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Territory of American Samoa v. National Marine Fisheries Service, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 17-17081 · judgment September 25, 2020

Certiorari denied · June 21, 2021

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

ALEMA LEOTA WILLIAM LEDOUX OFFICE OF THE AITOFELE SUNIA GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF LEPago Pago, American GAL AFFAIRS Samoa 96799 Executive Office Bldg.

633-4116 Third Floor, P.O. Box 7 info@go.as.gov Utulei, American Samoa 96799
633-4163 ag@la.as.gov DON HONG STEVEN K.S. CHUNG BRANDON D. STONE MICHAEL L. IOSUA CAROLINE DARMODY IMANAKA ASATO, LLLC KIRKLAND & ELLIS 745 Fort Street Mall LLP 17th Floor 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 NW (808) 521-9500 Washington, DC 20004 miosua@imanaka-
389-5000 asato.com don.hong@kirkland.com brandon.stone@kirkland.com caroline.darmody@kirkland.com

For petitioner
Michael Francis Williams
Kirkland and Ellis LLP

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Jun 21 2021
Petition DENIED.
Jun 01 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
May 26 2021
Reply of petitioner Territory of American Samoa filed.
May 12 2021
Brief of respondents National Marine Fisheries Service, et al. in opposition filed.
Apr 12 2021
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 12, 2021.
Apr 09 2021
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 28, 2021 to May 12, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 25 2021
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 28, 2021.
Mar 24 2021
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 29, 2021 to April 28, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Feb 22 2021
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 29, 2021)