Decided

No. 10-218

PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana

from the Supreme Court of Montana

See other cases from Montana.

Docket Entries

Record returned to District Court of Lewis and Clark Counties.

Record returned to Supreme Court of Montanta.

MANDATE ISSUED. (orders list)

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Argued. For petitioner: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Gregory G. Garre, Washington, D. C.

Argued. For petitioner: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Gregory G. Garre, Washington, D. C.

Reply of petitioner LLC PPL Montana filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. (orders list)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Brief amici curiae of Oregon, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of National Wildlife Federation, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Montana filed. (Distributed)

Record received from District Court of Lewis & Clark Counties, Montana. (8 boxes)

Record received from Supreme Court of Montana. (1 box)

CIRCULATED

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, December 7, 2011.

Brief amici curiae of Montana Water Resources Association, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Wilbur and Kathryn Hardy, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Montana Farm Bureau Federation, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Creekside Coalition, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of American Petroleum Institute, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation and the Utah Farm Bureau Foundation filed.

Brief amici curiae of Edison Electric Institute, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Brief amici curiae of Professors John L. Allen, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Freeport-McMoRan Corporation, et al. filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Three volumes)

Joint appendix filed. (Three volumes) (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioner LLC PPL Montana filed.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for the petitioner.

Consent ro the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.

The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 31, 2011.

The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 27, 2011.

Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. (orders list)

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Professors David Emmons, et al. GRANTED. (orders list)

Supplemental brief of petitioner LLC PPL Montana filed. (Distributed)

Reply of petitioner LLC PPL Montana filed.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 16, 2011.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.

Reply of petitioner LLC PPL Montana filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 29, 2010.

Reply in support of motion for leave to file brief of Professors David M. Emmons, et al. filed. ( Not Printed}.

Reply in support of motion for leave to file brief of Professors David M. Emmons, et al. filed. tbp

Brief of respondent Montana in opposition filed.

Opposition to motion of Prof. Emmons, et al., for leave to file amici brief by respondent Montana filed.

Brief amici curiae of Edison Electric Institute, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Montana Water Resources Association filed.

Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Professors David Emmons, et al.

Brief amici curiae of Montana Farm Bureau Federation, et al. filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 15, 2010.

Appendix of PPL Montana, LLC filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 15, 2010)

Application (09A1188) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until August 12, 2010.

Application (09A1188) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 28, 2010 to August 12, 2010, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

Parties

LLC PPL Montana, Petitioner, represented by Paul D. Clement

Montana, Respondent, represented by Anthony Johnstone

Montana, Respondent, represented by Stephen C. Bullock

Montana, Respondent, represented by Gregory G. Garre

Montana, Respondent, represented by Steve Bullock

Amici Curiae

American Petroleum Institute, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Virginia S. Albrecht

California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Stephan C. Volker

Creekside Coalition, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by David C. Frederick

Edison Electric Institute, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael Andre Swiger

Freeport-McMoRan Corporation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by L. William Staudenmaier

Montana Farm Bureau Federation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark F. Hearne

Montana Farm Bureau Federation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark F. Hearne II.

Montana Farm Bureau Federation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark F. Hearne II

Montana Water Resources Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jon Metropoulos

Mountain States Legal Foundation and the Utah Farm Bureau Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven J. Lechner

National Wildlife Federation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Sean H. Donahue

Oregon, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jay D. Geck

PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana, Amicus Curiae, represented by Edwin S. Kneedler

Professors David Emmons, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert R. Gasaway

Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brenda Lindlief-Hall

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Neal Kumar Katyal

Wilbur and Kathryn Hardy, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jennie L. Bricker

 
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