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Litigation

In re United States

Date
2015
Geography
Oregon
Part of
Juliana v. United States

About this case

Filing year
2015
Status
Letter filed by United States informing court of district court's certification of the case for interlocutory appeal.
Geography
United States → Oregon
Docket number
18-505
Court/admin entity
United States → Federal Courts → U.S.
Case category
Constitutional Claims → Fifth AmendmentPublic Trust Claims
Principal law
United States → Fifth Amendment—Due ProcessUnited States → Fifth Amendment—Equal ProtectionUnited States → Ninth AmendmentUnited States → Public Trust Doctrine
At issue
Action by young plaintiffs asserting that the federal government violated their constitutional rights by causing dangerous carbon dioxide concentrations. [Due to a technical issue, some documents are currently not available.]

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
11/23/2018
Letter
Letter filed by United States informing court of district court's certification of the case for interlocutory appeal.
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After the district court stayed proceedings, the government told the Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit (in submissions made in connection with its pending mandamus petitions) that it would file a petition for permission to appeal in the Ninth Circuit by December 3 and that it expected to seek dismissal of the mandamus petitions if the Ninth Circuit permitted appeal.
11/19/2018
Brief
Brief filed in opposition to petition for writ of mandamus.
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10/18/2018
Petition
Petition for writ of mandamus filed by United States.
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Concurrently with its application to the Supreme Court for a stay, the federal government also filed a petition for writ of mandamus to the district court. Alternatively, the government said the Court could view its request either as a petition for writ of certiorari to review the Ninth Circuit’s judgment denying mandamus or as a common-law writ of certiorari for review of the district court’s ruling on the dispositive motions.

Summary

Action by young plaintiffs asserting that the federal government violated their constitutional rights by causing dangerous carbon dioxide concentrations. [Due to a technical issue, some documents are currently not available.]