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Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – East v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on October 30, 2017.

Docket No.17-99
Op. Below5th Cir.

Issue

(1) Whether the "substantial[ity]" and "federal-state balance" requirements of Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Manufacturing are satisfied whenever a federal law standard is referenced to inform the standard of care in a state-law cause of action, so long as the parties dispute whether federal law embodies the asserted standard; and (2) whether a federal court applying Grable to a case removed from state court must accept a colorable, purely state-law claim as sufficient to establish that the case does not "necessarily raise" a federal issue, even if the court believes the state court would ultimately reject the purely state-law basis for the claim on its merits.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Jul 11, 2017
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 18, 2017)
Jul 28, 2017
Waiver of right of respondents Hilliard Oil and Gas, Inc. to respond filed.
Aug 10, 2017
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 18, 2017, for all respondents.
Aug 18, 2017
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Law Professors.
Aug 22, 2017
Brief of respondents Chevron U.S.A., Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
Sep 29, 2017
Reply of petitioners Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East, et al. filed.
Oct 4, 2017
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2017.
Oct 30, 2017
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Law Professors GRANTED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Oct 30, 2017
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion and this petition.

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