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Utah v. United States

Motion for leave to file a bill of complaint denied on January 13, 2025.

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22o160 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2024

Issue: Whether the federal policy embodied in 43 U.S.C. § 1701(a)(1) of perpetual federal retention of unappropriated public lands in Utah is unconstitutional.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/20/2024Motion for leave to file a bill of complaint filed.
09/27/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2024 to November 21, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
10/07/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted, and the time is extended to and including November 21, 2024
10/18/2024Brief amicus curiae of Coalition of Arizona/New Mexico Counties for Stable Economic Growth, et al. filed.
10/22/2024Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
10/22/2024Brief amicus curiae of Utah Association of Counties filed.
10/22/2024Brief amicus curiae of Sutherland Institute filed.
10/22/2024Brief amicus curiae of Wyoming Legislators filed.
10/22/2024Brief amicus curiae of Iowa, et al. filed.
10/22/2024Brief amicus curiae of Idaho, et al. filed.
10/22/2024Brief amicus curiae of Utah Public Lands Council, et al. filed.
10/22/2024Brief amicus curiae of U.S. Senators Mike Lee, et al. filed.
10/22/2024Brief amicus curiae of Utah Legislature filed.
10/22/2024Brief amicus curiae of American Lands Council filed.
11/21/2024Brief of defendant United States in opposition filed.
11/21/2024Motion to intervene filed by UTE Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation.
11/26/2024Motion of Utah to extend the time to file a response to the motion to intervene from December 2, 2024 to December 16, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
11/27/2024Motion of Utah to extend the time to file a response to the motion to intervene is granted, and the time is extended to and including December 16, 2024.
12/04/2024Reply of plaintiff Utah filed.
12/16/2024Opposition to motion to intervene of plaintiff Utah filed.
12/24/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
12/24/2024Reply in support of motion to intervene filed by UTE Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation. (Distributed).
01/13/2025Motion for leave to file a bill of complaint DENIED.