| No. 24-813 | |
| Title: | Chevron USA Incorporated, et al., Petitioners v. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, et al. |
| Docketed: | January 31, 2025 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (23-30294, 23-30422) |
| Decision Date: | May 29, 2024 |
| Rehearing Denied: | October 31, 2024 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jan 29 2025 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 3, 2025) |
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| Feb 05 2025 | Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed. |
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| Feb 10 2025 | Waiver of right of respondents Plaquemines Parish and Louisiana ex rel. Parish of Plaquemines; Parish of Cameron and Louisiana ex rel. Parish of Cameron to respond filed. |
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| Feb 11 2025 | Waiver of right of respondents Louisiana, through the Department of Energy & Natural Resources, and its Assistant Secretary, Keith Lovell to respond filed. |
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| Feb 12 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2025. |
| Feb 18 2025 | Letter from counsel for petitioners of Chevron U.S.A. Incorporated, et al. submitted. |
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| Feb 21 2025 | Response Requested. (Due March 24, 2025) |
| Feb 28 2025 | Brief amici curiae of American Petroleum Institute, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 10 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 24, 2025 to April 23, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Mar 11 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 23, 2025, for all respondents. |
| Mar 24 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 24 2025 | Brief amici curiae of General (Retired) Richard B. Myers, et al. filed. |
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| Apr 23 2025 | Brief of respondents Louisiana, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Apr 23 2025 | Brief of respondents Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| May 07 2025 | Letter dated May 7, 2025 informing the Court that petitioner Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company is withdrawing from the petition for certiorari filed. |
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| May 13 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025. |
| May 13 2025 | Reply of petitioners Chevron U.S.A. Incorporated, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jun 02 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025. |
| Jun 02 2025 | Petition for writ of certiorari dismissed under Rule 46 only as to petitioner Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company. |
| Jun 09 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/12/2025. |
| Jun 16 2025 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jul 08 2025 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Jul 16 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 4, 2025. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including November 13, 2025. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Paul D. Clement Counsel of Record | Clement & Murphy, PLLC 706 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 PAUL.CLEMENT@CLEMENTMURPHY.COM | (202) 742-8900 |
| Party name: Chevron U.S.A. Incorporated, et al. | ||
| Michael J. Mazzone | Haynes Boone 1221 McKinney Street Suite 4000 Houston, TX 77010 michael.mazzone@haynesboone.com | 713-547-2115 |
| Party name: Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Jorge Benjamin Aguinaga Counsel of Record | Louisiana Department of Justice 1885 N. Third Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 aguinagaB@ag.louisiana.gov | 225-506-3746 |
| Party name: State of Louisiana | ||
| Victor L. Marcello Counsel of Record | Talbot, Carmouche & Marcello 17405 Perkins Road Baton Rouge, LA 70810 vmarcello@tcmlawoffice.com | 225-400-9991 |
| Party name: Plaquemines Parish and the State of Louisiana ex rel. Parish of Plaquemines; Parish of Cameron and the State of Louisiana ex rel. Parish of Cameron | ||
| Donald W. Price Counsel of Record | Louisiana Department of Energy & Natural Resources P.O. Box 94396 617 N. Third Street Baton Rouge, LA 70804 donald.price@la.gov | (225) 342-4274 |
| Party name: State of Louisiana, through the Department of Energy & Natural Resources, and its Assistant Secretary, Keith Lovell | ||
| Other | ||
| Tristan L. Duncan Counsel of Record | Shook, Hardy & Bacon 2555 Grand Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64108 TLDUNCAN@SHB.COM | 816-474-6550 |
| Party name: General (Retired) Richard B. Myers and Admiral (Retired) Michael G. Mullen | ||
| William McGinley Jay Counsel of Record | Goodwin Procter, LLP 1900 N Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 WJAY@GOODWINLAW.COM | 2023464000 |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the National Association of Manufacturers | ||
| Jason T. Morgan Counsel of Record | Stoel Rives LLP 600 University Street Suite 3600 Seattle, WA 98101 JASON.MORGAN@STOEL.COM | (206) 624-0900 |
| Party name: American Petroleum Institute and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers | ||