Bay Point Properties, Inc. v. Mississippi Transportation Commission
Petition for certiorari denied on June 26, 2017
Issues: (1) Whether the just-compensation clause prohibits a legislature from limiting how just compensation for a taking is calculated; and (2) whether the just-compensation clause allows the jury to value the fee interest taken as if it were still encumbered by a discontinued highway easement.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Dec 2 2016 | Application (16A552) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 1, 2017 to March 3, 2017, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Dec 7 2016 | Application (16A552) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 3, 2017. |
| Mar 3 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 6, 2017) |
| Mar 30 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 8, 2017. |
| Apr 6 2017 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Pacific Legal Foundation. |
| Apr 6 2017 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Virginia Institute for Public Policy, et al. |
| Apr 6 2017 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by The Cato Institute, et al. |
| May 8 2017 | Brief of respondents Mississippi Transportation Commission, et al. in opposition filed. |
| May 15 2017 | Reply of petitioner Bay Point Properties, Inc., fka BP Properties, Inc. filed. |
| May 23 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 8, 2017. |
| Jun 6 2017 | Rescheduled. |
| Jun 12 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 15, 2017. |
| Jun 19 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017. |
| Jun 26 2017 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by The Cato Institute, et al. GRANTED. |
| Jun 26 2017 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Pacific Legal Foundation GRANTED. |
| Jun 26 2017 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Virginia Institute for Public Policy, et al. GRANTED. |
| Jun 26 2017 | Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Gorsuch, with whom Justice Thomas joins, respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion). |
