WEYERHAEUSER CO. v. U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE

No. 17-71.

139 S.Ct. 361 (2018)

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 27, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy S. Bishop , Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Edwin S. Kneedler , Washington, D.C., for Respondents.

Damien M. Schiff , Anthony L. Francois , Oliver J. Dunford , Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacramento, CA, Jonathan Wood, Pacific Legal Foundation, Arlington VA, Mark Miller , Christina M. Martin , Pacific Legal Foundation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Edward B. Poitevent, II , Stone Pigman Walther , Wittman LLC, New Orleans, LA, for Respondents Markle Interests, LLC; P&F Lumber Company 2000, LLC; and PF Monroe Properties, LLC.

Richard C. Stanley , Stanley, Renter, Ross, Thornton & Alford, LLC, New Orleans, LA, James R. Johnston , Zachary R. Hiatt , Weyerhaeuser Company, Seattle, WA, Timothy S. Bishop , Chad M. Clamage , Jed W. Glickstein , Jill M. Fortney , Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

John T. Buse , Center for Biological Diversity, Oakland, CA, Collette L. Adkins , Center for Biological Diversity, Circle Pines, MN, David T. Goldberg , Pamela S. Karlan , Stanford Law School, Supreme Court, Litigation Clinic, Stanford, CA, for Intervenor-Respondents Center for Biological Diversity and Gulf Restoration Network.

Noel J. Francisco , Solicitor General, Jeffrey H. Wood , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Edwin S. Kneedler , Deputy Solicitor General, Jeffrey E. Sandberg , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Andrew C. Mergen , Mary Hollingsworth , J. David Gunter II , Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Federal Respondents.


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