No. 14-402
Vide 14-377
Title:
State Water Contractors, et al., Petitioners
v.
Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
Docketed:October 7, 2014
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(11-15871, 11-16617, 11-16621,11-16623, 11-16624, 11-16660, 11-16662)
  Decision Date:March 13, 2014
  Rehearing Denied:July 23, 2014

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 6 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 6, 2014)
Oct 6 2014 Appendix of State Water Contractors, et al. filed.
Oct 20 2014 Waiver of right of respondents Stewart & Jasper Orchards, et al. to respond filed.
Oct 21 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Oct 28 2014 Waiver of right of respondent California Department of Water Resources to respond filed.
Oct 30 2014 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 8, 2014.
Nov 3 2014 Brief amici curiae of The National Federation of Independent Business, et al. filed. VIDED.
Nov 4 2014 Brief amici curiae of Farm Credit West, et al. filed.
Nov 5 2014 Brief amici curiae of National Hydropower Association. et al. filed.
Nov 6 2014 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
Nov 6 2014 Brief amici curiae of Nebraska, et al. filed.
Nov 6 2014 Brief amici curiae of Association of California Water Agencies, et al. filed.
Nov 25 2014 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including December 15, 2014.
Dec 15 2014 Brief of respondents Federal Respondents in opposition filed.
Dec 15 2014 Brief of respondents Natural Resources Defense Council, and The Bay Institute in opposition filed.
Dec 17 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015.
Dec 22 2014 Reply of petitioners State Water Contractors, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 23 2014 Letter from counsel for respondents Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 12 2015 Petition DENIED.


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Thomas C. Goldstein Goldstein & Russell, P.C.(202) 362-0636
    Counsel of Record7475 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 850
Bethesda, MD  20814
tg@goldsteinrussell.com
Party name: State Water Contractors, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Clifford Thomas Lee California Department of Justice(415) 703-5546
    Counsel of Record455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA  94102-0000
cliff.lee@doj.ca.gov
Party name: California Department of Water Resources
 
Trent William Orr EARTHJUSTICE(415) 217-2000
    Counsel of Record50 California Street
Suite 500
San Francisco, CA  94111
torr@earthjustice.org
Party name: Natural Resources Defense Council, and The Bay Institute
 
Damien M. Schiff Pacific Legal Foundation(916)-419-7111
    Counsel of Record930 G Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
dms@pacificlegal.org
Party name: Stewart & Jasper Orchards, et al.
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
Other:
Blake Elliot Johnson Assistant Attorney General(402) 471-2683
2115 State Capitol
Lincoln, NE  68509
blake.johnson@nebraska.gov
Party name: Nebraska, et al.
 
Wayne Keith Lemieux Lemieux & O'Neil(805) 495-4770
4165 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 350
Westlake Village, CA  91362
wayne@lemieux-oneill.com
Party name: Association of California Water Agencies, et al.
 
Kevin Paul Martin Goodwin Proctor LLP(617) 570-1000
Exchange Place
53 State Street
Boston, MA  02109
kmartin@goodwinprocter.com
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al.
 
Jason T. Morgan Stoel Rives LLP(206) 624-0900
600 University Street
Suite 3600
Seattle, WA  98101
jtmorgan@stoel.com
Party name: National Hydropower Association. et al.
 
Kevin M. O'Brien Downey Brand LLP(916) 444-2100
621 Capitol Mall , 18th Floor
Sacramento, CA  95814
kobrien@downeybrand.com
Party name: Farm Credit West, et al.
 
John J. Park Jr. Strickland Brockington Lewis LLP(678) 347-2208
1170 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2200
Atlanta, GA  30309
jjp@sbllaw.net
Party name: The National Federation of Independent Business, et al.