No. 17-1656
 
Title: Violet Dock Port, Inc., LLC, Petitioner
v.
St. Bernard Port, Harbor, & Terminal District
Docketed: June 11, 2018
Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Louisiana
   Case Numbers: (2017--0434)
   Decision Date: January 30, 2018
   Rehearing Denied: March 13, 2018
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jun 11 2018 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 11, 2018)
Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 12 2018 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Violet Dock Port, Inc., L.L.C.
Blanket Consent
Jun 29 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 11, 2018 to August 10, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Jun 29 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 10, 2018.
Jul 11 2018 Amicus brief of NFIB Small Business Legal Center, Southeastern Legal Foundation, Cato Institute, Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, Atlantic Legal Foundation, Mountain States Legal Foundation, New England Legal Foundation, and Rutherford Institute not accepted for filing. (July 13, 2018) (Brief to be resubmitted as a motion for leave to file a brief of amici curiae)
Jul 11 2018 Brief amici curiae of Owners' Counsel of America, Institute for Justice filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 11 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 11 2018 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by NFIB Small Business Legal Center, et al.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Aug 06 2018 Motion to extend further the time to file a response from August 10, 2018 to September 10, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Aug 07 2018 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 10, 2018
Sep 10 2018 Brief of respondent St. Bernard Port, Harbor, & Terminal District in opposition filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 24 2018 Reply of petitioner Violet Dock Port, Inc., L.L.C. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 26 2018 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
Oct 15 2018 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by NFIB Small Business Legal Center, et al. GRANTED.
Oct 15 2018 Petition DENIED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
William Scott Hastings
Counsel of Record
Locke Lord LLP
2200 Ross Ave.
Suite 2800
Dallas, TX 75201-6776

shastings@lockelord.com
Ph: (214) 740-8000
Party name: Violet Dock Port, Inc., L.L.C.


Attorneys for Respondents
James M. Garner
Counsel of Record
Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC
909 Poydras Street
28th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70112

jgarner@shergarner.com
Ph: 504299-2102
Party name: St. Bernard Port, Harbor, & Terminal District


Other Attorneys
Brian Trevor Hodges
Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
Pacific Legal Foundation
10940 Northeast 33rd Place, Suite 210
Bellevue, WA 98004

bth@pacificlegal.org
Ph: 425-576-0484
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation


Robert H. Thomas
Counsel of Record
Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert
1003 Bishop Street
1600 Pauahi Tower
Honolulu, HI 96813-0000

rht@hawaiilawyer.com
Ph: 808-531-8031
Party name: Owners' Counsel of America, Institute for Justice


Luke Anthony Wake
Counsel of Record
NFIB Small Business Legal Center
1201 F St. N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20004

luke.wake@nfib.org
Ph: 916-384-7648
Party name: NFIB Small Business Legal Center, et al.