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Town of Aquinnah, Massachusetts, et al. v. The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 16-1137 · judgment April 10, 2017

Certiorari denied · January 8, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability (95% interval 3%–10%)

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a First Circuit decision below and a state or local-government petitioner.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Felicia H. Ellsworth

For respondent
Lael Echo-Hawk
Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Related
Vide, 17-215

Order
Order list, January 8, 2018 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jan 08 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 26 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
  3. Dec 08 2017
    Rescheduled.
  4. Nov 20 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2017.
  5. Nov 20 2017
    Reply of petitioners Town of Aquinnah, Massachusetts, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  6. Nov 06 2017
    Brief of respondents The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
  7. Sep 06 2017
    Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 13, 2017.
  8. Aug 08 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 11, 2017)