Big Horn County Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Alden Big Man
Petition for certiorari denied on December 12, 2022
Issue: Whether an Indian tribal court has subject-matter jurisdiction to adjudicate a tribally created claim as an "other means" of regulating a nonmember federally funded and federally regulated electric cooperative tasked with providing electrical service to all customers within its service territory, including tribal members on Indian reservations.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 07/19/2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 22, 2022) |
| 08/11/2022 | Waiver of right of respondents Unknown Members of the Crow Tribal Health Board; Kenneth Pitt, Justice of the Crow Tribal Court of Appeals; Dennis Myron Bear Don't Walk, Judge of the Crow Tribal Court, et al. to respond filed. |
| 08/12/2022 | Waiver of right of respondent Alden Big Man to respond filed. |
| 08/31/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022. |
| 09/07/2022 | Response Requested. (Due October 7, 2022) |
| 09/19/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 7, 2022 to November 7, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 09/20/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 7, 2022. |
| 11/07/2022 | Brief of respondents Alden Big Man, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 11/18/2022 | Reply of petitioner Big Horn County Electric Cooperative, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| 11/22/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022. |
| 12/12/2022 | Petition DENIED. |