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)
   Decision Date:
   Rehearing Denied:
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:

DateProceedings and Orders
Jul 14 2023Application (23A35) to vacate stays, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service
Jul 17 2023Response to application (23A35) requested by The Chief Justice, due Tuesday, July 25, 2023 by 5 p.m. (EDT).
Jul 18 2023Brief amicus curiae of Senator Joe Manchin III filed.
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Jul 19 2023Brief 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 2023Brief 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 2023Brief 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 2023Brief amicus curiae of Current Members of United States Congress filed.
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Jul 19 2023Brief amicus curiae of Roanoke Gas Company filed.
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Jul 19 2023Brief amicus curiae of Laborers' International Union of North America filed.
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Jul 20 2023Brief amicus curiae of U.S. House of Representatives filed.
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Jul 21 2023Response to application from respondent Department of the Interior, et al. filed.
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Jul 24 2023Brief amicus curiae of State of West Virginia filed.
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Jul 25 2023Response to application from respondent The Wilderness Society filed.
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Jul 25 2023Response to application from respondent Appalachian Voices, et al. filed.
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Jul 25 2023Brief amicus curiae of Federal Courts Scholars William D. Araiza, Erwin Chemerinsky, Caprice Roberts, and Howard Wasserman filed.
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Jul 25 2023Brief amicus curiae of W.V. Governor James C. Justice II filed.
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Jul 26 2023Reply of applicant Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC filed.
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Jul 27 2023Application (23A35) referred to the Court.
Jul 27 2023Application (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.

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
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
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
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
(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
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
Sam Edward Fowler
    Counsel of Record
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510

Sam_Fowler@energy.senate.gov
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
3045582021
Party name: State of West Virginia
Layla Hughes
    Counsel of Record
Layla Hughes
909 Goldbelt Ave
Juneau, AK 99801

laylahughes@laylahughes.com
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
5025895400
Party name: W.V. Governor James C. Justice II