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Big Horn County Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Alden Big Man

Petition for certiorari denied on December 12, 2022

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-62 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issue: Whether an Indian tribal court has subject-matter jurisdiction to adjudicate a tribally created claim as an "other means" of regulating a nonmember federally funded and federally regulated electric cooperative tasked with providing electrical service to all customers within its service territory, including tribal members on Indian reservations.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/19/2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 22, 2022)
08/11/2022Waiver of right of respondents Unknown Members of the Crow Tribal Health Board; Kenneth Pitt, Justice of the Crow Tribal Court of Appeals; Dennis Myron Bear Don't Walk, Judge of the Crow Tribal Court, et al. to respond filed.
08/12/2022Waiver of right of respondent Alden Big Man to respond filed.
08/31/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
09/07/2022Response Requested. (Due October 7, 2022)
09/19/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 7, 2022 to November 7, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
09/20/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 7, 2022.
11/07/2022Brief of respondents Alden Big Man, et al. in opposition filed.
11/18/2022Reply of petitioner Big Horn County Electric Cooperative, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
11/22/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022.
12/12/2022Petition DENIED.