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Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District v. Tesla Energy Operations Inc.

Case dismissed, pursuant to Rule 46, on March 22, 2018

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-368 TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2017

Issue: Whether orders denying state-action immunity to public entities are immediately appealable under the collateral-order doctrine.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/07/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 11, 2017)
10/11/2017Brief of respondent SolarCity Corporation in opposition filed.
10/11/2017Brief amici curiae of American Public Power Association, et al. filed.
10/31/2017Reply of petitioner Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District filed.
11/01/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2017.
11/27/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2017.
12/01/2017Petition GRANTED.
12/07/2017Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Salt River Project Agricultural District
01/13/2018Brief of petitioner Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District filed.
01/13/2018Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed.)
01/22/2018Brief amici curiae of National Governors Association, et al. filed.
01/22/2018Brief amici curiae of American Public Power Association, et al. filed.
01/22/2018Brief amici curiae of States of Tennessee, Arizona Arkansas Colorado Georgia Idaho Indiana Louisiana Kansas Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire Ohio Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Texas Utah Vermont West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming filed.
01/24/2018SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 19, 2018
02/07/2018CIRCULATED
02/12/2018Letter of respondent Tesla Energy Operations, Inc., fka SolarCity Corporation filed.
02/12/2018Brief of respondent Tesla Energy Operations, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
02/19/2018Brief amici curiae of Center for Biological Diversity, et al. filed. (Distributed)
02/20/2018Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
02/20/2018Brief amicus curiae of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center filed. (Distributed)
02/20/2018Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed. (Distributed)
02/20/2018Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed. (Distributed)
02/20/2018Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
02/20/2018Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
02/21/2018Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
02/26/2018Record received from the U.S.D.C. Dist. of Arizona - Phoenix. The record is electronic and located on PACER. Part of the record is Sealed and electronic.
03/02/2018Reply of petitioner Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District filed. (Distributed)
03/05/2018Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
03/08/2018Joint letter of March 8, 2018, from counsel received.
03/09/2018This case is removed from the argument calendar for Monday, March 19, 2018, and will be rescheduled for the April 2018 argument session.
03/12/2018RE SET FOR ARUMENT ON Tuesday, April 17, 2018
03/20/2018Stipulation to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46 received.
03/22/2018Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.