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Vernon Fiehler v. Catherine Mecklenburg, et al.
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Alaska, No. S-18208 · judgment November 17, 2023
Certiorari denied · June 30, 2025
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
Q U E S TI O N P R E S E N T E D W h et h e r a c o u rt h a s t h e p o w e r t o di s r e g a r d e vi d e n c e of t h e l o c ati o n of a w at e r b o u n d a r y f r o m a f e d e r al s u r v e y b a s e d o n s u b s e q u e nt e vi d e n c e of t h e b o d y of w at e r’ s l o c ati o n. (I )
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kannon K. Shanmugam
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
For respondent
Jessica Moats Alloway
State of Alaska, Department of Law
Proceedings
- Jun 30 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jun 10 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
- Jun 10 2025Supplemental brief of petitioner Vernon Fiehler filed. (Distributed)
- May 27 2025Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
- Jan 13 2025The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
- Dec 04 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
- Dec 04 2024Reply of petitioner Vernon Fiehler filed. (Distributed)
- Nov 20 2024Brief of respondent Alaska in opposition filed.
- Nov 20 2024Brief of respondent Catherine Mecklenburg in opposition filed.
- Nov 18 2024Letter of counsel for the respondent Catherine Mecklenburg received.
- Oct 15 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 20, 2024, for all respondents.
- Oct 11 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 21, 2024 to November 20, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 09 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 21, 2024, for all respondents.
- Sep 06 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 20, 2024 to October 20, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 21 2024Response Requested. (Due September 20, 2024)
- Aug 14 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
- Jul 31 2024Waiver of right of respondent T. Anthony Mecklenburg & Catherine Mecklenburg to respond filed.
- Jul 31 2024Brief amicus curiae of Buckeye Institute filed.
- Jul 29 2024Waiver of right of respondent Alaska to respond filed.
- Jun 27 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 31, 2024)
- Apr 18 2024Application (23A931) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until June 27, 2024.
- Apr 12 2024Application (23A931) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 28, 2024 to June 27, 2024, submitted to Justice Kagan.