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Harvey v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

Petition for certiorari denied on January 7, 2019

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-1301 Utah N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2018

Issue: (1) Whether the tribal remedies exhaustion doctrine, which requires federal courts to stay cases challenging tribal jurisdiction until the parties have exhausted parallel tribal court proceedings, applies to state courts; and (2) whether the tribal remedies exhaustion doctrine requires that nontribal courts yield to tribal courts when the parties have not invoked the tribal court"s jurisdiction. CVSG: 12/04/2018.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
01/11/2018Application (17A743) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 5, 2018 to March 7, 2018, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
01/16/2018Application (17A743) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until March 7, 2018.
03/07/2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 13, 2018)
03/28/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 13, 2018 to May 14, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
03/30/2018Letter from counsel for respondents Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, et al. submitted.
04/02/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 14, 2018, for all respondents.
04/13/2018Brief amici curiae of State of Utah filed.
05/04/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 14, 2018 to June 13, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
05/06/2018Response to motion to extend the time to file a response from petitioner Ryan Harvey, et al. filed.
05/07/2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is further extended to and including May 21, 2018, for all respondents.
05/21/2018Brief of respondents Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation; et al. in opposition filed.
06/05/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.
06/05/2018Reply of petitioners Ryan Harvey, et al. filed. (Distributed)
06/25/2018The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
12/04/2018Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
12/18/2018Supplemental brief of petitioners Ryan Harvey, et al. filed.
12/19/2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
01/07/2019Petition DENIED.