United States v. Kane County, Utah
Petition for certiorari denied on January 25, 2021
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Issue: Whether an advocacy organization"s environmental concerns qualify as an "interest" required by Rule 24(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for the organization to intervene as of right as a party defendant in a pending civil action, where no judicial relief could be granted against that organization in the action and its environmental concerns are unrelated to any claim or defense that the organization could itself assert in the action.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 07/24/2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 31, 2020) |
| 08/14/2020 | Motion of respondents Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, et al. to extend the time to file a response from August 31, 2020 to October 27, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 08/17/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 27, 2020, for all respondents. |
| 10/27/2020 | Brief of respondents Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance et al. in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| 11/09/2020 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| 11/10/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020. |
| 12/07/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020. |
| 01/04/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
| 01/11/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021. |
| 01/19/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021. |
| 01/25/2021 | Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |