No. 20-562

John Yearwood, et al. v. Department of the Interior, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-29
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-procedure-act appellate-procedure constitutional-claims district-court forney-v-apfel judicial-review national-importance res-judicata standing standing-to-appeal
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the decision below denying the Petitioners' standing to appeal the district court's final judgment on their constitutional claims under the Administrative Procedure Act is in direct conflict with this Court's decision in Forney v. Apfel, 524 U.S. 266 (1998), as well as decisions of four other courts of appeals

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the decision below denying the Petitioners’ standing to appeal the district court’s final judgment on their constitutional claims under the Administrative Procedure Act is in direct conflict with this Court’s decision in Forney v. Apfel, 524 U.S. 266 (1998), as well as decisions of four other courts of appeals.

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-11-30
Waiver of right of respondents Department of Interior, et al. to respond filed.
2020-10-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 30, 2020)

Attorneys

Center for Biological Diversity, et al.
Jason Craig RylanderDefenders of Wildlife, Respondent
Jason Craig RylanderDefenders of Wildlife, Respondent
Department of Interior, et al.
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
John Yearwood, et al.
Chance Dean WeldonTexas Public Policy Foundation, Petitioner
Chance Dean WeldonTexas Public Policy Foundation, Petitioner