No. 22-743
Nevada Irrigation District, et al. v. California State Water Resources Control Board, et al.
Amici (1)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: certification-request clean-water-act federal-power-act ferc ninth-circuit regulatory-review state-jurisdiction state-waiver water-discharge water-quality-certification
Latest Conference:
2023-05-11
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether California "fail[ed] or refuse[d] to act" on petitioners' requests within one year as Section 401 requires by establishing the withdraw-andrefile practice to give the State "more time to decide" project applicants' certification requests.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether California 'fail[ed] or refuse[d] to act' on petitioners' requests within one year as Section 401 requires
Docket Entries
2023-05-15
Petition DENIED.
2023-04-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023.
2023-04-24
Reply of petitioners Nevada Irrigation District, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2023-04-10
Brief of respondent California State Water Resources Control Board in opposition filed.
2023-04-10
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2023-04-10
Brief of respondents South Yuba River Citizens League, et al. in opposition filed.
2023-03-10
Brief amici curiae of Hydropower filed.
2023-03-02
The motions to extend the time to file responses are granted and the time is extended to and including April 10, 2023, for all respondents.
2023-03-01
Motion of the Solicitor General to extend the time to file a response from March 10, 2023 to April 10, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-03-01
Motion of the California State Water Resources Control Board to extend the time to file a response from March 10, 2023 to April 10, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-02-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 10, 2023)
2022-12-21
Application (22A562) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 6, 2023.
2022-12-19
Application (22A562) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 5, 2023 to February 6, 2023, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Attorneys
California State Water Resources Control Board
Joshua Patashnik — California Department of Justice, Respondent
Hydropower
Nevada Irrigation District; Yuba County Water Agency; Merced Irrigation District
Carter G. Phillips — Sidley Austin LLP, Petitioner
South Yuba River Citizens League et al.
Scott Lawrence Nelson — Public Citizen Litigation Group, Respondent
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent