| No. 16-498 |
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| Title: |
David Patchak, Petitioner v. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior, et al. |
| Docketed: | October 13, 2016 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (15-5200) |
| Decision Date: | July 15, 2016 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Oct 11 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 14, 2016) |
| Nov 11 2016 | Brief of respondent Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish band of Pottawatomi Indians in opposition filed. |
| Nov 14 2016 | Waiver of right of respondent Sally Jewel, Secretary of the Interior, et al. to respond filed. |
| Nov 14 2016 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Federal Courts Scholars. |
| Nov 28 2016 | Opposition of intervenor-respondent Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, to motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief of Federal Courts Scholars filed. |
| Nov 30 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017. |
| Dec 15 2016 | Response Requested. (Due January 17, 2017) |
| Jan 12 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 16, 2017. |
| Feb 15 2017 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 20, 2017. |
| Mar 20 2017 | Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed. |
| Apr 03 2017 | Reply of petitioner David Patchak filed. |
| Apr 05 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 21, 2017. |
| Apr 24 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 28, 2017. |
| May 01 2017 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Federal Courts Scholars GRANTED. |
| May 01 2017 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| May 16 2017 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 13, 2017. |
| May 16 2017 | The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including September 11, 2017. |
| Jul 12 2017 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| Jul 12 2017 | Brief of petitioner David Patchak filed. |
| Jul 19 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed. |
| Aug 31 2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
| Sep 07 2017 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 11 2017 | Brief of respondent Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 11 2017 | Brief of Federal Respondents filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 12 2017 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. District of Columbia Circuit. |
| Sep 15 2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians on 09/15/2017 |
| Sep 18 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Wayland Township, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 18 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of U.S. House of Representatives filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 18 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 18 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts and Federal Indian Law Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 18 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Edward A. Hartnett filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 18 2017 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondent. |
| Oct 10 2017 | Motion for divided argument filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Oct 11 2017 | Reply of petitioner David Patchak filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 07 2017 | Argued. For petitioner: Scott E. Gant, Washington, D. C. For federal respondents: Ann O'Connell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians respondent: Pratik A. Shah, Washington, D. C. |
| Feb 27 2018 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Breyer, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion. Ginsburg, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Sotomayor, J., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. |
| Apr 02 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |