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Nevada Department of Wildlife v. Mark E. Smith

Paid petition · Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District, No. C086233 · judgment January 11, 2018

GVR'd · May 20, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether Nevada v. Hall, 440 U.S. 410 (1979), which permits a sovereign State to be sued in another State’s courts without its consent, should be overruled.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jeffrey Morgan Conner
Attorney General of the State of Nevada

For respondent
Stephanie Rae Rice
Winter Street Law Group

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 4 conferences

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Jun 21 2019
    MANDATE ISSUED.
  2. Jun 21 2019
    JUDGMENT ISSUED.
  3. May 20 2019
    Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt, 587 U. S. ___ (2019).
  4. May 13 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2019.
  5. Jun 27 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2018.
  6. Jun 07 2018
    Reply of petitioner Nevada Department of Wildlife filed. (Distributed)
  7. Jun 05 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.
  8. Jun 01 2018
    Brief of respondent Mark E. Smith in opposition filed.
  9. May 30 2018
    Waiver of the 14-day waiting period under Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
  10. May 03 2018
    Response Requested. (Due June 4, 2018)
  11. May 01 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/17/2018.
  12. Apr 25 2018
    Brief amici curiae of State of Indiana and 42 other States filed.
  13. Apr 25 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Mark E. Smith to respond filed.
  14. Mar 21 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 25, 2018)