No. 19-1319

David R. Morabito, et ux. v. New York, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2020-05-28
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)
Tags: civil-procedure constitutional-law due-process due-process-14th-amendment eleventh-amendment hydraulic-fracturing interstate-commerce rosemary-knick rosemary-knick-v-township-of-scott standing takings takings-clause takings-clause-5th-amendment
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-11-20 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the New York State Law, adopte d on or about April 3, 2020, permanently
banning high volume hydraulic fracturi ng in the State of New York is an
unconstitutional Taking of the United States Consti tution under the Fifth and
Fourteenth Amendments.

2. Alternatively, whether the New York State Law, adopted on or about April 3, 2020,
permanently banning high volume hydraulic fracturing in the State of New York is
a violation of Due Pr ocess of the United States Constitution under the Fourth and
Fourteenth Amendment.
3. Alternatively, whether the United Stat es Court of Appeals-Second Circuit
improperly applied or ignored the dict ates and reasoning of the Court in
Rosemary Knick, Petitioner v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, et al., 588 U.S. _
(2019), Docket No . 17-647, held on June 21, 2019.

4. Alternatively, whether the New York State Law, adopted on or about April 3, 2020,
permanently banning high volume hydraulic fracturing in the State of New York is
a violation of interstate commerce.

5. Alternatively, whether the decision by t he United States Court of Appeals-Second
Circuit was a denial of the fundamental rights of justice in that Petitioners were not
allowed to: amend their Complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. Rule 15; the
Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) Motion should have been denied; that pursuant to the
proposed simple amendments, the suit should not have been barred under the
Eleventh Amendment of the United States Constitution; and that Petitioners had
standing to sue Respondents.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the New York State Law, adopted on or about April 3, 2020, permanently banning high volume hydraulic fracturing in the State of New York is an unconstitutional Taking of the United States Constitution under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments

Docket Entries

2020-11-23
Rehearing DENIED.
2020-11-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
2020-10-29
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-31
Reply of petitioner David R. Morabito filed.
2020-08-18
Brief of respondent New York, et al. in opposition filed.
2020-06-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 19, 2020.
2020-06-24
Response to motion from petitioner David R. Morabito filed.
2020-06-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 20, 2020 to August 19, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-06-18
Response Requested. (Due July 20, 2020)
2020-06-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
2020-06-02
Waiver of right of respondent New York, et al. to respond filed.
2020-05-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 29, 2020)

Attorneys

David R. Morabito
David Robertson Morabito — Petitioner
New York, et al.
Barbara Dale UnderwoodSolicitor General, Respondent
Frederick Arthur BrodieNew York State Office of the Attorney General, Respondent