No. 17-1498
Title:Atlantic Richfield Company, Petitioner
v.
Gregory A. Christian, et al.
Docketed:May 1, 2018
Linked with 17A872
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Montana
   Case Numbers:(OP 16-0555)
   Decision Date:December 29, 2017
   Rehearing Denied:
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Feb 14 2018Application (17A872) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 29, 2018 to April 30, 2018, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service
Feb 20 2018Application (17A872) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until April 30, 2018.
Apr 27 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 31, 2018)
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May 14 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 31, 2018 to July 2, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
May 18 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 2, 2018.
May 30 2018Brief amici curiae of Treasure State Resources Association of Montana, et al. filed.
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May 31 2018Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
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May 31 2018Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
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Jul 02 2018Brief of respondents Gregory A. Christian, et al. in opposition filed.
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Jul 18 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
Jul 18 2018Reply of petitioner Atlantic Richfield Co. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 01 2018The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Apr 30 2019Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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May 14 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2019.
May 14 2019Supplemental brief of petitioner Atlantic Richfield Co. filed. (Distributed)
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Jun 03 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2019.
Jun 10 2019Petition GRANTED.
Jun 17 2019Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Jun 27 2019Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 21, 2019. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 15, 2019. The reply brief is to be filed in compliance with Rule 25.3.
Aug 21 2019Brief of petitioner Atlantic Richfield Co. filed.
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Aug 21 2019Joint appendix filed.
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Aug 28 2019Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Aug 28 2019Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
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Aug 28 2019Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
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Aug 28 2019Brief amici curiae of Treasure State Resources Association of Montana, et al. filed.
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Sep 13 2019SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.
Sep 18 2019Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Oct 15 2019Brief of respondents Gregory A. Christian, et al. filed.
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Oct 22 2019Brief amici curiae of Clark Fork Coalition and Montana Environmental Information Center filed.
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Oct 22 2019Brief amici curiae of Virginia, et al. filed.
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Oct 22 2019Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation and Property and Environment Research Center filed.
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Oct 22 2019Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 23 2019Record requested from the Supreme Court of Montana.
Oct 24 2019The Record from the Supreme Court of Montana is electronic and can be found on their docket (No. OP 16-0555). Go to supremecourtdocket.mt.gov.
Oct 25 2019CIRCULATED
Nov 04 2019Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Nov 14 2019Reply of petitioner Atlantic Richfield Co. filed. (Distributed)
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Nov 27 2019Record received from the U.S.D.C. Montana Second Judicial District. (3-Boxes)
Dec 03 2019Argued. For petitioner: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.; and Christopher G. Michel, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Joseph R. Palmore, Washington, D. C.
Apr 06 2020Record material from the Supreme Court of Montana received electronically.
Apr 20 2020Adjudged to be AFFIRMED IN PART, VACATED IN PART, and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, Parts I and II–A of which were unanimous, Part II–B of which was joined by Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, JJ., and Part III of which was joined by Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Kavanaugh, JJ. Alito, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Thomas, J., joined.
May 22 2020MANDATE ISSUED
May 22 2020JUDGMENT ISSUED
Aug 02 2021Record returned to the U.S.D.C. Montana Second Judicial District. (3-Boxes)

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Lisa Schiavo Blatt
    Counsel of Record
Williams & Connolly LLP
725 Twelfth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

lblatt@wc.com
202-434-5050
Party name: Atlantic Richfield Co.
Attorneys for Respondents
Joseph Russell Palmore
    Counsel of Record
Morrison & Foerster LLP
2000 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20006

jpalmore@mofo.com
202-887-6940
Party name: Gregory A. Christian, et al.
Other
Kyle Anne Gray
    Counsel of Record
Holland & Hart LLP
401 N. 31st Street
Suite 1500
Billings, MT 59101

kgray@hollandhart.com
(406) 252-2166
Party name: Treasure State Resources Association of Montana, et al.
Aaron Michael Streett
    Counsel of Record
Baker Botts, L.L.P.
910 Louisiana Street
Houston, TX 77002

aaron.streett@bakerbotts.com
713-229-1234
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al.
Cory L. AndrewsWashington Legal Foundation
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036

candrews@wlf.org
(202) 588-0302
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation
Corbin Knight Barthold
    Counsel of Record
Washington Legal Foundation
2009 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036

cbarthold@wlf.org
2025880302
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation
Noel John FranciscoJones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

njfrancisco@jonesday.com
(202) 879-3939
Party name: United States
Toby Jay Heytens
    Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
202 North Ninth Street
Richmond, VA 23219

SolicitorGeneral@oag.state.va.us
(804) 786-7240
Party name: Virginia, et al.
Caleb Adam Jaffe
    Counsel of Record
Environmental and Regulatory Law Clinic
University of Virginia School of Law
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903

cjaffe@law.virginia.edu
4349244776
Party name: Clark Fork Coalition and Montana Environmental Information Center
Scott Lawrence Nelson
    Counsel of Record
Public Citizen Litigation Group
1600 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009

snelson@citizen.org
202-588-1000
Party name: Public Citizen, Inc.
Jonathan Calvin Wood
    Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
3100 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 610
Arlington, VA 22201-5330

jwood@pacificlegal.org
(202) 888-6881
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation and Property and Environment Research Center