No. 24-813
Chevron USA Incorporated, et al. v. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, et al.
Tags: causal-nexus civil-jurisdiction federal-officer-removal oil-production statutory-interpretation wartime-contract
Latest Conference:
2025-06-12
(distributed 4 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether a causal-nexus or contractual-direction test survives the 2011 amendment to the federal-officer removal statute.
2. Whether a federal contractor can remove to federal court when sued for oil-production activities undertaken to fulfill a federal oil-refinement contract.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a federal contractor can remove to federal court under the federal-officer removal statute when sued for oil-production activities undertaken during World War II
Docket Entries
2026-01-12
Argued. For petitioners: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.; and Aaron Z. Roper, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: J. Benjamin Aguiñaga, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La.
2026-01-08
Letter from Clerk of Court to counsel of record noting that Justice Alito will not continue to participate in this case.
2025-12-15
Reply of petitioners Chevron U.S.A. Incorporated, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-12-15
Reply of Chevron U.S.A. Incorporated, et al. submitted.
2025-12-15
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
2025-12-02
Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and available with the Clerk.
2025-12-01
CIRCULATED
2025-11-20
Brief amicus curiae of General (Retired) Russel Honoré filed.
2025-11-20
Amicus brief of American Association for Justice and Louisiana Association for Justice submitted.
2025-11-20
Amicus brief of Former Governor John Bel Edwards submitted.
2025-11-20
Amicus brief of Environmental Defense Fund and Father Lawrence Moore submitted.
2025-11-20
Amicus brief of General (Retired) Russel Honoré submitted.
2025-11-20
Brief amicus curiae of Former Governor John Bel Edwards filed.
2025-11-20
Brief amici curiae of Environmental Defense Fund, et al. filed.
2025-11-20
Brief amici curiae of American Association for Justice, et al. filed.
2025-11-19
Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and available with the Clerk.
2025-11-18
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
2025-11-18
Motion of United States for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument submitted.
2025-11-18
Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
2025-11-13
Brief of State of Louisiana submitted.
2025-11-13
Brief of Plaquemines Parish and the State of Louisiana ex rel. Parish of Plaquemines; Parish of Cameron and the State of Louisiana ex rel. Parish of Cameron submitted.
2025-11-13
Brief of respondents Plaquemines Parish and the State of Louisiana ex rel. P, et al. filed.
2025-11-13
Brief of respondents Plaquemines Parish, et al. filed.
2025-11-13
Brief of respondents State of Louisiana, et al. filed.
2025-11-13
Brief of respondents Louisiana, et al. filed.
2025-11-12
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
2025-11-12
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, January 12, 2026.
2025-09-11
Amicus brief of U.S. Senators Mike Lee, Ted Budd, Ted Cruz, John Cornyn, Cindy Hyde-Smith, and John Hoeven submitted.
2025-09-11
Amicus brief of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the National Association of Manufacturers submitted.
2025-09-11
Amicus brief of State of West Virginia and 6 Other States submitted.
2025-09-11
Amicus brief of Express Scripts, Inc. submitted.
2025-09-11
Amicus brief of The Pelican Institute for Public Policy submitted.
2025-09-11
Amicus brief of America First Policy Institute submitted.
2025-09-11
Amicus brief of American Tort Reform Association submitted.
2025-09-11
Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed.
2025-09-11
Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senator Mike Lee, et al. filed.
2025-09-11
Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
2025-09-11
Brief amicus curiae of America First Policy Institute filed.
2025-09-11
Brief amici curiae of Oil and Gas Associations filed.
2025-09-11
Brief amicus curiae of Express Scripts, Inc. filed.
2025-09-11
Brief amicus curiae of The Pelican Institute for Public Policy filed.
2025-09-11
Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
2025-09-11
Brief amicus curiae of American Tort Reform Association filed.
2025-09-11
Brief amici curiae of Hon. William P. Barr, et al. filed.
2025-09-11
Brief amici curiae of United States Senator Mike Lee, et al. filed.
2025-09-11
Brief amicus curiae of Pelican Institute for Public Policy filed.
2025-09-11
Brief amici curiae of Honorable William P. Barr, et al. filed.
2025-09-11
Amicus brief of American Petroleum Institute and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers submitted.
2025-09-11
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
2025-09-11
Amicus brief of Hon. William P. Barr and Hon. Michael B. Mukasey submitted.
2025-09-09
Brief amici curiae of General (Retired) Richard B. Myers, et al. filed.
2025-09-09
Amicus brief of General (Retired) Richard B. Myers and Admiral (Retired) Michael G. Mullen submitted.
2025-09-04
Joint appendix filed.
2025-09-04
Brief of petitioners Chevron USA Incorporated, et al. filed.
2025-09-04
Brief of petitioners Chevron U.S.A. Incorporated, et al. filed.
2025-09-04
Joint Appendix submitted.
2025-09-04
Brief of Chevron U.S.A. Incorporated, et al. submitted.
2025-07-16
Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 4, 2025. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including November 13, 2025.
2025-07-08
Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
2025-07-08
Motion of Chevron U.S.A. Incorporated, et al. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-06-16
Petition GRANTED.
2025-06-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/12/2025.
2025-06-02
Petition for writ of certiorari dismissed under Rule 46 only as to petitioner Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company.
2025-06-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025.
2025-05-13
Reply of petitioners Chevron U.S.A. Incorporated, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-05-13
Reply of Chevron U.S.A. Incorporated, et al. submitted.
2025-05-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
2025-05-07
Letter dated May 7, 2025 informing the Court that petitioner Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company is withdrawing from the petition for certiorari filed.
2025-04-23
Brief of respondents State of Louisiana, et al. in opposition filed.
2025-04-23
Brief of State of Louisiana in opposition submitted.
2025-04-23
Brief of Plaquemines Parish and the State of Louisiana ex rel. Parish of Plaquemines; Parish of Cameron and the State of Louisiana ex rel. Parish of Cameron in opposition submitted.
2025-04-23
Brief of respondents Louisiana, et al. in opposition filed.
2025-04-23
Brief of respondents Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, et al. in opposition filed.
2025-03-24
Brief amici curiae of General (Retired) Richard B. Myers, et al. filed.
2025-03-24
Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
2025-03-24
Amicus brief of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the National Association of Manufacturers submitted.
2025-03-24
Amicus brief of General (Retired) Richard B. Myers and Admiral (Retired) Michael G. Mullen submitted.
2025-03-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 23, 2025, for all respondents.
2025-03-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 24, 2025 to April 23, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-03-10
Motion of State of Louisiana for an extension of time submitted.
2025-02-28
Amicus brief of American Petroleum Institute and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers submitted.
2025-02-28
Brief amici curiae of American Petroleum Institute et al. filed.
2025-02-28
Brief amici curiae of American Petroleum Institute, et al. filed.
2025-02-21
Response Requested. (Due March 24, 2025)
2025-02-18
Letter from counsel for petitioners of Chevron U.S.A. Incorporated, et al. submitted.
2025-02-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2025.
2025-02-11
Waiver of right of respondents Louisiana, through the Department of Energy & Natural Resources, and its Assistant Secretary, Keith Lovell to respond filed.
2025-02-11
Waiver of right of respondents State of Louisiana, through the Department of Energy & Natural Resources, and its Assistant Secretary, Keith Lovell to respond filed.
2025-02-11
Waiver of State of Louisiana, through the Department of Energy & Natural Resources, and its Assistant Secretary, Keith Lovell of right to respond submitted.
2025-02-10
Waiver of right of respondents Plaquemines Parish and Louisiana ex rel. Parish of Plaquemines; Parish of Cameron and Louisiana ex rel. Parish of Cameron to respond filed.
2025-02-10
Waiver of right of respondents Plaquemines Parish and the State of Louisiana ex rel. Parish of Plaquemines; Parish of Cameron and the State of Louisiana ex rel. Parish of Cameron to respond filed.
2025-02-05
Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.
2025-02-05
Waiver of right of respondent State of Louisiana to respond filed.
2025-02-05
Waiver of State of Louisiana of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 3, 2025)
Attorneys
America First Policy Institute
American Association for Justice and Louisiana Association for Justice
American Petroleum Institute and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
Jason T. Morgan — Stoel Rives LLP, Amicus
American Tort Reform Association
Traci L. Lovitt — Jones Day, Amicus
Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company
Michael J. Mazzone — Haynes Boone, Petitioner
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the National Association of Manufacturers
William McGinley Jay — Goodwin Procter, LLP, Amicus
Chevron U.S.A. Incorporated, et al.
Paul D. Clement — Clement & Murphy, PLLC, Petitioner
Environmental Defense Fund and Father Lawrence Moore
Dana Lydia Kaersvang — Deutsch Hunt PLLC, Amicus
Express Scripts, Inc.
Former Governor John Bel Edwards
Caroline Anne Flynn — Earthjustice, Amicus
General (Retired) Richard B. Myers and Admiral (Retired) Michael G. Mullen
Tristan L. Duncan — Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Amicus
General (Retired) Russel Honoré
Daniel Hirotsu Woofter — Russell & Woofter LLC, Amicus
Hon. William P. Barr and Hon. Michael B. Mukasey
Jeremy Brooks Rosen — Horvitz & Levy LLP, Amicus
Plaquemines Parish and the State of Louisiana ex rel. Parish of Plaquemines; Parish of Cameron and the State of Louisiana ex rel. Parish of Cameron
Victor L. Marcello — Talbot, Carmouche & Marcello, Respondent
State of Louisiana
Jorge Benjamin Aguinaga — Louisiana Department of Justice, Respondent
State of Louisiana, through the Department of Energy & Natural Resources, and its Assistant Secretary, Keith Lovell
State of West Virginia and 6 Other States
The Pelican Institute for Public Policy
U.S. Senators Mike Lee, Ted Budd, Ted Cruz, John Cornyn, Cindy Hyde-Smith, and John Hoeven
Christopher E. Mills — Spero Law LLC, Amicus
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Amicus
Washington Legal Foundation
Cory L. Andrews — Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus