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Din” Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment v. Bureau of Indian Affairs

Petition for certiorari denied on June 29, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-1166 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 requires dismissal of an Administrative Procedure Act action challenging a federal agency"s compliance with statutory requirements governing federal agency decisions, for failure to join a non-federal entity that would benefit from the challenged agency action and cannot be joined without consent.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/21/2020Application (19A934) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 10, 2020 to March 24, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.
02/22/2020Application (19A934) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 24, 2020.
03/24/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 23, 2020)
04/14/2020Motion of respondent Navajo Transitional Energy Company to extend the time to file a response from April 23, 2020 to June 4, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
04/15/2020Motion of Arizona Public Service Company to extend the time to file a response from April 23, 2020 to June 4, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
04/15/2020The motions to extend the time to file responses are granted and the time is extended to and including June 4, 2020, for all respondents.
04/16/2020Letter of April 16, 2020 from the Solicitor General filed.
06/04/2020Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed.
06/04/2020Brief of respondent Arizona Public Service Company in opposition filed.
06/04/2020Brief of respondent Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC in opposition filed.
06/08/2020Reply of petitioners Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, et al. filed. (Distributed)
06/09/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
06/29/2020Petition DENIED.