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Brown v. Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on May 4, 2015.

Docket No.14-913

Issue

(1) Whether this Court should revisit Auer v. Robbins now that at least three Justices want to do so; (2) whether, in eminent domain proceedings, courts should interpret ambiguity in statutory, regulatory, and agency authorizations for private companies to confiscate land in favor of property owners, as the Ninth Circuit has held and in line with this Court"s precedent, or whether courts should interpret statutes and regulations in favor of a private company seeking to confiscate property, as the Third Circuit majority did in this case; and (3) whether an agency"s change in position constitutes a change in controlling law that justifies reconsideration of a legal ruling.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Jan 21, 2015
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 27, 2015)
Jan 21, 2015
Appendix of Dwayne Brown, et al. filed.
Feb 27, 2015
Waiver of right of respondent Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC to respond filed.
Mar 4, 2015
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 20, 2015.
Mar 10, 2015
Response Requested . (Due April 9, 2015)
Mar 30, 2015
Brief of respondent Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC in opposition filed.
Apr 15, 2015
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 1, 2015.
May 4, 2015
Petition DENIED.

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