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Monroe County Commission v. A.A. Nettles, Sr. Properties Limited

Petition for certiorari denied on January 13, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-386 Ala. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: Whether federal law giving the Surface Transportation Board exclusive jurisdiction over abandonment of rail lines and expressly stating that conversion of a railroad right-of-way to an interim trail use shall not be treated "for purposes of any law" as abandonment preempts state law that would deem a railroad right-of-way abandoned because of disuse or conversion to interim trail use.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/12/2019Application (19A53) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 25, 2019 to September 23, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.
07/17/2019Application (19A53) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 23, 2019.
09/23/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 23, 2019)
10/01/2019Waiver of right of respondents A.A. Nettles, Sr. Properties Limited, et al. to respond filed.
10/09/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
10/11/2019Response Requested. (Due November 12, 2019)
10/14/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 12, 2019 to December 12, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
10/18/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 12, 2019.
11/12/2019Brief amici curiae of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, et al. filed.
11/12/2019Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Railroads filed.
11/15/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 12, 2019 to January 13, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
11/15/2019Response to motion from petitioner Monroe County Commission filed.
11/18/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part; the time is extended to and including December 16, 2019.
12/16/2019Brief of respondents A.A. Nettles, Sr. Properties Limited and Eula Lambert Boyles in opposition filed.
12/16/2019Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under Rule 15.5 filed.
12/20/2019Reply of petitioner Monroe County Commission filed.
12/23/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
01/13/2020Petition DENIED.