No. 17-269
 
Title: Washington, Petitioner
v.
United States, et al.
Docketed: August 21, 2017
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (13-35474)
   Decision Date: March 2, 2017
   Rehearing Denied: May 19, 2017
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Aug 17 2017 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 20, 2017)
Sep 15 2017 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 20, 2017, for all respondents.
Sep 20 2017 Brief amici curiae of Business Home Building, Real Estate, Farming and Municipal Organizations filed.
Sep 20 2017 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Modoc Point Irrigation District, et al.
Sep 20 2017 Brief amici curiae of State of Idaho, et al. filed.
Oct 12 2017 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 27, 2017, for all respondents.
Nov 27 2017 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Proof of Service Main Document
Nov 27 2017 Brief of respondents Suquamish Indian Tribe, et al. in opposition filed.
Main Document Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 11 2017 Reply of petitioner Washington filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service Other
Dec 13 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
Jan 08 2018 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018.
Jan 12 2018 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Modoc Point Irrigation District, et al. GRANTED.
Jan 12 2018 Petition GRANTED.
Jan 17 2018 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Washington
Blanket Consent
Feb 23 2018 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, April 18, 2018.
Feb 24 2018 Brief of petitioner Washington filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service Other
Feb 24 2018 Joint appendix (3 Volumes) filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Mar 02 2018 Brief amici curiae of States of Idaho, et al. filed.
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Mar 02 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
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Mar 02 2018 Brief amici curiae of Modoc Point Irrigation District, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 05 2018 Brief amici curiae of Business, Home Building, Real Estate, Farming and Municipal Organizations filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 05 2018 Brief amici curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 05 2018 Brief amici curiae of American Forest & Paper Association and National Mining Association filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 05 2018 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Washington State Association of Counties and Association of Washington Cities. (Distributed)
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Mar 07 2018 CIRCULATED
Mar 19 2018 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Washington State Association of Counties and Association of Washington Cities GRANTED.
Mar 23 2018 Letter from Clerk of Court to counsel of record noting that Justice Kennedy will not continue to participate in this case.
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Mar 26 2018 Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 26 2018 Brief of respondents Suquamish Indian Tribe, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 30 2018 Record request from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Mar 30 2018 Brief amici curiae of The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Apr 02 2018 Brief amici curiae of The National Congress of American Indians; Navajo Nation; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe; Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 02 2018 Brief amici curiae of Washington State and Local Officials (Current and Former) filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 02 2018 Joint motion for divided argument filed by respondents.
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Apr 02 2018 Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Apr 02 2018 Brief amici curiae of Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, et al filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 02 2018 Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 02 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Hon. Daniel J. Evans filed (corrected filing). (Distributed)
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Apr 09 2018 Reply of petitioner Washington filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 13 2018 Joint motion of respondents for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Kennedy took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Apr 18 2018 Argued. For petitioner: Noah Purcell, Washington State Solicitor General, Olympia, Wash. For respondent United States: Allon Kedem, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents Suquamish Indian Tribe, et al.: William M. Jay, Washington, D. C.
Jun 11 2018 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED by an equally divided Court. Justice Kennedy took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. Opinion per curiam.
Jul 13 2018 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Noah Guzzo Purcell
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
1125 Washington Street, SE
Olympia, WA 98504-0100

noah.purcell@atg.wa.gov
Ph: 360-753-2536
Party name: Washington


Attorneys for Respondents
William McGinley Jay
Counsel of Record
Goodwin Procter LLP
901 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001

WJay@goodwinlaw.com
Ph: 202-346-4190
Party name: Suquamish Indian Tribe, et al.


Lauren Jennifer King
Counsel of Record
Foster Pepper PLLC
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 3000
Seattle, WA 98101

lauren.king@foster.com
Ph: (206) 447-6286
Party name: Quileute Indian Tribe


Noel John Francisco
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS!USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


John Curtright Sledd
Kanji & Katzen, PLLC
401 Second Ave. South
Suite 700
Seattle, WA 98104

Ph: (206) 344-8100
Party name: Suquamish Indian Tribe, et al.


Other Attorneys
Howard Glenn Arnett
Counsel of Record
Karnopp Petersen LLP
360 SW Bond Street
Suite 400
Bend, OR 97702

njh@karnopp.com
Ph: 5413823011
Party name: The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon


Timothy S. Bishop
Counsel of Record
Mayer Brown, LLP
71 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606

tbishop@mayerbrown.com
Ph: 3127017829
Party name: American Forest & Paper Association and National Mining Association


James J Devine Jr.
Counsel of Record
128 Main St
Oneida, NY 13421

jdevine@centralny.twcbc.com
Ph: 3153636600
Party name: CERF & CNYFBA


Troy A. Eid
Counsel of Record
Greenberg Traurig
1200 17th Street
Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202

eidt@gtlaw.com
Ph: 3035726521
Party name: The National Congress of American Indians; Navajo Nation; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe; Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes


Amanda W. Goodin
Counsel of Record
Earthjustice
705 Second Avenue, Suite 203
Seattle, WA 98104

Agoodin@earthjustice.org
Ph: 206-343-7340
Party name: Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, et al.


Robert M. McKenna
Counsel of Record
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
701 5th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104

rmckenna@orrick.com
Ph: 2068394300
Party name: Washington State Association of Counties and Association of Washington Cities


Joseph Perrine Mentor Jr.
Counsel of Record
Mentor Law Group
411 First Avenue South
Suite 450
Seattle, WA 98104

mentor@mentorlaw.com
Ph: 206-838-7650
Party name: Daniel J. Evans


Eric David Miller
Counsel of Record
Perkins Coie, LLP
1201 Third Avenue
Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101

emiller@perkinscoie.com
Ph: (206)-359-8000
Party name: Business Home Building, Real Estate, Farming and Municipal Organizations


Colette Routel
Counsel of Record
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
875 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105

colette.routel@mitchellhamline.edu
Ph: 6512906327
Party name: Law Professors


Damien Michael Schiff
Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

dschiff@pacificlegal.org
Ph: (916) 419-7111
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation


Pratik Arvind Shah
Counsel of Record
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC 02109

pshah@akingump.com
Ph: 202-887-4210
Party name: Washington State and Local Officials (Current and Former)


Steven W. Strack
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0010

steve.strack@ag.idaho.gov
Ph: 208-334-4143
Party name: State of Idaho, et al.


Ronald S. Yockim
Counsel of Record
Yockim Carollo, LLP
430 S.E. Main Street
Suite 7
Roseburg, OR 97470

ryockim@yockimlaw.com
Ph: 541-957-5900
Party name: Modoc Point Irrigation District, et al.