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Docket for 17-269

No. 17-269

Title:	Washington, Petitioner v. United States, et al.
Docketed:	August 21, 2017
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Case Numbers:	(13-35474)
Decision Date:	March 2, 2017
Rehearing Denied:	May 19, 2017
Questions Presented

Proceedings and Orders

Aug 17 2017

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 20, 2017)

Sep 15 2017

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 20, 2017, for all respondents.

Sep 20 2017

Brief amici curiae of Business Home Building, Real Estate, Farming and Municipal Organizations filed.

Sep 20 2017

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Modoc Point Irrigation District, et al.

Sep 20 2017

Brief amici curiae of State of Idaho, et al. filed.

Oct 12 2017

Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 27, 2017, for all respondents.

Nov 27 2017

Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Proof of Service Main Document

Nov 27 2017

Brief of respondents Suquamish Indian Tribe, et al. in opposition filed.
Main Document Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Dec 11 2017

Reply of petitioner Washington filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service Other

Dec 13 2017

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.

Jan 08 2018

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018.

Jan 12 2018

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Modoc Point Irrigation District, et al. GRANTED.

Jan 12 2018

Petition GRANTED.

Jan 17 2018

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Washington
Blanket Consent

Feb 23 2018

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, April 18, 2018.

Feb 24 2018

Brief of petitioner Washington filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service Other

Feb 24 2018

Joint appendix (3 Volumes) filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Main Document Main Document Main Document Proof of Service

Mar 02 2018

Brief amici curiae of States of Idaho, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Mar 02 2018

Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Mar 02 2018

Brief amici curiae of Modoc Point Irrigation District, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Mar 05 2018

Brief amici curiae of Business, Home Building, Real Estate, Farming and Municipal Organizations filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Mar 05 2018

Brief amici curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Mar 05 2018

Brief amici curiae of American Forest & Paper Association and National Mining Association filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Mar 05 2018

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Washington State Association of Counties and Association of Washington Cities. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Mar 07 2018

CIRCULATED

Mar 19 2018

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Washington State Association of Counties and Association of Washington Cities GRANTED.

Mar 23 2018

Letter from Clerk of Court to counsel of record noting that Justice Kennedy will not continue to participate in this case.
Main Document

Mar 26 2018

Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service

Mar 26 2018

Brief of respondents Suquamish Indian Tribe, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Mar 30 2018

Record request from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.

Mar 30 2018

Brief amici curiae of The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Apr 02 2018

Brief amici curiae of The National Congress of American Indians; Navajo Nation; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe; Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 02 2018

Brief amici curiae of Washington State and Local Officials (Current and Former) filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Apr 02 2018

Joint motion for divided argument filed by respondents.
Proof of Service Main Document

Apr 02 2018

Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.

Apr 02 2018

Brief amici curiae of Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, et al filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 02 2018

Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 02 2018

Brief amicus curiae of Hon. Daniel J. Evans filed (corrected filing). (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 09 2018

Reply of petitioner Washington filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 13 2018

Joint motion of respondents for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Kennedy took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.

Apr 18 2018

Argued. For petitioner: Noah Purcell, Washington State Solicitor General, Olympia, Wash. For respondent United States: Allon Kedem, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents Suquamish Indian Tribe, et al.: William M. Jay, Washington, D. C.

Jun 11 2018

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED by an equally divided Court. Justice Kennedy took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. Opinion per curiam.

Jul 13 2018

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Attorneys

Attorneys for Petitioners

Noah Guzzo Purcell
Counsel of Record

Solicitor General
1125 Washington Street, SE
Olympia, WA 98504-0100
noah.purcell@atg.wa.gov
Ph: 360-753-2536
Party name: Washington

Attorneys for Respondents

William McGinley Jay
Counsel of Record

Goodwin Procter LLP
901 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
WJay@goodwinlaw.com
Ph: 202-346-4190
Party name: Suquamish Indian Tribe, et al.

Lauren Jennifer King
Counsel of Record

Foster Pepper PLLC
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 3000
Seattle, WA 98101
lauren.king@foster.com
Ph: (206) 447-6286
Party name: Quileute Indian Tribe

Noel John Francisco

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

John Curtright Sledd

Kanji & Katzen, PLLC
401 Second Ave. South
Suite 700
Seattle, WA 98104
Ph: (206) 344-8100
Party name: Suquamish Indian Tribe, et al.

Other Attorneys

Howard Glenn Arnett
Counsel of Record

Karnopp Petersen LLP
360 SW Bond Street
Suite 400
Bend, OR 97702
njh@karnopp.com
Ph: 5413823011
Party name: The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

Timothy S. Bishop
Counsel of Record

Mayer Brown, LLP
71 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
tbishop@mayerbrown.com
Ph: 3127017829
Party name: American Forest & Paper Association and National Mining Association

James J Devine Jr.
Counsel of Record

128 Main St
Oneida, NY 13421
jdevine@centralny.twcbc.com
Ph: 3153636600
Party name: CERF & CNYFBA

Troy A. Eid
Counsel of Record

Greenberg Traurig
1200 17th Street
Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202
eidt@gtlaw.com
Ph: 3035726521
Party name: The National Congress of American Indians; Navajo Nation; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe; Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

Amanda W. Goodin
Counsel of Record

Earthjustice
705 Second Avenue, Suite 203
Seattle, WA 98104
Agoodin@earthjustice.org
Ph: 206-343-7340
Party name: Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, et al.

Robert M. McKenna
Counsel of Record

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
701 5th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
rmckenna@orrick.com
Ph: 2068394300
Party name: Washington State Association of Counties and Association of Washington Cities

Joseph Perrine Mentor Jr.
Counsel of Record

Mentor Law Group
411 First Avenue South
Suite 450
Seattle, WA 98104
mentor@mentorlaw.com
Ph: 206-838-7650
Party name: Daniel J. Evans

Eric David Miller
Counsel of Record

Perkins Coie, LLP
1201 Third Avenue
Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101
emiller@perkinscoie.com
Ph: (206)-359-8000
Party name: Business Home Building, Real Estate, Farming and Municipal Organizations

Colette Routel
Counsel of Record

Mitchell Hamline School of Law
875 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
colette.routel@mitchellhamline.edu
Ph: 6512906327
Party name: Law Professors

Damien Michael Schiff
Counsel of Record

Pacific Legal Foundation
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
dschiff@pacificlegal.org
Ph: (916) 419-7111
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation

Pratik Arvind Shah
Counsel of Record

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC 02109
pshah@akingump.com
Ph: 202-887-4210
Party name: Washington State and Local Officials (Current and Former)

Steven W. Strack
Counsel of Record

Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0010
steve.strack@ag.idaho.gov
Ph: 208-334-4143
Party name: State of Idaho, et al.

Ronald S. Yockim
Counsel of Record

Yockim Carollo, LLP
430 S.E. Main Street
Suite 7
Roseburg, OR 97470
ryockim@yockimlaw.com
Ph: 541-957-5900
Party name: Modoc Point Irrigation District, et al.