No. 07-1427
Title:	UFO Chuting of Hawaii, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Laura H. Thielen, Chair and Acting Director of the Board of Land Natural Resources, Hawaii, et al.
Docketed:	May 16, 2008
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Case Nos.:	(05-16545)
Decision Date:	November 28, 2007
Rehearing Denied:	February 11, 2008

~~~Date~~~	~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 12 2008	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 16, 2008)
May 27 2008	Waiver of right of respondents Allan A. Smith, Chair and Acting Director of the Board of Land Natural Resources, Hawaii, et al. to respond filed.
Jun 11 2008	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2008.
Jun 16 2008	Waiver of right of respondents United States Department of Commerce, et al. to respond filed.
Jun 16 2008	Brief amicus curiae of Ocean Tourism Coalition filed. (Distributed).
Aug 1 2008	Response Requested . (Due September 2, 2008)
Aug 26 2008	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 23, 2008.
Aug 27 2008	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 2, 2008, for all respondents.
Sep 23 2008	Brief of respondents Laura H. Thielen, Chair and Acting Director of the Board of Land Natural Resources, Hawaii, et al. in opposition filed.
Oct 1 2008	Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 24, 2008, for all respondents.
Oct 2 2008	Reply of petitioner UFO Chuting of Hawaii, Inc., et al. filed.
Oct 23 2008	Brief of respondents United States Department of Commerce, et al. in opposition filed.
Oct 29 2008	Reply of petitioners UFO Chuting of Hawaii, Inc., et al. filed.
Nov 5 2008	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 25, 2008.
Dec 1 2008	Petition DENIED.

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~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Dennis James Niles	2145 Kaohu Street
	P.O. Box 870
	Wailuku, HI  96793
Party name: UFO Chuting of Hawaii, Inc., et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Mark J. Bennett	Attorney General	(808)-586-1282
Counsel of Record	425 Queen Street
	Honolulu, HI  96813
Party name: Laura H. Thielen, Chair and Acting Director of the Board of Land Natural Resources, Hawaii, et al.
Gregory G. Garre	Solicitor General	(202) 514-2217
Counsel of Record	United States Department of Justice
	950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20530-0001
Party name: United States Department of Commerce, et al.
William J. Wynhoff	Office of the Attorney General	(808) 587-2993
Counsel of Record	465 King Street Suite 300
	Honolulu, HI  96813
Other:
Mark M. Murakami	Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert	(808)-531-8031
	1003 Bishop Street
	1600 Pauahi Tower
	Honolulu, HI  96813
	mmm@hawaiilawyer.com
Party name: Ocean Tourism Coalition