No. 08-1151
Title:
Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Florida Department of Environmental Protection, et al.
Docketed:March 17, 2009
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Florida
  Case Nos.:(SC06-1447, SC06-1449)
  Decision Date:September 29, 2008
  Rehearing Denied:December 18, 2008
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 13 2009 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 16, 2009)
Mar 26 2009 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 30, 2009, for all respondents.
Apr 15 2009 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Pacific Legal Foundation.
Apr 30 2009 Brief of respondent Florida Department of Environmental Protection in opposition filed.
Apr 30 2009 Brief of respondents Walton County, and City of Destin in opposition filed.
May 12 2009 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 28, 2009.
May 12 2009 Reply of petitioner Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Jun 1 2009 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 4, 2009.
Jun 8 2009 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 11, 2009.
Jun 15 2009 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Pacific Legal Foundation GRANTED.
Jun 15 2009 Petition GRANTED.
Jun 30 2009 The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 13, 2009.
Jun 30 2009 The time within which to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including September 28, 2009.
Jul 7 2009 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Jul 7 2009 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for the petitioner.
Aug 13 2009 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received.)
Aug 13 2009 Brief of petitioner Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. filed.
Aug 19 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Oregonians in Action Legal Center filed.
Aug 19 2009 Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.
Aug 20 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund filed.
Aug 20 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for Constitutional Property Rights Legal Foundation, Inc. filed.
Aug 20 2009 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Home Builders, et al. filed.
Aug 20 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
Aug 20 2009 Brief amici curiae of Save Our Beaches, et al. filed.
Aug 20 2009 Brief amicus curiae of New Jersey Land Title Association filed.
Aug 20 2009 Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed.
Aug 20 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Save Our Shoreline filed.
Aug 20 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for Property Rights, Inc. filed.
Aug 20 2009 Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed.
Sep 4 2009 Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by Owners' Counsel of America.
Sep 25 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Brevard County, Florida filed. (Distributed)
Sep 28 2009 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, December 2, 2009.
Sep 28 2009 Brief of respondents Florida Department of Environmental Protection, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 29 2009 CIRCULATED
Oct 5 2009 Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Owners' Counsel of America out of time GRANTED.
Oct 5 2009 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
Oct 5 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Surfrider Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Oct 5 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Coastal States Organization filed. (Distributed)
Oct 5 2009 Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 5 2009 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Oct 5 2009 Brief amici curiae of Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association, et al. filed. (Distributed).
Oct 5 2009 Brief amici curiae of American Planning Association, et al. filed. (Distributed).
Oct 5 2009 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Counties, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 20 2009 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Oct 27 2009 Reply of petitioner Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 5 2009 Record received from Supreme Court of Florida. (1 box)
Dec 2 2009 Argued. For petitioner: D. Kent Safriet, Tallahassee, Fla. For respondents: Scott D. Makar, Solicitor General, Tallahassee, Fla.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
D. Kent Safriet Hopping Green & Sams, P.A.(850) 222-7500
    Counsel of RecordP.O. Box 6526
Tallahassee, FL  32314
kents@hgslaw.com
Party name: Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Scott D. Makar Solicitor General(850) 414-3681
    Counsel of Record Office of the Attorney General
The Capitol - PL- 01
Tallahassee, FL  32399
scott.makar@myfloridalegal.com
Party name: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, et al.
 
Thomas W. Merrill Yale Law School(203) 436-8990
    Counsel of Record127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT  06511
thomas.merrill@yale.edu
Party name: Walton County and City of Destin
 
Hala A. Sandridge Fowler White Boggs, P.A.(813) 222-1127
P.O. Box 1438
Tampa, FL  33601
hsandrid@fowlerwhite.com
Party name: Walton County and City of Destin
Other:
Anthony T. Caso Law Office of Anthony T. Caso(916) 386-4432
8001 Folsom Blvd., Suite 100
Sacramento, CA  95826
Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
 
John J. Delaney Linowes and Blocher LLP(301) 961-5115
7200 Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 800
Bethesda, MD  20814
Party name: Citizens for Constitutional Property Rights Legal Foundation, Inc.
 
John D. Echeverria Vermont Law School(802) 831-1386
164 Chelsea Street, P.O. Box 96
South Royalton, VT  05068
Party name: American Planning Association, et al.
 
Michael J. Fasano Monmouth Executive Center(732)-462-7170
Building 1
100 Willow Brook Road
Freehold, NJ  07728
mfasano@lomurrolaw.com
Party name: New Jersey Land Title Association
 
Peter J. Ferrara American Civil Rights Union(703) 582-8466
1232 Pine Hill Road
McLean, VA  22101
Party name: American Civil Rights Union
 
Richard Michael Frank Executive Director(510) 642-8305
Center for Law Energy & the Environment
UC School of Law
215 Boalt hall
Berkeley, CA  94720
Party name: Coastal States Organization
 
Steven Geoffrey Gieseler Pacific Legal Foundation(772)-781-7787
1002 SE Monterey Commons Blvd.
Suite 102
Stuart, FL  34996
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation
 
Shannon Lee Goessling Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc.(404) 257-9667
6100 Lake Forrest Drive, N. W.
Suite 520
Atlanta, GA  30328
Party name: Save Our Beaches, et al.
 
Elena Kagan Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
 
Edwin S. Kneedler Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
Party name: Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, et al.
 
Scott L. Knox Brevard County Board of County Commissioners(321) 633-2090
2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Viera, FL  32940
Party name: Brevard County, Florida
 
Jeffrey W. Mikoni McDermott Will & Emory LLP(202) 756-8000
600 Thirteenth Street NW
Washington, DC  20005
jmikoni@mwe.com
Party name: Surfrider Foundation
 
Gary K. Oldehoff Lewis Stroud & Deutsch PL(561)-826-2800
1900 Glades Road Suite 251
Boca Raton, FL  33431
goldehoff@lsdlaw.net
Party name: Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association, et al.
 
Menelaos K. Papalas Gray Robinson, PA(904) 632-8484
50 North Laura Street
Suite 1100
Jacksonville, FL  32202
manny.papalas@gray-robinson.com
Party name: Coalition for Property Rights, Inc.
 
David L. Powers Smith, Martin, Powers & Knier, P.C.(989) 892-4861
900 Washington Avenue
Bay City, MI  48708
Party name: Save Our Shoreline
 
Benjamin G. Robbins New England Legal Foundation(617) 695-3660
150 Lincoln Street
Boston, MA  02111-2504
benrobbins@nelfonline.org
Party name: New England Legal Foundation
 
Richard Ruda State and Local Legal Center(202) 434-4850
444 North Capitol Street, N.W.,
Suite 309
Washington, DC  20001
Party name: National Association of Counties, et al.
 
Daniel Lawrence Siegel supervising Deputy Attorney General(916) 323-9259
Office of Attorney General
1300 I Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
Dan.Siegel@doj.ca.gov
Party name: California, et al.
 
Douglas G. Smith Kirkland & Ellis, LLP(312) 862-3374
300 North LaSalle
Chicago, IL  60654
Party name: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund
 
Robert H. Thomas Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert(808) 531-8031
1003 Bishop Street, 16th Floort
Honolulu, HI  96813
Party name: Owners' Counsel of America
 
Thomas J. Ward National Association of Home Builders(202) 266-8200
1201 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20005
Party name: National Association of Home Builders, et al.
 
Donald Joe Willis Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt(503) 222-9981
1211 SW Fifth Avenue
Suite 1900
Portland, OR  97204
Party name: Oregonians in Action Legal Center