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Sierra Pacific Industries, Inc., et al. v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 15-15799 · judgment July 13, 2017

Certiorari denied · June 25, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 7% cert probability (95% interval 5%–11%)

Before the decision, about 1.8× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a Ninth Circuit decision below, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Question presented

PHILLIP R. BONOTTO RICHARD S. LINKERT RUSHFORD & MATHENY SEARS BONOTTO, LLP LINKERT JAIME LLP 1010 Hurley Way 3638 American River Drive Suite 410 Sacramento, CA 95864 Sacramento, CA 95825 (916) 978-3434 (916) 565-0590 Counsel for Eunice E. Counsel for W.M. Beaty Howell, DBA Howell’s and Associates, Inc., et al. Forest Harvesting Company, individually

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Paul D. Clement
Clement & Murphy, PLLC

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
3 cert-stage

Linked docket
17A634

Proceedings

  1. Jun 25 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 05 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.
  3. Jun 04 2018
    Reply of petitioners Sierra Pacific Industries, Inc., et al. filed.
  4. May 22 2018
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  5. May 17 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 22, 2018.
  6. May 16 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 18, 2018 to May 22, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Apr 19 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 18, 2018.
  8. Apr 18 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 18, 2018 to May 18, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Mar 19 2018
    Brief amici curiae of National Association of Forest Owners, et al. filed.
  10. Mar 19 2018
    Brief amici curiae of the Attorneys General of Arizona, et al. filed.
  11. Mar 15 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 18, 2018.
  12. Mar 15 2018
    Brief amici curiae of Michael Cole, et al. filed.
  13. Mar 14 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 19, 2018 to April 18, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  14. Feb 20 2018
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Sierra Pacific Industries, Inc., et al..
  15. Feb 14 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 19, 2018)
  16. Dec 13 2017
    Application (17A634) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until February 14, 2018.
  17. Dec 12 2017
    Application (17A634) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 15, 2018 to February 14, 2018, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
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