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Docket for 05-669
No. 05-669
Title:
BP America Production Company, Successor in Interest to Amoco Production Company, et al., Petitioners
v.
Rejane Burton, Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, et al.
Docketed:November 25, 2005
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  Case Nos.:(04-5006, 04-5007)
  Decision Date:June 10, 2005
  Rehearing Denied:August 24, 2005
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nov 22 2005 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 27, 2005)
Dec 16 2005 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 26, 2006.
Jan 19 2006 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 27, 2006.
Feb 23 2006 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 13, 2006.
Mar 13 2006 Brief of respondents Rejane Burton, Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, et al. filed.
Mar 13 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Jicarilla Apache Nation on statute of limitations question only filed.
Mar 27 2006 Reply of petitioners BP America Production Company, Successor in Interest to Amoco Production Company, et al. filed.
Mar 29 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 14, 2006.
Apr 17 2006 Petition GRANTED limited to Question 2 presented by the petition. The Chief Justice and Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
May 8 2006 Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits to and including June 13, 2006.
May 19 2006 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for petitioners.
Jun 13 2006 Joint appendix filed.
Jun 13 2006 Brief of petitioners BP America Production Company, Successor in Interest to Amoco Production Company, et al. filed.
Jun 13 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed.
Jun 13 2006 Brief amicus curiae of American Petroleum Institute filed.
Jul 14 2006 Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including August 4, 2006.
Jul 14 2006 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 4, 2006.
Jul 25 2006 CIRCULATED.
Aug 2 2006 Record received from U.S.C.A. for D.C. Circuit. (1 box)
Aug 4 2006 Brief of respondents Rejane Burton, Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 4 2006 Brief amici curiae of Jicarilla Apache Nation,et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 4 2006 Record received from U.S.D.C. for District of Columbia. (2 boxes)
Sep 7 2006 Reply of petitioners BP America Production Company, Successor in Interest to Amoco Production Company, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 4 2006 Argued. For petitioners: Jeffrey A. Lamken, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Daryl Joseffer, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Oct 4 2006 Joint Lodging filed at the request of the Court. (Distributed).
Oct 5 2006 Lodging consisting of requested sample issue letters received from the Solicitor General. (Distributed).
Dec 11 2006 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. The Chief Justice and Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Jan 12 2007 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jan 30 2007 Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Jan 30 2007 Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the District of Columbia,
Feb 6 2007 Acknowledgement of receipt (01/16/07) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit received.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Jeffrey A. Lamken MoloLamken LLP(202) 556-2000
    Counsel of RecordThe Watergate, Suite 660
600 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20037
jlamken@mololamken.com
Party name: BP America Production Company, Successor in Interest to Amoco Production Company, et al.
 
Steven R. Hunsicker Baker Botts L.L.P.(202) 639-7700
1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20004
Party name: BP America Production Company, Successor in Interest to Amoco Production Company, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Paul D. Clement Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Rejane Burton, Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, et al.
Other:
Jill Elise Grant Nordhaus Law Firm LLP(202) 530-1270
1401 K Street, N.W. Suite 801
Washington, DC  20005
Party name: Jicarilla Apache Nation,et al.
 
Jonathan A. Hunter Liskow & Lewis(504) 581-7979
701 Poydras Street, Suite 5000
New Orleans, LA  70139-5099
Party name: American Petroleum Institute
 
William Perry Pendley Mountain States Legal Foundation(303) 292-2021
2596 South Lewis Way
Lakewood, CO  80227
Party name: Mountain States Legal Foundation

 

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