sep 2 2015 Joint appendix filed (statement of costs filed).
Sep 2 2015 Brief of petitioner Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin filed.
Sep 9 2015 Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians filed.
Oct 9 2015 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Oct 19 2015 Proposal from respondent to lodge copies of claims filed with the Indian Health Service contracting officer and the related decisions of denial at issue in this case.
Oct 19 2015 Record requested from U.S.C.A. District of Columbia Circuit.
Oct 21 2015 Brief of respondents United States, et al. filed.
Oct 27 2015 CIRCULATED
Nov 19 2015 Reply of petitioner Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin filed. (Distributed)
Dec 1 2015 Argued. For petitioner: Geoffrey D. Strommer, Portland, Ore. For respondents: Ilana H. Eisenstein, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Jan 25 2016 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Feb 26 2016 Judgment Issued



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Geoffrey D. Strommer Hobbs Strauss Dean & Walker LLP(503) 242-1745
    Counsel of Record806 SW Broadway, Suite 900
Portland, OR  97205
GStrommer@hobbsstraus.com
Party name: Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
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: United States, et al.
 
Ilana Hope Eisenstein 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 202-307-3933
Washington, DC  20530
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States, et al.
Other:
Melody L. McCoy Native American Rights Fund(303) 447-8760
1506 Broadway
Boulder, CO  80302
mmccoy@narf.org
Party name: National Congress of American Indians