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Keith Puntenney, et al. v. Iowa Utilities Board, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Iowa, No. 17-0423 · judgment May 31, 2019


Certiorari denied · February 24, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

Does a state’s exercise of eminent domain satisfy the “public use” requirement of the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause if the only benefits experienced within that state are incidental? Can a state satisfy the “public use” requirement of the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause merely by labeling the taking with a traditional category of public use, without engaging in the “public purpose” analysis outlined by Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005)?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Eduardo Enrique Santacana
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

For respondent
David John Debold
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
19A193

Proceedings

  1. Feb 24 2020
    Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Jan 22 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
  3. Jan 20 2020
    Reply of petitioners Keith Puntenney, et al. filed.
  4. Jan 06 2020
    Brief of respondent Dakota Access, LLC in opposition filed.
  5. Oct 23 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent The MAIN Coalition to respond filed.
  6. Oct 17 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 6, 2020, for all respondents.
  7. Oct 16 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 4, 2019 to January 6, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  8. Oct 16 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent Office of Consumer Advocate, Iowa Dept. of Justice to respond filed.
  9. Oct 10 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent Iowa Utilities Board to respond filed.
  10. Sep 30 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 4, 2019)
  11. Aug 20 2019
    Corrected proof of service filed with respect to application for extension of time.
  12. Aug 19 2019
    Application (19A193) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until September 30, 2019.
  13. Aug 16 2019
    Application (19A193) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 29, 2019 to October 28, 2019, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.