Sweeney, et al. v. Carringer, et al.
Plaintiff: JOHN DONNELLY SWEENEY and JENNIFER FROST
Defendant: CHRISTINE CARRINGER, Judge, individual and official capacity, BRYANT CANNON, Assistant Attorney General, individual and official capacity, MATTHEW BULLOCK, ATTORNEY, Assistant Attorney General, individual and official capacity, EILEEN WHITE, Director of the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board, individual and official capacity, THOMAS A. FERRARA, Sheriff of Solano County, individual and official capacity, LINUS EUKEL, Director of John Muir Land Trust, individual and official capacity, JAVIER FERNANDEZ, former SFRWQCB member and current SFEI Director, individual and official capacity, LARRY GOLDZBAND, Bay Conservation and Development Commission Executive Director, individual and official capacity, STEVEN CHAPPELL, Director of the Suisun Resource Conservation District, individual and official capacity, STUART SIEGEL, individual capacity, BRETT MOFFATT, EPA Region 9 Administrator, individual capacity, KATERINA GALACATOS, Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco Region, individual capacity, WILLIAM LEE, EPA Region 9, individual capacity, ADRIENNE KLEIN, Bay Consetvation and Development Commission Enforcement Officer, individual and official capacity, SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE, a California 50l(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, SOLANO COUNTY CLERK OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, SUISUN RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT, JIM WATERS, SIEGEL ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC, WETLAND AND WATER RESOURCES, INC., CALIFORNIA RIVER WATCH, LARRY HANSON, JOHN MUIR LAND TRUST, JOSHUA COLLINS, WARNER CHABOT, CHRISTINA GROSSO, PETER BAYE, JOHN CALLAWAY, JACOB SCHWEITZER, NEIL PARRISH, LORI D. WILSON, AGNES FARRES, DAVID COUPE, DAVID WICKENS, BERNADETTE CURRY and ANDREW DOYLE
Case Number: 26-1930
Filed: March 30, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 6, 2026 Filing 16 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to FRAP 26.1 and CR 26.1-1 filed by Appellee California River Watch, Appellee Larry Hanson. [Entered: 05/06/2026 03:31 PM]
May 6, 2026 Filing 15 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Jack Silver for Appellee California River Watch, Appellee Larry Hanson. [Entered: 05/06/2026 01:56 PM]
May 4, 2026 Filing 14 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to FRAP 26.1 and CR 26.1-1 filed by Appellee Linus Eukel, Appellee John Muir Land Trust, Appellee Neil Parrish. [Entered: 05/04/2026 03:15 PM]
April 16, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER FILED. Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief (DE 12) granted FOR ALL APPELLEES. Amended briefing schedule: Answering Brief Due (Appellees) 7/8/2026. Optional Reply Brief due 21 days after service of Answering Brief. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. [Entered: 04/16/2026 04:49 PM]
April 16, 2026 Filing 12 Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief filed by Appellee Bryant Cannon, Appellee Matthew Bullock, Appellee Eileen White, Appellee Javier Fernandez, Appellee Larry Goldzband, Appellee Adrienne Klein, Appellee Agnes Farres, Appellee David Coupe. [Entered: 04/16/2026 01:20 PM]
April 13, 2026 Filing 11 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to FRAP 26.1 and CR 26.1-1 filed by Appellee Lori D. Wilson. [Entered: 04/13/2026 07:15 PM]
April 13, 2026 Filing 10 ADDED Counsel for Appellee Patrick Ting [Entered: 04/13/2026 04:19 PM]
April 13, 2026 Filing 9 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Patrick Ting for Appellee Lori D. Wilson. [Entered: 04/13/2026 04:13 PM]
April 9, 2026 Filing 8 RELEASED FROM MEDIATION. This case is released from the Mediation Program. [Entered: 04/09/2026 11:51 AM]
April 7, 2026 Filing 7 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by John R. Powell for Appellee Steven Chappell, Appellee Suisun Resource Conservation District. [Entered: 04/07/2026 11:32 AM]
April 6, 2026 Filing 6 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to FRAP 26.1 and CR 26.1-1 filed by Appellant John Donnelly Sweeney. [COURT ENTERED FILING of disclosure statement at DE 4.] [Entered: 04/06/2026 01:31 PM]
April 6, 2026 Filing 5 CLERK ACTION: Opening Brief submitted at DE 3 by Appellants is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 04/06/2026 12:18 PM]
April 6, 2026 Filing 4 MEDIATION QUESTIONNAIRE filed by Appellant John Donnelly Sweeney. To submit pertinent confidential information directly to the Circuit Mediators, please email #[email protected] and include the case name and number in the subject line. Confidential submissions may include any information relevant to mediation of the case and settlement potential, including, but not limited to, settlement history, ongoing or potential settlement discussions, non-litigated party related issues, other pending actions, and timing considerations that may impact mediation efforts. [Entered: 04/06/2026 10:47 AM]
April 6, 2026 Filing 3 OPENING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant John Donnelly Sweeney. [Entered: 04/06/2026 10:42 AM]
March 30, 2026 Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Appeal Answering Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellee) 6/8/2026, Appeal Opening Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellant) 5/11/2026. For appeal no. 26-1930, 4:25-cv-03148-JST. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. [Entered: 03/30/2026 04:54 PM]
March 30, 2026 Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 4:25-cv-03148-JST has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 26-1930 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 03/30/2026 04:49 PM]

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