No. 17-368
 
Title: Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, Petitioner
v.
Tesla Energy Operations, Inc., fka SolarCity Corporation
Docketed: September 11, 2017
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (15-17302)
   Decision Date: June 12, 2017
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Sep 07 2017 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 11, 2017)
Oct 11 2017 Brief of respondent SolarCity Corporation in opposition filed.
Oct 11 2017 Brief amici curiae of American Public Power Association, et al. filed.
Oct 31 2017 Reply of petitioner Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District filed.
Nov 01 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2017.
Nov 27 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2017.
Dec 01 2017 Petition GRANTED.
Dec 07 2017 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Salt River Project Agricultural District
Jan 13 2018 Brief of petitioner Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District filed.
Jan 13 2018 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed.)
Jan 22 2018 Brief amici curiae of National Governors Association, et al. filed.
Jan 22 2018 Brief amici curiae of American Public Power Association, et al. filed.
Jan 22 2018 Brief amici curiae of States of Tennessee, Arizona Arkansas Colorado Georgia Idaho Indiana Louisiana Kansas Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire Ohio Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Texas Utah Vermont West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming filed.
Jan 24 2018 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 19, 2018
Feb 07 2018 CIRCULATED
Feb 12 2018 Letter of respondent Tesla Energy Operations, Inc., fka SolarCity Corporation filed.
Feb 12 2018 Brief of respondent Tesla Energy Operations, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 19 2018 Brief amici curiae of Center for Biological Diversity, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2018 Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2018 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Feb 21 2018 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Feb 26 2018 Record received from the U.S.D.C. Dist. of Arizona - Phoenix. The record is electronic and located on PACER. Part of the record is Sealed and electronic.
Mar 02 2018 Reply of petitioner Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District filed. (Distributed)
Mar 05 2018 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Mar 08 2018 Joint letter of March 8, 2018, from counsel received.
Mar 09 2018 This case is removed from the argument calendar for Monday, March 19, 2018, and will be rescheduled for the April 2018 argument session.
Mar 12 2018 RE SET FOR ARUMENT ON Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Mar 20 2018 Stipulation to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46 received.
Mar 22 2018 Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Molly S. Boast
Counsel of Record
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007

Molly.Boast@wilmerhale.com
Ph: 212 230 8800
Party name: Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District


Attorneys for Respondents
Deanne Elizabeth Maynard
Counsel of Record
Morrison & Foerster LLP
2100 L Street, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20037

DMAYNARD@MOFO.COM
Ph: 202-887-8740
Party name: Tesla Energy Operations, Inc.


Richard A. Feinstein
Boies Schiller Flexner, LLP
1401 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005

rfeinstein@bsfllp.com
Ph: 202-237-6131
Party name: Tesla Energy Operations, Inc.


Other Attorneys
John Michael Baker
Counsel of Record
Greene Espel, PLLP
222 South Ninth Street
Suite 2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402

JBAKER@GREENEESPEL.COM
Ph: (612) 373-0830
Party name: American Public Power Association, et al.


Andree Kahn Blumstein
Counsel of Record
P.O. Box 20207
Nashville, TN 37202

andree.blumstein@ag.tn.gov
Ph: 615-741-3492
Party name: States of Tennessee, Arizona Arkansas Colorado Georgia Idaho Indiana Louisiana Kansas Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire Ohio Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Texas Utah Vermont West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming


Jarod Michael Bona
Counsel of Record
Bona Law PC
4275 Executive Square
Suite 200
La Jolla, CA 92037

jarod.bona@bonalawpc.com
Ph: 8589644589
Party name: National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center


Richard M. Brunell
Counsel of Record
American Antitrust Institute
1025 Connecticut Ave.
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036

rbrunell@antitrustinstitute.org
Ph: 202-600-9640
Party name: American Antitrust Institute


Howard M. Crystal
Counsel of Record
Center for Biological Diversity
1411 K Street NW
Suite 1300
Washington, DC 20005

hcrystal@biologicaldiversity.org
Ph: 202-809-6926
Party name: Center for Biological Diversity, et al.


Noel John Francisco
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

NJFRANCISCO@JONESDAY.COM
Ph: (202) 879-3939
Party name: United States of America


Tillman Lowry Lay
Counsel of Record
Best Best & Krieger LLP
1800 K Street, NW
Suite 725
Washington, DC 20006

tillman.lay@bbklaw.com
Ph: 202-370-5299
Party name: National Governors Association, et al.


Sean Michael Sherman
Counsel of Record
Public Citizen Litigation Group
1600 20th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009

ssherman@citizen.org
Ph: 2025881000
Party name: Public Citizen, Inc.


Stephen I. Vladeck
Counsel of Record
600 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001

svladeck@gmail.com
Ph: 202-662-9313
Party name: Federal Courts Scholars