| No. 17-949 |
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| Title: |
John Sturgeon, Petitioner v. Bert Frost, in His Official Capacity as Alaska Regional Director of the National Park Service, et al. |
| Docketed: | January 5, 2018 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (13-36165) |
| Decision Date: | October 2, 2017 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Jan 02 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 5, 2018) Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 05 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 5, 2018 to March 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Feb 05 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of State of Alaska filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 05 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 05 2018 | Amicus brief of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation not accepted for filing. (February 09, 2018) |
| Feb 06 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 7, 2018. |
| Feb 28 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 7, 2018 to April 6, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Mar 01 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 6, 2018. |
| Apr 02 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 6, 2018 to May 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Apr 03 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 7, 2018 |
| May 07 2018 | Brief of respondents Bert Frost, et al. in opposition filed. Proof of Service Main Document |
| May 21 2018 | Reply of petitioner John Sturgeon filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| May 22 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018. |
| Jun 11 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018. |
| Jun 18 2018 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jul 18 2018 | Motion for an extension of time to file the opening briefs on the merits filed. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Jul 31 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file the opening 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 7, 2018. The time to file respondents brief on the merits is extended to and including September 11, 2018. |
| Aug 02 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, John Sturgeon Blanket Consent |
| Aug 06 2018 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner John Sturgeon. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Aug 07 2018 | Brief of petitioner John Sturgeon filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 09 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of State of Idaho, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 14 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Safari Club International filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Aug 14 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Ahtna, Inc. in support of neither party filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 14 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of State of Alaska filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 14 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 14 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation and Central New York Fair Business Association filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Aug 20 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 5, 2018 |
| Sep 06 2018 | Motion of State of Alaska for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Sep 10 2018 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Sep 11 2018 | Brief of respondents Bert Frost, et al. filed. (Distributed) Proof of Service Main Document |
| Sep 12 2018 | CIRCULATED |
| Sep 17 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service Other |
| Sep 18 2018 | Brief amici curiae of National Parks Conservation Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 18 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Alaska Native Subsistence Users filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service Other |
| Sep 19 2018 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. District of Alaska is electronic and located on PACER with the exception of 1 envelope of Clerk's Files. |
| Oct 01 2018 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Oct 09 2018 | Motion of State of Alaska for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Oct 11 2018 | Reply of petitioner John Sturgeon filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Nov 05 2018 | Argued. For petitioner: Matthew T. Findley, Anchorage, Alaska; and Ruth Botstein, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, Alaska (for Alaska, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Mar 26 2019 | Judgment REVERSED and REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. |