Kristin Linsley Myles, Esq., of San Francisco, California, the Special Master in this case, is hereby discharged with the thanks of the Court.

Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.

Stipulation to dismiss the Bill of Complaint pursuant to Rule 46 received.

Exceptions to Special Master's First Interim Report overruled in part and sustained in part. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, in which Thomas, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined.

Argued. On Exceptions to the Report of the Special Master. For plaintiff: David C. Frederick, Washington, D.C.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For interveners: H. Christopher Bartolomucci, Washington, D.C. For defendant: Christopher G. Browning, Jr., Solicitor General, Raleigh, N.C.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

All Record Materials are available on the Special Master's website at www.mto.com/sm/

CIRCULATED.

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

Motion for divided argument filed by defendant and intervenors DENIED and the time is divided as follows: 10 minutes to defendant, and 20 minutes to intervenors.

The Exceptions to the Report of the Special Master are set for oral argument in due course.

Motion for divided argument filed by defendant North Carolina and intervenors Duke energy Carolinas, LLC, Catawba River Water Supply Project and City of Charlotter, NC. (Distributed)

Sur-Reply Brief of the State of South Carollina in support of Exceptions to First Interim Report of the Special Master filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 27, 2009.

Application (08A817) for leave to file sur-reply in support of exceptions to first interim report of the special master in excess of word limitation, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Application (08A817) denied by The Chief Justice.

Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Reply of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC to South Carolina's Exceptions filed.

Reply of the City of Charlotte, North Carolina in response to Exceptions of South Carolina filed.

Reply of Catawba River Water Supply Project to Exceptions of South Carolina filed.

Reply of respondent North Carolina in opposition to Plaintiff's exceptions filed.

Brief amicus curiae in support of Plaintiff's exceptions filed by the United States.

Letter filed by Catawba River Water Supply Project.

Letter filed by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.

Exceptions of the State of South Carolina to First Interim Report of the Special Master filed.

The Report of the Special Master is received and ordered filed. The motion for leave to file exceptions to First Interim Report of the Special Master is GRANTED. Parties and intervenors may file exceptions to the Report, with supporting briefs, on or before 2 p.m. Friday, February 13, 2009. Reply briefs, if any, are to be filed on or before 2 p.m. Monday, March 9, 2009. Sur-reply briefs, if any, are to be filed on or before 2 p.m. Monday, March 23, 2009.

Reply of plaintiff South Carolina in Support of its Motion to File Exceptions to First Interim Report of the Special Master, filed. (Distributed)

Response to South Carolina's Motion to File Exceptions to the Special Master's First Interim Report filed by respondent North Carolina. (Distributed)

Intervenors' Response to the Motion of the State of South Carolina for Leave to File Exceptions to the First Interim Report of the Special Master. (Distributed)

Motion for leave to file exceptions to First Interim Report of the Special Master and Brief in Support of its Motion for Leave to File Exceptions filed by petitioner South Carolina, Plaintiff. (Distributed)

Letter filed by Catawba River Water Supply Project. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2009.

First Interim Report of the Special Master filed.

The motion of City of Charlotte, North Carolina for leave to intervene is referred to the Special Master.

Reply Brief in Support of the Motion of the City of Charlotte, North Carolina for leave to intervene filed. (Distributed)

Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 14, 2008.

Opposition to City of Charlotte's motion for leave to intervene by South Carolina, Plaintiff filed.

Response to City of Charlotte's motion for leave to intervene and file answer filed by respondent North Carolina.

Motion for leave to intervene filed by City of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Motion for leave to intervene filed by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC is referred to the Special Master.

Motion for leave to intervene filed by Catawba River Water Supply Project is referred to the Special Master.

Kristin Linsley Myles, Esq., of San Francisco, California, is appointed Special Master in this case with authority to fix the time and conditions for the filing of additional pleadings, to direct subsequent proceedings, to summon witnesses, to issue subpoenas, and to take such evidence as may be introduced and such as she may deem it necessary to call for. The Special Master is directed to submit Reports as she may deem appropriate. The compensation of the Special Master, the allowances to her, the compensation paid to her legal, technical, stenographic and clerical assistants, the cost of printing her Reports, and all other proper expenses, including travel expenses, shall be charged against and be borne by the parties in such proportion as the Court may hereafter direct. .

Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 11, 2008.

Reply Brief in Support of the Motion of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC for leave to intervene filed. (Distributed)

Reply Brief in Support of the Motion of the Catawba River Water Supply Project for leave to intervene filed. (Distributed)

Opposition to The Catawba River Water Supply Project's motion to intervene filed by South Carolina, Plaintiff. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 4, 2008.

Opposition to Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC's motion to intervene filed by South Carolina, Plaintiff . (Distributed)

Motion for leave to intervene filed by Catawba River Water Supply Project.

Answer to Bill of Complaint filed by North Carolina

Motion for leave to intervene filed by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.

Order extending time to file an answer to and including November 30, 2007.

Application (06A1150) denied by the Court

Motion for leave to file a bill of complaint GRANTED. Defendant is allowed thirty days within which to file an answer.

Reply of petitioner South Carolina, Plaintiff filed. (Distributed)

Reply to response to application for preliminary injunction from South Carolina filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2007.

Application (06A1150) referred to the Court by The Chief Justice.

Response to application from respondent North Carolina filed.

Brief of respondent North Carolina in opposition filed.

Response to Application requested by the Chief Justice due on or before August 7, 2007.

Application (06A1150) preliminary injunction, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Motion for leave to file a bill of complaint filed. (Response due August 7, 2007)

Documents filed with the Special Master are available at https://www.supremecourt.gov/SpecMastRpt/Orig138.aspx