Columbia Falls Aluminum Company, LLC v. Atlantic Richfield Company

Petition for certiorari denied on October 2, 2023

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
22-1207	9th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2023

Issue: Whether a district court’s equitable allocation of environmental-response costs pursuant to Section 113(f)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act is properly reviewed on appeal only for clear error or for abuse of discretion.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jun 12 2023	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 13, 2023)
Jun 29 2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 13, 2023 to August 14, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 03 2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 14, 2023.
Aug 11 2023	Brief of respondent Atlantic Richfield Company in opposition filed.
Aug 29 2023	Reply of petitioner Columbia Falls Aluminum Co., LLC filed. (Distributed)
Aug 30 2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
Oct 02 2023	Petition DENIED.