No. 17-71
Title:Weyerhaeuser Company, Petitioner
v.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, et al.
Docketed:July 13, 2017
Linked with 16A916, 18A52, 18A58
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers:(14-31008)
   Decision Date:June 30, 2016
   Rehearing Denied:February 13, 2017
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Mar 21 2017Application (16A916) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 14, 2017 to June 29, 2017, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Mar 27 2017Application (16A916) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until June 29, 2017.
Jun 06 2017Application (16A916) to extend further the time from June 29, 2017 to July 13, 2017, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Jun 09 2017Application (16A916) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until July 13, 2017.
Jul 11 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 14, 2017)
Jul 18 2017Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner.
Jul 20 2017Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent Markle Interests, LLC.
Jul 26 2017Waiver of right of respondents Markle Interests, LLC; P & F Lumber Co., 2000, LLC; & PF Monroe Properties, LLC to respond filed.
Aug 04 2017Blanket Consent filed by respondent- intervenors, Center for Biological Diversity and Gulf Restoration Network on 08/10/2017 VIDED
Aug 09 2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 13, 2017, for all respondents
Aug 09 2017Brief amicus curiae of St. Tammany Parish filed. VIDED.
Aug 11 2017Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.
Aug 14 2017Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED.
Aug 14 2017Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. VIDED.
Aug 14 2017Brief amicus curiae of Energy and Wildlife Action Coalition filed.
Aug 14 2017Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed. VIDED.
Aug 14 2017Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed. VIDED.
Aug 14 2017Brief amicus curiae of San Jaun County, Utah filed. VIDED.
Aug 14 2017Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. VIDED.
Aug 14 2017Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.
Aug 14 2017Brief amici curiae of The American Farm Bureau Federation, et al. filed.
Aug 14 2017Brief amici curiae of Alabama and 17 Additional States filed. VIDED.
Sep 07 2017Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 13, 2017.
Oct 06 2017Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 13, 2017, for all respondents.
Nov 13 2017Brief of respondents Fish and Wildlife Service, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
Proof of ServiceMain Document
Nov 13 2017Brief of intervenor-respondents Center for Biological Diversity and Gulf Restoration Network in opposition filed. VIDED
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Nov 29 2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
Nov 29 2017Reply of petitioner Weyerhaeuser Co. filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 08 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018.
Jan 16 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2018.
Jan 22 2018Petition GRANTED.
Jan 29 2018Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, et al.
Blanket Consent
Jan 29 2018Motion for an extension of time filed.
Main Document
Jan 30 2018Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Weyerhaeuser Company.
Blanket Consent
Jan 30 2018Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Intervenor-respondents Center for Biological Diversity and Gulf Restoration Network
Blanket Consent
Feb 01 2018Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Markle Interests, LLC, et al..
Blanket Consent
Feb 02 2018Motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including April 23, 2018.
Apr 23 2018Brief of petitioner Weyerhaeuser Company filed.
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Apr 23 2018Joint appendix filed (statement of cost filed).
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Apr 23 2018Brief of respondents Markle Interests, LLC, et al. in support of petitioner filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Apr 26 2018Brief amici curiae of Coalition for a Sustainable Delta, et al. filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Apr 27 2018Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Apr 27 2018Brief amicus curiae of St. Tammany Parish Government filed.
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Apr 27 2018Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed.
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Apr 27 2018Brief amici curiae of Wyoming Stock Growers Association, et al. filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Apr 30 2018Brief amicus curiae of Energy and Wildlife Action Coalition filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Apr 30 2018Brief amici curiae of American Exploration & Production Council, et al. filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Apr 30 2018Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
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Apr 30 2018Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
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Apr 30 2018Brief amici curiae of National Conference of State Legislatures, et al. filed.
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Apr 30 2018Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed.
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Apr 30 2018Brief amicus curiae of San Jaun County, Utah filed.
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Apr 30 2018Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed.
Proof of ServiceCertificate of Word CountMain Document
Apr 30 2018Brief amici curiae of Building Industry Legal Defense Foundation, et al. filed.
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Apr 30 2018Brief amici curiae of Brief of Alabama and 19 Additional States filed.
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Apr 30 2018Brief amici curiae of National Federation of Independent Business, et al. filed.
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Apr 30 2018Brief amicus curiae of Cause of Action Institute filed.
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Apr 30 2018Brief amici curiae of The American Farm Bureau Federation, et al. filed.
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May 02 2018Motion for an extension of time to file respondents' briefs on the merits filed.
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May 04 2018Motion to extend the time to file respondents' briefs on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including June 29, 2018.
Jun 29 2018Brief of Intervenor-respondents Center for Biological Diversity and Gulf Restoration Network filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Jun 29 2018Brief of respondents United States Fish and Wildlife Service, et al. filed.
Proof of ServiceMain Document
Jul 03 2018Brief amici curiae of Landowners filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Jul 03 2018Brief amici curiae of The Evangelical Environmental Network, et al. filed.
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Jul 03 2018Brief amici curiae of Environmental Law Professors filed.
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Jul 05 2018Brief amici curiae of Scientists filed.
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Jul 05 2018Brief amici curiae of Economists and Law Professors filed.
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Jul 06 2018Brief amici curiae of Small Business Owners filed.
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Jul 06 2018Brief amici curiae of Defenders of Wildlife, et al. filed.
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Jul 06 2018Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law filed.
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Jul 06 2018Brief amici curiae of Former Department of the Interior Officials filed.
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Jul 06 2018Brief amici curiae of Gopher Frog Experts filed.
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Jul 06 2018Motion of respondents Markle Interests, LLC, et al. in support of petitioner for divided argument filed.
Main DocumentProof of Service
Jul 09 2018SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, October 1, 2018.
Jul 09 2018Opposition of petitioner Weyerhaeuser Company to motion for divided argument of respondents Markle Interests, LLC, et al. in support of petitioner filed.
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Jul 10 2018Motion of Weyerhaeuser Company for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (July 13, 2018 - Resubmitted as an application.)
Jul 11 2018Application (18A52) of petitioner to extend the time to file a reply brief on the merits from July 30, 2018 to August 13, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito.
Main DocumentProof of Service
Jul 13 2018Application (18A52) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file petitioner's reply brief on the merits until August 13, 2018.
Jul 16 2018Motion of Markle Interests, LLC, et al. for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (July 16, 2018 - Resubmitted as an application)
Jul 16 2018Application (18A58) of respondents Markle Interests, LLC, et al. to extend the time to file a reply brief on the merits from July 30, 2018 to August 13, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito.
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Jul 17 2018Application (18A58) granted by Justice Alito extending the time for respondents Markle Interests, LLC, et al. to a file reply brief on the merits until August 13, 2018.
Aug 03 2018CIRCULATED
Aug 07 2018Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit.
Aug 08 2018Letter from the Solicitor General dated August 8, 2018 filed. (Circulated)
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Aug 08 2018Record for the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Aug 13 2018Reply of petitioner Weyerhaeuser Company filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 13 2018Reply of respondent Markle Interests, LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 24 2018Motion for divided argument filed by respondents Markle Interests, LLC, et al. DENIED.
Sep 07 2018Record received from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the record is electric.
Sep 14 2018Record received from the U.S.D.C. Eastern Dist. of Louisiana. The record contained 1 box of 6 volumes of records and one volume of transcripts. Also received is on CD of manual attachment to document #60, the contents of the CD is electronic.
Oct 01 2018Argued. For petitioner: Timothy S. Bishop, Chicago, Ill. For respondents: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Oct 25 2018Notice of Change of Address of Markle Interests, LLC, et al. not accepted for filing. (Document not of the type that is to be filed electronically -- October 31, 2018)
Nov 27 2018Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Kavanaugh, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Jan 02 2019JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Aug 05 2019The record from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit has been returned.

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

tbishop@mayerbrown.com
312-701-7829
Party name: Weyerhaeuser Company
Attorneys for Respondents
Noel J. Francisco
    Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
202-514-2217
Party name: United States Fish and Wildlife Service, et al.
David Thomas Goldberg
    Counsel of Record
Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305

dgoldberg@law.stanford.edu
6504988229
Party name: Intervenor-respondents Center for Biological Diversity and Gulf Restoration Network
Mark Miller
    Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
4440 PGA Blvd.
Suite 307
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

mmiller@pacificlegal.org
561-691-5000
Party name: Markle Interests, LLC, et al.
John Thorvald BuseCenter for Biological Diversity
1212 Broadway, Suite 800
Oakland, CA 94612

jbuse@biologicaldiversity.org
510-844-7125
Party name: Intervenor-respondents Center for Biological Diversity and Gulf Restoration Network
Other
Hope Madeline Babcock
    Counsel of Record
Institute for Public Representation
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

babcock@law.georgetown.edu
2026629481
Party name: Environmental Law Professors
Stuart Banner
    Counsel of Record
UCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic
405 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90095

banner@law.ucla.edu
3102068506
Party name: Landowners
Paul J. Beard II
    Counsel of Record
Alston & Bird LLP
1121 L Street, Suite 700
Sacramento, CA 95814

paul.beard@alston.com
9164983354
Party name: Building Industry Legal Defense Foundation, et al.
Svend Arnold Brandt-Erichsen
    Counsel of Record
Nossaman, LLP
601 Union Street, Suite 5305
Seattle, WA 98101

sbrandterichsen@nossaman.com
(206) 395-7632
Party name: Energy and Wildlife Action Coalition
Andrew L. Brasher
    Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General of Alabama
501 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36130

abrasher@ago.state.al.us
(334) 242-7300
Party name: Alabama and 17 Additional States
Karen Budd-Falen
    Counsel of Record
Budd-Falen Law Offices, LLC
300 East 18th Street, Post Office Box 346
Cheyenne, WY 82003-0346

karen@buddfalen.com
3076325105
Party name: Wyoming Stock Growers Association et al.
Joseph Carl Cecere
    Counsel of Record
Cecere, PC
6035 McCommas Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75206

ccecere@cecerepc.com
469-600-9455
Party name: Small Business Owners
Louis A. Chaiten
    Counsel of Record
Jones Day
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114

lachaiten@jonesday.com
216-586-7244
Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
John C. EastmanCenter for Const'l Jurisprudence
c/o Fowler School of Law Chapman University
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866

jeastman@chapman.edu
877-855-3330
Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
Theodore Hadzi-Antich
    Counsel of Record
Texas Public Policy Foundation
901 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701

tha@texaspolicy.com
512-472-2700
Party name: National Federation of Independent Business, et al
Sean Bernard Hecht
    Counsel of Record
UCLA School of Law Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095

hecht@law.ucla.edu
3107945272
Party name: Scientists
Kimberly Stewart Hermann
    Counsel of Record
Southeastern Legal Foundation
2255 Sewell Mill Road, Suite 320
Marietta, GA 30062

khermann@southeasternlegal.org
770-977-2131
Party name: Southeastern Legal Foundation
Lisa W Jordan
    Counsel of Record
Tulane Environmental Law Clinic
6329 Freret Street, Suite 130
New Orleans, LA 70118

lwjordan@tulane.edu
504-314-2481
Party name: Gopher Frog Experts
Tyson Clinton Kade
    Counsel of Record
Van Ness Feldman, LLP
1050 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW, Seventh Floor
Washington, DC 20007

tck@vnf.com
202-298-1800
Party name: The American Farm Bureau Federation, et al.
Steven James LechnerSteven J. Lechner
9830 Xavier Court
Westminster, CO 80031

steven.j.lechner@gmail.com
(720) 936-8363
Party name: Mountain States Legal Foundation
Steven Troy Marshall
    Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
501 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104

mnewman@ago.state.al.us
3342427300
Party name: Alabama and 19 Additional States
Daniel J. O'Hanlon
    Counsel of Record
Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
400 Capitol Mall
27th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

dohanlon@kmtg.com
916 321-4500
Party name: Coalition for a Sustainable Delta, et al.
John Joseph Park Jr.Strickland Brockington Lewis, LLP
1170 Peachtree Street NE
Suite 2200
Atlanta, GA 30309

jjp@sbllaw.net
(678)-347-2208
Party name: Southeastern Legal Foundation
William Perry Pendley
    Counsel of Record
Mountain States Legal Foundation
2596 S. Lewis Way
Lakewood, CO 80227

wppendley@mountainstateslegal.com
303-292-2021
Party name: Mountain States Legal Foundation
Ann Elizabeth Prezyna
    Counsel of Record
Lane Powell PC
1420 Fifth Avenue
Suite 4200
Seattle, WA 98101-2375

prezynaa@lanepowell.com
2062237000
Party name: Former Department of the Interior Officials
Richard L. Revesz
    Counsel of Record
New York University
School of Law
40 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012-0000

richard.revesz@nyu.edu
212-998-6185
Party name: Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law
Jason Craig Rylander
    Counsel of Record
Defenders of Wildlife
1130 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

jrylander@defenders.org
2027723245
Party name: Defenders of Wildlife, et al.
Richard A. Samp
    Counsel of Record
Washington Legal Foundation
2009 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-0000

rsamp@wlf.org
202-588-0302
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation, et al.
Ilya Shapiro
    Counsel of Record
The Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001

Ishapiro@cato.org
(202)-842-0200
Party name: The Cato Institute
Bernard Seymour Smith
    Counsel of Record
St. Tammany Parish Government
21454 Koop Dr., Suite 2 G
Mandeville, LA 70471

bssmith@stpgov.org
985-898-3427
Party name: St. Tammany Parish
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
Andrew Jacob Turner
    Counsel of Record
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037

aturner@huntonak.com
202-955-1658
Party name: American Exploration & Production Council, et al.
John Julian Vecchione
    Counsel of Record
Cause of Action Institute
1875 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006

john.vecchione@causeofaction.org
2026037372
Party name: Cause of Action Institute
Thomas Jon Ward
    Counsel of Record
National Association of Home Builders
1201 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

202-266-8200
Party name: The National Association of Home Builders, et al.
Ian S. Weinstein
    Counsel of Record
Lincoln Square Legal Services, Inc.
150 West 62nd Street
New York, NY 10023

iweinstein@lsls.fordham.edu
2126366934
Party name: The Evangelical Environmental Network, et al.
Bryan Kipp Weir
    Counsel of Record
Consovoy McCarthy Park PLLC
3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22201

bryan@consovoymccarthy.com
2027255032
Party name: National Conference of State Legislatures, et al.
Shawn Terry Welch
    Counsel of Record
Holland & Hart, LLP
222 South Main Street, Suite 2200
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

stwelch@hollandhart.com
801-799-5800
Party name: San Jaun County, Utah
Amy Joelle Wildermuth
    Counsel of Record
3900 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15620

amy.wildermuth@pitt.edu
8019134608
Party name: Economists and Law Professors