| No. 22-227 | |
| Title: | Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, et al., Petitioners v. Brian W. Coughlin |
| Docketed: | September 12, 2022 |
| Linked with 22A23 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (21-1153) |
| Decision Date: | May 6, 2022 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jul 08 2022 | Application (22A23) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 4, 2022 to September 8, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service | |
| Jul 13 2022 | Application (22A23) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 8, 2022. |
| Sep 08 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 12, 2022) |
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| Oct 04 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 12, 2022 to November 11, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Oct 05 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 14, 2022. See Rule 30.1. |
| Oct 12 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of Federal Indian Law filed. |
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| Oct 12 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Native American Financial Services Association filed. |
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| Nov 08 2022 | Brief of respondent Brian W. Coughlin in opposition filed. |
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| Nov 22 2022 | Reply of petitioners Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 30 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023. |
| Jan 09 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/13/2023. |
| Jan 13 2023 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jan 31 2023 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 24, 2023. |
| Feb 08 2023 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A.-1st Circuit. |
| Feb 16 2023 | All records from the U.S.C.A.-1st Circuit are available on PACER. Record request was transmitted to the Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court for response. |
| Feb 16 2023 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, et al. |
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| Feb 22 2023 | Brief of petitioners Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 01 2023 | Brief amici curiae of The Navajo Nation, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 01 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Indian Law Professors filed. |
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| Mar 06 2023 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. |
| Mar 10 2023 | All records from the Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court are available on PACER. |
| Mar 24 2023 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 24 2023 | Brief of respondent Brian W. Coughlin filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 30 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 30 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 31 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 31 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Separation of Powers Clinic filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 31 2023 | Brief amici curiae of NACBA, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 31 2023 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
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| Apr 13 2023 | Reply of petitioners Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 14 2023 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 24 2023 | Argued. For petitioners: Pratik A. Shah, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Gregory G. Rapawy, Washington, D. C.; and Austin Raynor, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Jun 15 2023 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Jackson, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Jul 17 2023 | Judgment issued. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Pratik Arvind Shah Counsel of Record | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP 2001 K Street N.W. Washington, DC 20006 pshah@akingump.com | 202-887-4210 |
| Party name: Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Gregory Gerber Rapawy Counsel of Record | Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street, N.W. Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 grapawy@kellogghansen.com | 202-326-7967 |
| Party name: Brian W. Coughlin | ||
| Other | ||
| George Eric Brunstad Jr. Counsel of Record | Dechert LLP 199 Lawrence Street New Haven, CT 06511 ERIC.BRUNSTAD@DECHERT.COM | 8605243960 |
| Party name: NACBA, NCBRC, Legal Aid Chicago, Hon. Judith Fitzgerald, Hon. Joan Feeney, Hon. Phillip Shefferly, Hon. Eugene Wedoff, Hon. Steven Rhodes and Hon. Carol Kenner | ||
| Daniel J. Bussel | KTBS Law LLP 1801 Century Park East 26th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067 DBUSSEL@KTBSLAW.COM | 3104074015 |
| Party name: National Assn of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center | ||
| Tyson Clinton Kade Counsel of Record | Van Ness Feldman, LLP 1050 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW, Seventh Floor Washington, DC 20007 tck@vnf.com | 2022981948 |
| Party name: Native American Financial Services Association | ||
| Lawrence A. Kogan Counsel of Record | The Kogan Law Group, P.C. 100 United Nations Plaza Suite #14F New York, NY 10017 LKOGAN@KOGANLAWGROUP.COM | (917)565-1521 |
| Party name: Citizens Equal Rights Foundation | ||
| R. Trent McCotter Counsel of Record | Antonin Scalia Law School/George Mason University 3301 Fairfax Dr. Arlington, VA 22201 rmccotte@gmu.edu | 202-706-5488 |
| Party name: Separation of Powers Clinic | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar | 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 | ||
| Kaighn Smith Jr. | Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon 84 Marginal Way Suite 600 Portland, ME 04101 KSMITH@DWMLAW.COM | 207-253-0559 |
| Party name: Professors of Federal Indian Law | ||
| Paul Wesley Spruhan Counsel of Record | Navajo Naton Department of Justice P.O. Box 2010 Window Rock, Navajo Nation, AZ 86515 PSPRUHAN@NNDOJ.ORG | 928-871-6210 |
| Party name: The Navajo Nation | ||
| April Dennise Youpee-Roll Counsel of Record | 4146 4th Ave Los Angeles, CA 90008 april.youpee.roll@gmail.com | 406-396-3147 |
| Party name: Professors of Federal Indian Law | ||
| Allison M. Zieve Counsel of Record | Public Citizen Litigation Group 1600 20th Street NW Washington, DC 20009 AZIEVE@CITIZEN.ORG | 202-588-1000 |
| Party name: Public Citizen, National Consumer Law Center, and National Ass'n of Consumer Advocates | ||