Brackeen v. Bernhardt
| Citation | 942 F.3d 287 (Mem) |
| Decision Date | 07 November 2019 |
| Docket Number | No. 18-11479,18-11479 |
| Parties | Chad Everet BRACKEEN; Jennifer Kay Brackeen; State of Texas; Altagracia Socorro Hernandez; State of Indiana; Jason Clifford; Frank Nicholas Libretti; State of Louisiana; Heather Lynn Libretti; Danielle Clifford, Plaintiffs - Appellees v. David BERNHARDT, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior; Tara Sweeney, in her official capacity as Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; Bureau of Indian Affairs; United States Department of Interior; United States of America; Alex Azar, in his official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; United States Department of Health and Human Services, Defendants - Appellants Cherokee Nation; Oneida Nation ; Quinault Indian Nation; Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Intervenor Defendants - Appellants |
| Court | United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (5th Circuit) |
942 F.3d 287 (Mem)
Chad Everet BRACKEEN; Jennifer Kay Brackeen; State of Texas; Altagracia Socorro Hernandez; State of Indiana; Jason Clifford; Frank Nicholas Libretti; State of Louisiana; Heather Lynn Libretti; Danielle Clifford, Plaintiffs - Appellees
v.
David BERNHARDT, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior; Tara Sweeney, in her official capacity as Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; Bureau of Indian Affairs; United States Department of Interior; United States of America; Alex Azar, in his official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; United States Department of Health and Human Services, Defendants - Appellants
Cherokee Nation; Oneida Nation ; Quinault Indian Nation; Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Intervenor Defendants - Appellants
No. 18-11479
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
FILED November 7, 2019
Matthew Dempsey McGill, Attorney, Lochlan Francis Shelfer, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs-Appellees CHAD EVERET BRACKEEN, JENNIFER KAY BRACKEEN, ALTAGRACIA SOCORRO HERNANDEZ, JASON CLIFFORD, FRANK NICHOLAS LIBRETTI, HEATHER LYNN LIBRETTI, DANIELLE CLIFFORD.
Kyle Douglas Hawkins, Beth Ellen Klusmann, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, Office of the Solicitor General, David J. Hacker, Office of the Attorney General of Texas Environmental Protection Division, Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees STATE OF TEXAS, STATE OF INDIANA, STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Adam Howard Charnes, Esq., Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Kathryn Fort, Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, MI, Keith Michael Harper, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Intervenor Defendants-Appellants.
Rachel Heron, U.S. Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division–Appellate, Washington, DC, Eric Grant, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellants.
Christina Riehl, California Department of Justice, Office of The Attorney General - Public Rights Division/Bureau of Children's Justice, San Diego, CA, for Amici Curiae STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF ALASKA, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF...
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