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Charles Walen, et al., Appellants v. Doug Burgum, Governor of North Dakota, et al.
Paid petition · United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, No. 1:22-cv-00031-PDW-RRE-DLH · judgment November 2, 2023
Dismissed · January 13, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 11% cert probability (95% interval 5%–22%)
Before the decision, about 2.6× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a direct appeal from a three-judge district court (mandatory jurisdiction), and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Bryan Paul Tyson
Clark Hill PLC
For respondent
Philip Axt
Office of the North Dakota Attorney General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage
Proceedings
- Feb 14 2025Judgment Issued.
- Jan 13 2025The appeal is dismissed with respect to Subdistrict 9A, and the judgment is affirmed with respect to Subdistrict 4A.
- Jan 09 2025Supplemental brief of appellants Charles Walen, et al. filed.
- Dec 24 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
- Dec 23 2024Supplemental brief of appellees Doug Burgum, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 10 2024Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
- Jun 10 2024The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
- May 21 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
- May 20 2024Response of appellants Charles Walen, et al. to motion to dismiss or affirm and reply to appellees' response filed. (Distributed)
- May 06 2024Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellees The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, Lisa DeVille, and Cesar Alvarez, Jr.
- May 06 2024Memorandum of appellees Doug Burgum, Governor of North Dakota, et al. filed.
- Apr 05 2024Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
- Mar 26 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 6, 2024.
- Mar 22 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 5, 2024 to May 6, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 04 2024Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due April 5, 2024)