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Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, et al. v. Central Maine Power Company

Paid petition · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, No. BCD-21-43 · judgment January 11, 2022


Certiorari denied · October 3, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the issuance of a non-binding “No Hazard Determination” by the Federal Aviation Administration preempts the application of state law, despite the Determination’s text stating it “does not relieve” an entity from compliance with state law.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
William B. Most
Most & Associates

For respondent
Joshua Dale Dunlap
Pierce Atwood LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 03 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 22 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
  3. Jun 20 2022
    Reply of petitioners Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  4. Jun 08 2022
    Brief of respondent Central Maine Power Company in opposition filed.
  5. Apr 13 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 10, 2022.
  6. Apr 12 2022
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 12, 2022 to June 10, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Apr 08 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 12, 2022)