| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Sep 22 2000 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2000) |
| Oct 23 2000 | Brief amicus curiae of Interstate Natural Gas Association of America |
| | filed. |
| Oct 23 2000 | Brief of respondents Joe Shirley, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Oct 23 2000 | Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Oct 23 2000 | Brief amici curiae of South Dakota, et al. filed. |
| Nov 1 2000 | Reply brief of petitioner Atkinson Trading Company, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 8 2000 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 22, 2000 |
| Nov 27 2000 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT March 27, 2001. |
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| Jan 5 2001 | Blanket consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of |
| | either party received from counsel for the petitioner and counsel |
| | for the respondent. |
| Jan 9 2001 | Brief amici curiae of Roberta Bugenig, et al. filed. |
| Jan 11 2001 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Jan 11 2001 | Brief of petitioner Atkinson Trading Company, Inc. filed. |
| Jan 11 2001 | Joint lodging materials received from counsel for the parties. |
| Jan 11 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Interstate Natural Gas Association of America |
| | filed. |
| Jan 11 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Railroads filed. |
| Jan 11 2001 | Brief amici curiae of South Dakota, et al. filed. |
| Jan 11 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Proper Economic Resource Management, Inc. |
| | filed. |
| Jan 26 2001 | CIRCULATED. |
| Feb 2 2001 | Record filed. |
| Feb 14 2001 | Brief amici curiae of Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian |
| | Reservation, et al. filed. |
| Feb 14 2001 | Order extending time to file responsents' brief on the merits to |
| | and including February 16, 2001. A reply brief, if any, is to be |
| | filed on or before March 19, 2001. Rule 29.2 does not apply. |
| Feb 14 2001 | Brief amici curiae of Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community, |
| | et al. filed. |
| Feb 15 2001 | Brief of respondents Joe Shirley, et al. filed. |
| Feb 15 2001 | Brief amici curiae of Colorado River Indian Tribes, et al. filed. |
| Feb 15 2001 | Brief amici curiae of Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Ft.Peck Indian |
| | Res., et al. filed. |
| Feb 16 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Feb 22 2001 | LODGING consisting of twenty copies of Navajo Supreme Court |
| | document submitted by the Solicitor General. |
| Feb 28 2001 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in |
| | oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Mar 2 2001 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DISTRIBUTED. |
| Mar 5 2001 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in |
| | oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Mar 16 2001 | Reply brief of petitioner Atkinson Trading Co. filed. |
| Mar 27 2001 | ARGUED. |
| May 29 2001 | Adjudged to be REVERSED. REHNQUIST, C.J., delivered the opinion |
| | for a unanimous Court. SOUTER, J. filed a concurring opinion, in |
| | which KENNEDY and THOMAS, JJ., joined. |
| Jun 28 2001 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Aug 2 2001 | Record returned to USDC of New Mexico |
| May 10 2002 | Record returned to the USCA for the Tenth Circuit. |
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