No. 22-361

BP p.l.c., et al. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-10-18
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2)Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: civil-procedure climate-change federal-common-law federal-courts federal-jurisdiction greenhouse-gas-emissions interstate-emissions jurisdiction standing statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-04-21 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal common law necessarily and exclusively governs claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused by the effect of interstate greenhouse-gas emissions on the global climate

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether federal common law necessarily and exclusively governs claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused by the effect of interstate greenhouse-gas emissions on the global climate. 2. Whether a federal district court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1331 over claims necessarily and exclusively governed by federal common law but labeled as arising under state law. (I)

Docket Entries

2023-04-24
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2023-04-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023.
2023-01-06
Rescheduled.
2023-01-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/20/2023.
2023-01-03
Reply of petitioners BP p.l.c., et al. filed. (Distributed)
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2022-12-19
Brief of respondent Mayor and City Council of Baltimore in opposition filed.
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2022-11-17
Brief amicus curiae of The National Association of Manufacturers filed.
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2022-11-16
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
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2022-11-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 19, 2022.
2022-11-07
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
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2022-11-07
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, BP p.l.c., et al.
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2022-11-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 17, 2022 to December 19, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
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2022-10-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 17, 2022)
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2022-08-01
Application (22A84) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 14, 2022.
2022-07-26
Application (22A84) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 15, 2022 to October 14, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice.
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Attorneys

BP p.l.c., et al.
Kannon K. Shanmugam — Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Petitioner
Kannon K. Shanmugam — Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Petitioner
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
Victor M. Sher — Sher Edling LLP, Respondent
Victor M. Sher — Sher Edling LLP, Respondent
The National Association of Manufacturers
Philip S. Goldberg — Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP, Amicus
Philip S. Goldberg — Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP, Amicus
Washington Legal Foundation
John Mercer Masslon II — Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus
John Mercer Masslon II — Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus