No. 18-301
Chieftain Royalty Company v. Charles David Nutley, et al.
Amici (4)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: attorney-fees civil-procedure civil-rights class-action common-fund common-fund-fees diversity diversity-jurisdiction due-process federal-law inherent-power judicial-discretion state-law
Latest Conference:
2018-11-09
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether common-fund fee awards are governed in diversity cases by state or federal law.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether common-fund fee awards are governed in diversity cases by state or federal law
Docket Entries
2018-11-13
Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2018-10-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2018.
2018-10-23
Reply of petitioner Chieftain Royalty Company filed.
2018-10-10
Letter pursuant to Rule 12.6 from counsel for the petitioner received.
2018-10-09
Brief of respondent Charles David Nutley in opposition filed.
2018-10-09
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Charles Silver filed.
2018-10-09
Brief amicus curiae of Provident Energy, Ltd. filed.
2018-10-09
Brief amicus curiae of Arthur R. Miller filed.
2018-10-09
Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Judges filed.
2018-10-08
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Charles David Nutley.
2018-09-25
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Chieftain Royalty Company.
2018-09-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 9, 2018)
2018-07-25
Application (17A1363) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until September 7, 2018.
2018-07-24
Application (17A1363) to extend further the time from August 9, 2018 to September 7, 2018, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
2018-06-12
Application (17A1363) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until August 9, 2018.
2018-06-11
Application (17A1363) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 10, 2018 to August 9, 2018, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Attorneys
Arthur R. Miller
Arthur R. Miller — Amicus
Charles David Nutley
Eric Alan Isaacson — Law Office of Eric Alan Isaacson, Respondent
Chieftain Royalty Company
Seth P. Waxman — Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Petitioner
Former Federal Judges
Robert Harlan Henry Jr. — Robert H. Henry, Amicus
Professor Charles Silver
Provident Energy, Ltd.