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Friends of Amador County v. Jewell

Petition for certiorari denied on December 1, 2014

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
14-340 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2014

Issue: Whether, in an action by a third party against the Secretary of the Interior under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 551 et seq., a putative Indian tribe may invoke its sovereign immunity to prevent a court from reviewing the lawfulness of the Secretary's decision to recognize it as a tribe.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/22/2014Application (14A214) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 3, 2014 to October 3, 2014, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
08/25/2014Response to application from respondent Buena Vista Rancheria of the Me-Wuk Indians filed.
09/03/2014Application (14A214) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until September 18, 2014.
09/18/2014Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 24, 2014)
10/23/2014Waiver of right of respondents Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior to respond filed.
10/24/2014Brief of respondent Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians in opposition filed.
11/10/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 25, 2014.
11/10/2014Reply of petitioner Friends of Amador County filed. (Distributed)
12/01/2014Petition DENIED.