Dakota Access, LLC v. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Petition for certiorari denied on February 22, 2022
Issue: (1) Whether, under the National Environmental Policy Act, an agency that carefully considers all criticisms of its environmental analysis must also "resolve" those criticisms to the court"s satisfaction to justify a finding of no significant impact; and (2) whether procedural error under NEPA per se warrants remand with vacatur.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 09/20/2021 | Motion (21M31) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed. |
| 09/20/2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 17, 2021) |
| 09/29/2021 | MOTION (21M31) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021. |
| 10/18/2021 | Motion (21M31) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted. Justice Alito and Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| 11/10/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 17, 2021 to December 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 11/12/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 17, 2021, for all respondents. |
| 11/16/2021 | Motion of the Solicitor General to extend the time to file a response from November 17, 2021 to December 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 11/17/2021 | Brief amici curiae of American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, et al. filed. |
| 11/18/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 17, 2021, for all respondents. |
| 12/16/2021 | Brief of respondents Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 12/17/2021 | Brief of Federal respondent in opposition filed. |
| 01/04/2022 | Reply of petitioner Dakota Access, LLC filed. (Distributed) |
| 01/05/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022. |
| 01/19/2022 | Rescheduled. |
| 02/11/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022. |
| 02/22/2022 | Petition DENIED. Justice Alito and Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |