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Wasatch County, Utah v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

Petition for certiorari denied on March 21, 2016

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
15-640 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2015

Issue: Whether the court of appeals erred in defying this Court"s decision in Hagen v. Utah and enjoining a proper state court prosecution of a tribal member on lands that this Court has held have been diminished by Congress.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/21/2015Application (15A237) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 14, 2015 to November 13, 2015, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
08/25/2015Application (15A237) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until November 13, 2015.
11/13/2015Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 16, 2015)
11/30/2015Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 16, 2016.
12/04/2015Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
12/16/2015Brief amicus curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association filed.
12/16/2015Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Myton City.
02/16/2016Brief of respondent Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in opposition filed.
03/02/2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 18, 2016.
03/02/2016Reply of petitioners Wasatch County, Utah, et al. filed. (Distributed)
03/21/2016Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Myton City GRANTED.
03/21/2016Petition DENIED.