State of California v. Wright, et al.
| STATE OF CALIFORNIA |
| CHRIS WRIGHT, in his official capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy and UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY |
| SABLE OFFSHORE CORP. and PACIFIC PIPELINE COMPANY |
| ROBERT GARCIA, ARNAB DATTA, JOEL DODGE, SAMEERA FAZILI, PETER HARRELL, SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, ALEX PADILLA, ADAM B. SCHIFF, TAMMY DUCKWORTH, SENATOR, SALUD O. CARBAJAL, ZOE LOFGREN, REPRESENTATIVE, TED WIN-PING LIEU, REPRESENTATIVE, NANETTE DIAZ BARRAGN, REPRESENTATIVE OF CALIFORNIA (CA-44), JOHN GARAMENDI, REPRESENTATIVE, Beto, LAURA FRIEDMAN, MIKE LEVIN, REPRESENTATIVE OF CALIFORNIA (CA-49), DAVE MIN, JIMMY PANETTA, REPRESENTATIVE, BRAD JAMES SHERMAN, REPRESENTATIVE, MIKE THOMPSON, SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, STATE OF NEW YORK, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF COLORADO, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, STATE OF DELAWARE, STATE OF HAWAII, STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE OF MAINE, STATE OF MARYLAND, STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, STATE OF MICHIGAN, STATE OF MINNESOTA, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, STATE OF OREGON, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, STATE OF VERMONT, STATE OF VIRGINIA, STATE OF WASHINGTON, STATE OF WISCONSIN, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER, GET OIL OUT!, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ACTION NETWORK, SIERRA CLUB, SANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER, CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY and WISHTOYO FOUNDATION |
| 26-5409 |
| August 21, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit |
| Other Statutes - APA Review/Appeal |
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| Filing 39 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Ian M. Swenson for Appellee Chris Wright, Appellee United States Department of Energy. [Entered: 10/19/2026 12:49 PM] |
| Filing 38 TEXT ORDER FILED. The unopposed motion (Docket Entry No. 37) for an extension of time to file the answering briefs is granted. The answering briefs are due November 20, 2026. The optional reply brief is due 21 days after the answering briefs are served. [Entered: 10/19/2026 11:26 AM] |
| Filing 37 MOTION to Extend Time to File Brief filed by Appellee Sable Offshore Corp., Appellee Pacific Pipeline Company. [Entered: 10/16/2026 09:21 AM] |
| Filing 36 CLERK ACTION: Amicus Brief submitted at DE 33 by Environmental NGOs is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 10/13/2026 01:37 PM] |
| Filing 35 CLERK ACTION: Amicus Brief submitted at DE 32 by Amici States of New York and 18 Additional States and the District of Columbia is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 10/13/2026 01:36 PM] |
| Filing 34 ADDED Amicus Curiae State of New York, Amicus Curiae State of Arizona, Amicus Curiae State of Colorado, Amicus Curiae State of Connecticut, Amicus Curiae State of Delaware, Amicus Curiae State of Hawaii, Amicus Curiae State of Illinois, Amicus Curiae State of Maine, Amicus Curiae State of Maryland, Amicus Curiae State of Massachusetts, Amicus Curiae State of Michigan, Amicus Curiae State of Minnesota, Amicus Curiae State of New Mexico, Amicus Curiae State of Oregon, Amicus Curiae State of Rhode Island, Amicus Curiae State of Vermont, Amicus Curiae State of Virginia, Amicus Curiae State of Washington, Amicus Curiae State of Wisconsin, Amicus Curiae District of Columbia, Amicus Curiae Environmental Defense Center, Amicus Curiae Get Oil Out!, Amicus Curiae Santa Barbara County Action Network, Amicus Curiae Sierra Club, Amicus Curiae Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, Amicus Curiae Center for Biological Diversity, Amicus Curiae Wishtoyo Foundation, Counsel for Amicus Curiae Linnet Davis-Stermitz, Counsel for Amicus Curiae Samantha J. Neal [Entered: 10/13/2026 01:34 PM] |
| Filing 33 AMICUS BRIEF by government or with consent submitted for filing by Environmental NGOs. [Entered: 10/09/2026 05:37 PM] |
| Filing 32 AMICUS BRIEF by government or with consent submitted for filing by Amici States of New York and 18 Additional States and the District of Columbia. [Entered: 10/09/2026 05:14 PM] |
| Filing 31 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Matthew Ferraro for Amicus Curiae Software & Information Industry Association. [Entered: 10/09/2026 03:04 PM] |
| Filing 30 CLERK ACTION: Amicus Brief submitted at DE 27 by Software and Information Industry Association is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 10/09/2026 02:53 PM] |
| Filing 29 ADDED Amicus Curiae Software & Information Industry Association, Counsel for Amicus Curiae Matthew Ferraro [Entered: 10/09/2026 02:49 PM] |
| Filing 28 DEFECTIVE --- AMICUS BRIEF by government or with consent submitted for filing by Software and Information Industry Association.--[Duplicate entry, document attached to DE 27] [Entered: 10/09/2026 02:38 PM] [Edited: 10/09/2026 02:51 PM] |
| Filing 27 AMICUS BRIEF by government or with consent submitted for filing by Software and Information Industry Association.--[Court Update: Attached disclosure statment, incorrectly filed at DE 28] [Entered: 10/09/2026 02:35 PM] [Edited: 10/09/2026 02:51 PM] |
| Filing 26 CLERK ACTION: Amicus Brief submitted at DE 24 by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Other Members of Congress is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 10/09/2026 01:19 PM] |
| Filing 25 ADDED Amicus Curiae Sheldon Whitehouse, Amicus Curiae Alex Padilla, Amicus Curiae Adam B. Schiff, Amicus Curiae Tammy Duckworth, Amicus Curiae Salud O. Carbajal, Amicus Curiae Zoe Lofgren, Amicus Curiae Ted Win-Ping Lieu, Amicus Curiae Nanette Diaz Barragn, Amicus Curiae John Garamendi, Amicus Curiae Robert Garcia, Amicus Curiae Laura Friedman, Amicus Curiae Mike Levin, Amicus Curiae Dave Min, Amicus Curiae Jimmy Panetta, Amicus Curiae Brad James Sherman, Amicus Curiae Mike Thompson, Counsel for Amicus Curiae Patrick R. Jacobi [Entered: 10/09/2026 01:17 PM] |
| Filing 24 AMICUS BRIEF by government or with consent submitted for filing by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Other Members of Congress. [Entered: 10/09/2026 12:49 PM] |
| Filing 23 CLERK ACTION: Amicus Brief submitted at DE 21 by Arnab Datta, Joel Dodge, Sameera Fazili, and Peter Harrell is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 10/09/2026 09:06 AM] |
| Filing 22 ADDED Amicus Curiae Arnab Datta, Amicus Curiae Joel Dodge, Amicus Curiae Sameera Fazili, Amicus Curiae Peter Harrell, Counsel for Amicus Curiae William Cooper [Entered: 10/09/2026 09:04 AM] |
| Filing 21 AMICUS BRIEF by government or with consent submitted for filing by Arnab Datta, Joel Dodge, Sameera Fazili, and Peter Harrell. [Entered: 10/08/2026 09:22 PM] |
| Filing 20 CLERK ACTION: Opening Brief and Excerpts of Record submitted at DE 18, DE 19 by Appellant State of California are filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 10/06/2026 08:09 AM] |
| Filing 19 EXCERPTS OF RECORD submitted for filing by Appellant State of California.--[COURT UPDATE: Corrected PDF attached as of 10/6/2026, REPLACING original attachment] [Entered: 10/02/2026 04:21 PM] [Edited: 10/06/2026 08:08 AM] |
| Filing 18 OPENING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant State of California. [Entered: 10/02/2026 04:15 PM] |
| Filing 17 ADDED Counsel for Appellee John Luther Smeltzer [Entered: 10/01/2026 03:16 PM] |
| Filing 16 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by John Luther Smeltzer for Appellee Chris Wright, Appellee United States Department of Energy. [Entered: 10/01/2026 03:14 PM] |
| Filing 15 ADDED Counsel for Appellee Robert Nolan Stander [Entered: 09/17/2026 07:49 AM] |
| Filing 14 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Robert Nolan Stander for Appellee Chris Wright, Appellee United States Department of Energy. [Entered: 09/17/2026 04:57 AM] |
Filing 13
ORDER FILED. The unopposed motion (Docket Entry No. 12) for an extension of time to file the opening brief is granted. The opening brief is due October 2, 2026. The answering brief is due October 30, 2026. The optional reply brief is due 21 days after the answering brief is served. [Entered: 09/11/2026 04:29 PM]
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| Filing 12 MOTION to Extend Time to File Brief filed by Appellant State of California. [Entered: 09/10/2026 02:00 PM] |
| Filing 11 RELEASED FROM MEDIATION (text only). This case is released from the Mediation Program. [Entered: 09/09/2026 09:27 AM] |
| Filing 10 ADDED Counsel for Appellee Christina R. Gay [Entered: 09/04/2026 01:30 PM] |
| Filing 9 ADDED Counsel for Appellee Roman Martinez [Entered: 09/04/2026 01:28 PM] |
| Filing 8 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Christina R. Gay for Appellee Pacific Pipeline Company, Appellee Sable Offshore Corp.. [Entered: 09/04/2026 01:27 PM] |
| Filing 7 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Roman Martinez for Appellee Pacific Pipeline Company, Appellee Sable Offshore Corp.. [Entered: 09/04/2026 01:25 PM] |
| Filing 6 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to FRAP 26.1 and CR 26.1-1 filed by Appellee Sable Offshore Corp., Appellee Pacific Pipeline Company. [Entered: 09/04/2026 01:20 PM] |
| Filing 5 MEDIATION QUESTIONNAIRE filed by Appellant State of California. 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: 08/26/2026 12:49 PM] |
| Filing 4 ADDED Counsel for Appellee Robert Lundman [Entered: 08/21/2026 02:48 PM] |
| Filing 3 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Robert Lundman for Appellee Chris Wright, Appellee United States Department of Energy. [Entered: 08/21/2026 02:11 PM] |
| Filing 2 PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION SCHEDULE NOTICE. Preliminary Injunction Answering Brief Due (Appellee) 10/16/2026, Preliminary Injunction Opening Brief Due (Appellant) 9/18/2026, Mediation Questionnaire due (Appellant) 8/26/2026. For appeal no. 26-5409, 2:26-cv-03396-SVW-SSC.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: 08/21/2026 01:32 PM] |
| Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 2:26-cv-03396-SVW-SSC 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 26-5409 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: 08/21/2026 01:19 PM] |
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