No. 07-984
Vide 07-990
Title:
Coeur Alaska, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al.
Docketed:January 29, 2008
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(06-35679)
  Decision Date:May 22, 2007
  Rehearing Denied:October 29, 2007
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jan 28 2008 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 28, 2008)
Feb 11 2008 Brief of respondent Goldbelt, Inc. in support filed. VIDED.
Feb 21 2008 Letter of February 19, 2008, from counsel for respondent Alaska received.
Feb 25 2008 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 31, 2008, for all respondents.
Feb 28 2008 Brief amici curiae of National Mining Association, et al. filed.
Feb 28 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed.
Mar 26 2008 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 30, 2008, for all respondents.
Apr 25 2008 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 14, 2008, for all respondents.
May 14 2008 Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed. VIDED.
May 14 2008 Brief of respondent Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
May 27 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 12, 2008.
May 27 2008 Reply of petitioner Coeur Alaska, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
May 28 2008 Letter and attachment dated May 27, 2008, proposing a lodging, received from counsel for the petitioner. (Distributed).
Jun 16 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 19, 2008.
Jun 23 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2008.
Jun 27 2008 Petition GRANTED The case is consolidated with No. 07-990, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
Jul 15 2008 The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' briefs on the merits is extended to and including September 2, 2008. VIDED.
Jul 15 2008 The time within which to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including October 23, 2008. VIDED.
Aug 13 2008 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner Alaska. VIDED.
Aug 13 2008 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the respondent Goldbelt, Inc. VIDED.
Aug 13 2008 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the respondents Southeast Alaska Conservation, Sierra Club, and Lynn Canal Conservation. VIDED.
Aug 14 2008 The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' briefs on the merits is further extended to and including September 17, 2008. VIDED.
Aug 14 2008 The time within which to file respondents' briefs on the merits is further extended to and including November 7, 2008. VIDED.
Aug 19 2008 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner Coeur Alaska. VIDED.
Sep 17 2008 Brief of petitioner Alaska filed. VIDED.
Sep 17 2008 Brief of respondents United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al. in support of petitioners filed. VIDED.
Sep 17 2008 Brief of petitioner Coeur Alaska, Inc. filed. VIDED.
Sep 17 2008 Brief of respondent Goldbelt, Inc. in support of petitioners filed. VIDED.
Sep 17 2008 Joint appendix filed (2 volumes). Statement of costs received. VIDED.
Sep 24 2008 Brief amici curiae of National Mining Association, et al. filed. VIDED.
Sep 24 2008 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Home Builders filed. VIDED.
Sep 24 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Council of Alaska Producers filed. VIDED.
Sep 24 2008 Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED.
Sep 24 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.
Sep 24 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Resource Development Council for Alaska, Inc. filed. VIDED.
Oct 7 2008 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, January 12, 2009
Nov 4 2008 CIRCULATED.
Nov 7 2008 Brief of respondents Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, Sierra Club, and Lynn Canal Conservation filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Nov 14 2008 Brief amici curiae of David M. Chambers, Catherine Coumans, and Carol Ann Woody filed. VIDED. (Distributed).
Nov 14 2008 Brief amici curiae of American Rivers, et al. filed. VIDED. (Circulated)
Nov 14 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Honorable G. Tracy Mehan,III filed. VIDED.(Circulated)
Nov 14 2008 Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed. VIDED. (Circulated)
Nov 14 2008 Brief amici curiae of Nondalton Tribal Council, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Nov 14 2008 Motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument VIDED.
Nov 28 2008 Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit. (1 box)
Nov 28 2008 Record received from the Chambers of Honorable Judge Procter Hug, Jr. (U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit) for the U.S.D.C. for the District of Alaska. (1 envelope)
Dec 1 2008 Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General GRANTED. VIDED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Jonathan S. Franklin Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.(202) 662-0466
    Counsel of Record801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
jfranklin@fulbright.com
Party name: Alaska
 
Theodore B. Olson Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP(202) 955-8500
    Counsel of Record1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
TOlson@gibsondunn.com
Party name: Coeur Alaska, Inc.
Attorneys for Respondents:
David C. Crosby 5280 Thane Road(907) 586-6262
    Counsel of RecordJuneau, AK  99801-7717
Party name: Goldbelt, Inc.
 
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 Army Corps of Engineers, et al.
 
Thomas S. Waldo Earthjustice(907) 586-2751
    Counsel of Record 325 Fourth Street
Juneau, AK  99801
twaldo@earthjustice.org
Party name: Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al.
Other:
James S. Burling Pacific Legal Foundation(916) 419-7111
3900 Lennane Drive, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA  95834
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation, et al.
 
Duane J. Desiderio National Association of Home Builders(202) 866-8200
1201 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20005
Party name: National Association of Home Builders
 
Christopher T. Handman Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P.(202) 637-5719
Columbia Square
555 Thirteenth Street, N. W.
Washington, DC  20004
Party name: National Mining Association, et al.
 
Michael Jungreis Hartig Rhodes Hoge & Lekisch(907)-276-1592
717 K Street
Anchorage, AK  99501
Party name: Resource Development Council for Alaska, Inc.
 
Paul J. Lawrence K&L Gates LLP(907) 276-1969
420 L Street, Suite 400
Anchorage, AK  99501-1971
Party name: Council of Alaska Producers
 
Jeffrey C. Parsons Western Mining Action Project(303)-823-5738
440 Main Street, Suite 102
P.O. Box 349
Lyons, CO  80540
WMAP@igc.org
Party name: David M. Chambers, Catherine Coumans, and Carol Ann Woody
 
William Perry Pendley Mountain States Legal Foundation(303) 292-2021
2596 South Lewis Way
Lakewood, CO  80227
Party name: Mountain States Legal Foundation
 
Ethan G. Shenkman Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP(202) 663-6000
1875 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
l
Washington, DC  20006
Party name: Nondalton Tribal Council, et al.
 
Deborah A. Sivas Environmental Law School(650)-723-0325
Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA  94305-8610
Party name: American Rivers, et al.
 
David C. Vladeck Georgetown University Law Center(202) 662-9540
600 New Jersey Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20001
Party name: Members of Congress
 
Amy J. Wildermuth University of Utah(801) 581-6833
S.J. Quinney College of Law
332 South 1400 East, Rm. 101
Room 101
Salt Lake City, UT  84112
Party name: Honorable G. Tracy Mehan,III, et al.