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Litigation

United States v. U.S. District Court for District of Oregon

Date
2015
Geography
Oregon
Part of
Juliana v. United States

About this case

Filing year
2015
Status
Petition for writ of mandamus denied.
Geography
United States → Oregon
Docket number
18-73014
Court/admin entity
United States → Federal Courts → 9th Cir.
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
12/26/2018
Decision
Petition for writ of mandamus denied.
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The Ninth Circuit denied as moot the government’s pending mandamus petition, which was filed after the Supreme Court denied its application for a stay. The Ninth Circuit also denied all other pending motions as moot, including the Juliana plaintiffs’ emergency motion for a lifting of stay previously granted by the Ninth Circuit.
11/23/2018
Status Report
Joint report on status of discovery and relevant pretrial matters filed by real parties in interest.
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11/23/2018
Reply
Reply filed by United States in support of petition for writ of mandamus and emergency motion under Circuit Rule 27-3.
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11/21/2018
Notice
Notice of supplemental authority filed by United States to advise court of district court's order certifying case for interlocutory appeal.
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11/19/2018
Affidavit/Declaration
Declaration filed in support of answer of real parties in interest to petition for writ of mandamus and emergency motion.
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11/18/2018
Answer
Real parties in interest filed answer to petition for writ of mandamus and emergency motion.
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11/08/2018
Decision
Motion for temporary stay of district court proceedings granted in part.
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11/05/2018
Petition
Petition for a writ of mandamus and emergency motion under Circuit Rule 27-3 filed by United States et al.
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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.]