Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment v. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Petition for certiorari denied on June 29, 2020
Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is counsel to the petitioners in this case.
Issue: Whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 requires dismissal of an Administrative Procedure Act
action challenging a federal agency’s compliance with
statutory requirements governing federal agency decisions, for failure to join a non-federal entity that would
benefit from the challenged agency action and cannot
be joined without consent.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Feb 21 2020 | Application (19A934) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 10, 2020 to March 24, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Feb 22 2020 | Application (19A934) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 24, 2020. |
| Mar 24 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 23, 2020) |
| Apr 14 2020 | Motion of respondent Navajo Transitional Energy Company to extend the time to file a response from April 23, 2020 to June 4, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Apr 15 2020 | Motion of Arizona Public Service Company to extend the time to file a response from April 23, 2020 to June 4, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Apr 15 2020 | The motions to extend the time to file responses are granted and the time is extended to and including June 4, 2020, for all respondents. |
| Apr 16 2020 | Letter of April 16, 2020 from the Solicitor General filed. |
| Jun 04 2020 | Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed. |
| Jun 04 2020 | Brief of respondent Arizona Public Service Company in opposition filed. |
| Jun 04 2020 | Brief of respondent Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC in opposition filed. |
| Jun 08 2020 | Reply of petitioners Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 09 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020. |
| Jun 29 2020 | Petition DENIED. |
