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Docket for 17-949

No. 17-949

Title:	John Sturgeon, Petitioner v. Bert Frost, in His Official Capacity as Alaska Regional Director of the National Park Service, et al.
Docketed:	January 5, 2018
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Case Numbers:	(13-36165)
Decision Date:	October 2, 2017
Questions Presented

Proceedings and Orders

Jan 02 2018

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 5, 2018)
Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Feb 05 2018

Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 5, 2018 to March 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document

Feb 05 2018

Brief amicus curiae of State of Alaska filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Feb 05 2018

Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Feb 05 2018

Amicus brief of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation not accepted for filing. (February 09, 2018)

Feb 06 2018

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 7, 2018.

Feb 28 2018

Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 7, 2018 to April 6, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document

Mar 01 2018

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 6, 2018.

Apr 02 2018

Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 6, 2018 to May 7, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document

Apr 03 2018

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 7, 2018

May 07 2018

Brief of respondents Bert Frost, et al. in opposition filed.
Proof of Service Main Document

May 21 2018

Reply of petitioner John Sturgeon filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

May 22 2018

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018.

Jun 11 2018

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/14/2018.

Jun 18 2018

Petition GRANTED.

Jul 18 2018

Motion for an extension of time to file the opening briefs on the merits filed.
Main Document Proof of Service

Jul 31 2018

Motion to extend the time to file the opening briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 7, 2018. The time to file respondents brief on the merits is extended to and including September 11, 2018.

Aug 02 2018

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, John Sturgeon
Blanket Consent

Aug 06 2018

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner John Sturgeon.
Main Document Proof of Service

Aug 07 2018

Brief of petitioner John Sturgeon filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Aug 09 2018

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

Aug 14 2018

Brief amicus curiae of Safari Club International filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Aug 14 2018

Brief amicus curiae of Ahtna, Inc. in support of neither party filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Aug 14 2018

Brief amicus curiae of State of Alaska filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Aug 14 2018

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

Aug 14 2018

Brief amici curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation and Central New York Fair Business Association filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Aug 20 2018

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, November 5, 2018

Sep 06 2018

Motion of State of Alaska for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Main Document Proof of Service

Sep 10 2018

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

Sep 11 2018

Brief of respondents Bert Frost, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Proof of Service Main Document

Sep 12 2018

CIRCULATED

Sep 17 2018

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

Sep 18 2018

Brief amici curiae of National Parks Conservation Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Sep 18 2018

Brief amici curiae of Alaska Native Subsistence Users filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service Other

Sep 19 2018

Record received from the U.S.D.C. District of Alaska is electronic and located on PACER with the exception of 1 envelope of Clerk's Files.

Oct 01 2018

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.

Oct 09 2018

Motion of State of Alaska for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.

Oct 11 2018

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

Nov 05 2018

Argued. For petitioner: Matthew T. Findley, Anchorage, Alaska; and Ruth Botstein, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, Alaska (for Alaska, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Mar 26 2019

Judgment REVERSED and REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined.

Attorneys

Attorneys for Petitioners

Matthew Todd Findley
Counsel of Record

Ashburn & Mason, P.C.
1227 W. Ninth Avenue, Suite 200
Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99501
matt@anchorlaw.com
Ph: (907)-276-4331
Party name: John Sturgeon

Attorneys for Respondents

Noel John Francisco
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: Bert Frost, et al.

Other Attorneys

James J Devine Jr.
Counsel of Record

128 Main Street
Oneida, NY 13421
jdevine@centralny.twcbc.com
Ph: 315-363-6600
Party name: Citizens Equal Rights Foundation

Anthony Lee Francois
Counsel of Record

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

Jonathan William Katchen
Counsel of Record

Holland & Hart LLP
1029 W.Third Avenue Suite 550
Anchorage, AK 99501
jwkatchen@hollandhart.com
Ph: 907-865-2600
Party name: Ahtna, Inc.

Anna M. Seidman
Counsel of Record

Safari Club International
501 2nd Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
aseidman@safariclub.org
Ph: 202-543-8733
Party name: Safari Club International

Steven W. Strack
Counsel of Record

Office of the Attorney General
Statehouse Room 210
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0010
steve.strack@ag.idaho.gov
Ph: 208-334-4143
Party name: States of Arizona, et al.

Robert T. Anderson
Counsel of Record

University of Washington
Box 353020
Seattle, WA 98195
boba@uw.edu
Ph: 2066852861
Party name: Alaska Native Subsistence Users

Ruth Botstein

State of Alaska, Office of the Attorney General
1031 W. 4th Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99501
ruth.botstein@alaska.gov
Ph: 907-269-5100
Party name: State of Alaska

Valerie Lynn Brown
Counsel of Record

Trustees for Alaska
1026 W. 4th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501-1980
vbrown@trustees.org
Ph: 9074332014
Party name: National Parks Conservation Association, Defenders of Wildlife, The Wilderness Society, American Rivers, Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Wilderness Watch, Denali Citizens Council, Copper Country Alliance, Alaska Quiet Rights Coalition, Northern Alaska Environmental Center, Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, Alaska Wilderness League

Justin R. Pidot
Counsel of Record

University of Denver Sturm College of Law
2255 East Evans Ave
Denver, CO 80208
justin.pidot@gmail.com
Ph: 3038716168
Party name: Law Professors

Kathryn Rebecca Vogel
Counsel of Record

State of Alaska
1031 W. 4th Ave, Ste 200
Anchorage, AK 99501
kathryn.vogel@alaska.gov
Ph: 907-269-5275
Party name: State of Alaska