No. 23A35
 
Title: Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC Applicant
v.
The Wilderness Society, et al.
Docketed: July 14, 2023
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (23-1384, 23-1592, 23-1594)
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jul 14 2023 Application (23A35) to vacate stays, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Jul 17 2023 Response to application (23A35) requested by The Chief Justice, due Tuesday, July 25, 2023 by 5 p.m. (EDT).
Jul 18 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Senator Joe Manchin III filed.
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Jul 19 2023 Brief amicus curiae of American Gas Association, American Petroleum Institute, American Public Gas Association, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, and Natural Gas Supply Association filed.
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Jul 19 2023 Brief amicus curiae of EQT Corporation; The Gas and Oil Association of WV, Inc.; Marcellus Shale Coalition; Range Resources Corporation; and Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association filed.
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Jul 19 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC, Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc., Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc., Southern Company Services, Inc., Southern Company Gas filed.
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Jul 19 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Current Members of United States Congress filed.
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Jul 19 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Roanoke Gas Company filed.
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Jul 19 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Laborers' International Union of North America filed.
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Jul 20 2023 Brief amicus curiae of U.S. House of Representatives filed.
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Jul 21 2023 Response to application from respondent Department of the Interior, et al. filed.
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Jul 24 2023 Brief amicus curiae of State of West Virginia filed.
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Jul 25 2023 Response to application from respondent The Wilderness Society filed.
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Jul 25 2023 Response to application from respondent Appalachian Voices, et al. filed.
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Jul 25 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Federal Courts Scholars William D. Araiza, Erwin Chemerinsky, Caprice Roberts, and Howard Wasserman filed.
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Jul 25 2023 Brief amicus curiae of W.V. Governor James C. Justice II filed.
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Jul 26 2023 Reply of applicant Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC filed.
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Jul 27 2023 Application (23A35) referred to the Court.
Jul 27 2023 Application (23A35) to vacate stays presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is granted. The July 10, 2023 stay orders of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, case Nos. 23-1592 and 23-1594, and the July 11, 2023 stay order of the Fourth Circuit, case No. 23-1384, are hereby vacated. Although the Court does not reach applicant’s suggestion that it treat the application as a petition for a writ of mandamus at this time, that determination is without prejudice to further consideration in light of subsequent developments.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
Counsel of Record
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 500E
Washington, DC 20001-5369
DONALD.VERRILLI@MTO.COM
Ph: 202-220-1100
Party name: Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC


Attorneys for Respondents
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: Department of the Interior, et al.


Gregory Doran Buppert
Counsel of Record
Southern Environmental Law Center
120 Garrett Street, Suite 400
Charlottesville, VA 22902
gbuppert@selcva.org
Ph: (434) 977-4090
Party name: The Wilderness Society


Jason Craig Rylander
Counsel of Record
Center for Biological Diversity
1411 K Street NW, Suite 1300
Washington, DC 20005
jrylander@biologicaldiversity.org
Ph: 2027442244
Party name: Appalachian Voices, Wild Virginia, West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Preserve Giles County, Preserve Bent Mountain, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Indian Creek Watershed Association, Sierra Club, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and Center for Biological Diversity


Other Attorneys
Sam Edward Fowler
Counsel of Record
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Sam_Fowler@energy.senate.gov
Ph: 2022247571
Party name: Senator Joe Manchin III


Chance Lyman
Counsel of Record
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
401 E. Jackson Street, Suite 2400
Tampa, FL 33602-5236
chance.lyman@bipc.com
Ph: 813-222-1152
Party name: Current Members of United States Congress


Steven Paul Lehotsky
Counsel of Record
Lehotsky Keller LLP
200 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
STEVE@LEHOTSKYKELLER.COM
Ph: 2023652509
Party name: American Gas Association, American Petroleum Institute, American Public Gas Association, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, and Natural Gas Supply Association


John Caviness O'Quinn
Counsel of Record
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
JOHN.OQUINN@KIRKLAND.COM
Ph: 202-389-5191
Party name: EQT Corporation; The Gas and Oil Association of WV, Inc.; Marcellus Shale Coalition; Range Resources Corporation; and Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association


Jonathan Yates Ellis
Counsel of Record
McGuireWoods LLP
888 16th Street N.W.
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006
JELLIS@MCGUIREWOODS.COM
Ph: 919-755-6688
Party name: Roanoke Gas Company


Misha Tseytlin
Counsel of Record
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
227 West Monroe
Suite 3900
Chicago, IL 60606
MISHA.TSEYTLIN@TROUTMAN.COM
Ph: 608-999-1240
Party name: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC, Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc., Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc., Southern Company Services, Inc., Southern Company Gas


Bruce R. Lerner
Counsel of Record
Bredhoff & Kaiser PLLC
805 15th Street NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
blerner@bredhoff.com
Ph: 2028422600
Party name: Laborers' International Union of North America


Matthew B. Berry
Counsel of Record
Office of General Counsel
5140 O’Neill House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
matthew.berry@mail.house.gov
Ph: 2022259700
Party name: U.S. House of Representatives


Lindsay Sara See
Counsel of Record
Office of the West Virginia Attorney General
State Capitol Complex
Building 1, Room E-26
Charleston, WV 25305
LINDSAY.S.SEE@WVAGO.GOV
Ph: 3045582021
Party name: State of West Virginia


Layla Hughes
Counsel of Record
Layla Hughes
909 Goldbelt Ave
Juneau, AK 99801
laylahughes@laylahughes.com
Ph: 303-518-4211
Party name: Federal Courts Scholars William D. Araiza, Erwin Chemerinsky, Caprice Roberts, snd Howard Wasserman


Jason Patrick Renzelmann
Counsel of Record
Frost Brown Todd LLC
400 West Market Street
32nd Floor
Louisville, KY 40202
jrenzelmann@fbtlaw.com
Ph: 5025895400
Party name: W.V. Governor James C. Justice II