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Baley v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on June 22, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-1134 Fed. Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether, against the legal backdrop of Congress" and the Supreme Court"s recognition of the primacy of state law to determine, quantify and administer water rights, a federal court may deem federal agency regulatory action under the Endangered Species Act to constitute the adjudication and administration of water rights for tribal purposes.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
01/27/2020Application (19A842) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 12, 2020 to March 13, 2020, submitted to The Chief Justice.
01/29/2020Application (19A842) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until March 13, 2020.
03/13/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 16, 2020)
04/13/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 16, 2020 to May 14, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
04/14/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 14, 2020, for all respondents.
04/14/2020Brief amicus curiae of The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District filed.
04/14/2020Brief amici curiae of Oregon Water Resources Congress, et al. filed.
04/15/2020Brief amici curiae of The American Farm Bureau Federation and the State Farm Bureau Organizations of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming filed.
04/16/2020Brief amici curiae of Professors Ronald A. Cass, David F. Forte, James L. Huffman, Donald J. Kochan, Jesse J. Richardson and Reed Watson filed.
04/16/2020Brief amicus curiae of Association of California Water Agencies filed.
04/16/2020Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
05/14/2020Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
05/14/2020Brief of respondent Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations in opposition filed.
05/29/2020Reply of petitioners Lonny Baley, et al. filed. (Distributed)
06/02/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2020.
06/22/2020Petition DENIED.