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
 
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.
Sep 04 2025 Brief of petitioners Chevron USA Incorporated, et al. filed.
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Sep 04 2025 Joint appendix filed.
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Sep 09 2025 Brief amici curiae of General (Retired) Richard B. Myers, et al. filed.
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Sep 11 2025 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Sep 11 2025 Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed.
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Sep 11 2025 Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senator Mike Lee, et al. filed.
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Sep 11 2025 Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
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Sep 11 2025 Brief amicus curiae of America First Policy Institute filed.
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Sep 11 2025 Brief amici curiae of Oil and Gas Associations filed.
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Sep 11 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Express Scripts, Inc. filed.
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Sep 11 2025 Brief amicus curiae of The Pelican Institute for Public Policy filed.
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Sep 11 2025 Amicus brief of Hon. William P. Barr and Hon. Michael B. Mukasey submitted.
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Sep 11 2025 Amicus brief of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the National Association of Manufacturers submitted.
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Sep 11 2025 Amicus brief of American Tort Reform Association submitted.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Paul D. Clement
Counsel of Record
Clement & Murphy, PLLC
706 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

PAUL.CLEMENT@CLEMENTMURPHY.COM
Ph: (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
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: (225) 342-4274
Party name: State of Louisiana, through the Department of Energy & Natural Resources, and its Assistant Secretary, Keith Lovell


James Blake Canfield
Louisiana Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources
617 North Third Street, Suite 1223
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

blake.canfield@la.gov
Ph: 2253423024
Party name: State of Louisiana, through the Department of Energy & Natural Resources, and its Assistant Secretary, Keith Lovell


Other Attorneys
D. John Sauer
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: United States


Cory L. Andrews
Counsel of Record
Washington Legal Foundation
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

CANDREWS@WLF.ORG
Ph: 2025880302
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation


James Stuart Castiglione Baehr
Counsel of Record
Pelican Institute for Public Policy
400 Poydras Street, Suite 900
New Orleans, LA 70130

james@pelicaninstitute.org
Ph: (504) 500-0506
Party name: The Pelican Institute for Public Policy


Tristan L. Duncan
Counsel of Record
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
2555 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64108

TLDUNCAN@SHB.COM
Ph: 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
Ph: 2023464000
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the National Association of Manufacturers


Traci L. Lovitt
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
250 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281-1047

tlovitt@jonesday.com
Ph: (212) 326-7830
Party name: American Tort Reform Association


Christopher E. Mills
Counsel of Record
Spero Law LLC
557 East Bay Street #22251
Charleston, SC 29413

cmills@spero.law
Ph: 8436060640
Party name: U.S. Senators Mike Lee, Ted Budd, Ted Cruz, John Cornyn, Cindy Hyde-Smith, and John Hoeven


Jason T. Morgan
Counsel of Record
Stoel Rives LLP
600 University Street
Suite 3600
Seattle, WA 98101

JASON.MORGAN@STOEL.COM
Ph: (206) 624-0900
Party name: American Petroleum Institute and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers


Jeremy Brooks Rosen
Counsel of Record
Horvitz & Levy LLP
3601 W. Olive Ave., 8th Fl.
Burbank, CA 91505

jrosen@horvitzlevy.com
Ph: 818-995-0800
Party name: Hon. William P. Barr and Hon. Michael B. Mukasey


Jason Robert Scherr
Counsel of Record
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004

jr.scherr@morganlewis.com
Ph: (202) 739-3000
Party name: Express Scripts, Inc.


Nicholas Jeffrey Wanic
Counsel of Record
America First Policy Institute
1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 255
Washington, DC 20004

nwanic@americafirstpolicy.com
Ph: 779-396-0137
Party name: America First Policy Institute


Michael Ray Williams
Counsel of Record
Office of the West Virginia Attorney General
State Capitol Complex, Bldg. 1, Rm E-26
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E
Charleston, WV 25305

mwilliams@wvago.gov
Ph: 304-558-2021
Party name: State of West Virginia and 6 Other States