No. 25-582
Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Enbridge Energy, LP, et al.
Tags: ex-parte-young federal-court real-party-in-interest sovereign-immunity sovereign-lands state-officials
Key Terms:
Privacy
Privacy
Latest Conference:
2025-12-12
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a State is the real party in interest, and therefore entitled to sovereign immunity, where a private plaintiff sues state officials in federal court for relief that would diminish, but not necessarily extinguish, the State's ownership and control of its sovereign lands.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a State is the real party in interest, and therefore entitled to sovereign immunity, where a private plaintiff sues state officials in federal court for relief that would diminish, but not necessarily extinguish, the State's ownership and control of its sovereign lands
Docket Entries
2026-01-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 23, 2026.
2026-01-23
Motion of Enbridge Energy, LP; Enbridge Energy Company, Inc.; Enbridge Energy Partners, LP, et al. for an extension of time submitted.
2026-01-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 2, 2026 to February 23, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-12-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 2, 2026.
2025-12-17
Motion of Enbridge Energy, LP; Enbridge Energy Company, Inc.; Enbridge Energy Partners, LP, et al. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-12-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 2, 2026 to February 2, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-12-02
Response Requested. (Due January 2, 2026)
2025-11-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-11-17
Waiver of Enbridge Energy, LP; Enbridge Energy Company, Inc.; Enbridge Energy Partners, LP, et al. of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-17
Waiver of right of respondent Enbridge Energy, LP; Enbridge Energy Company, Inc.; Enbridge Energy Partners, LP, et al. to respond filed.
2025-11-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 17, 2025)
2025-09-03
Application (25A252) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until November 13, 2025.
2025-08-28
Application (25A252) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 14, 2025 to November 13, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Attorneys
Enbridge Energy, LP; Enbridge Energy Company, Inc.; Enbridge Energy Partners, LP, et al.
Alice Loughran — Steptoe LLP, Respondent
Gretchen Whitmer, et al.
Ann Maurine Sherman — Michigan Department of Attorney General, Petitioner