Simmons v. Sabine River Authority of Louisiana

Petition for certiorari denied on April 21, 2014

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
13-815	5th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2013

Issue: Whether the Federal Power Act (FPA) preempts petitioners' property damage tort and takings claims caused by the operation of the licensee of a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensed dam project, where the provisions of the FPA have explicitly saved and reserved such claims to the property owners.

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Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, April 9, 2014)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jan 7 2014	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 10, 2014)
Feb 5 2014	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 12, 2014.
Mar 11 2014	Brief of respondents Sabine River Authority of Louisiana, et al. in opposition filed.
Mar 26 2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 18, 2014.
Apr 21 2014	Petition DENIED.

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