# Amicus Curiae Brief — Paty v. Napeahi

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## Record

- **Collection:** Supreme Court brief
- **Document type:** Amicus Curiae Brief
- **Published:** January 1, 1991
- **Citation:** 502 U.S. 901

## Text

Bupreme Court, U.S.
. FILED
No. shite AUG 23 199)
OFFICE OF THE CLERK
In The

Supreme Court of the United States

October Term, 1991
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WILLIAM F. PATY, Director, Department of Land and
Natural Resources, State of Hawaii,

Petitioner,
VS.

MERVIN NAPEAHI, individually and on behalf of
all those similarly situated,

Respondent.

*

Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari To The
United States Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit

¢

BRIEF OF THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ALASKA,
IDAHO, INDIANA, MISSOURI, NEVADA,
OKLAHOMA, OREGON, AND WYOMING,

AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER

¢

FRANKIE SuE Devt Para*
Attorney General of Nevada
Mark P. GHAN

Deputy Attorney General
State of Nevada

*Counsel of Record

for Amici Curiae

Capitol Complex
Carson City, Nevada 89710
(702) 687-4170

Other Counsel Listed on
Following Page

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Counsel for Amici Curiae (continued from front cover)

James H. Evans SusAN BrRIMER LOVING

Attorney General of Attorney General of
Alabama Oklahoma

State House 112 State Capitol
11 South Union Street Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Montgomery, Alabama 36130 73105
(205) 261-7305 (405) 521-6246

Cuartes E. Core Dave FROHNMAYER
Attorney General of Alaska Attorney General of Oregon
Department of Law Justice Building
P.O. Box K Salem, Oregon 97310
Juneau, Alaska 99811 (503) 378-4401

(907) 465-3600 —

Larry ECHOHAWK Attorney General of
Attorney General of Idaho Wyoming
Statehouse, Room 2310 123 Capitol State Building
Boise, Idaho 83720 Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
(208) 334-2400 (307) 777-7841

Lintey E. PEARSON
Attorney General of Indiana
219 State House
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317) 232-6201

WILLIAM L. WEBSTER
Attorney General of
Missouri
P.O. Box 899
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
(314) 751-3321

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SE EY EME REED 5 soe cote cece ccc cescace ii
INTEREST OF THE AMICI CURIAE............... 2
REASONS FOR GRANTING THE WRIT ........... 7

A. Certiorari Should Be Granted to Correct the
Court of Appeals’ Substantial Expansion of
5 in i beso 0s census iv sese. 8

B. Certiorari Should Be Granted to Correct the
Court of Appeals’ Substantial Erosion of the
EER ee 12

C. Certiorari Should Be Granted to Correct the
Court of Appeals’ Novel Enforcement of State
Admission Acts Through the Civil Rights Act
a 14

Ne Peal bhi Sed ks 00s ede vt ccneccees 16

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
Page

CAasEs:
Alabama v. Pugh, 438 U.S. 781 (1978) (per curiam) .... 12

Allen v. Wright, 468 U.S. 737 (1984) ............00005. 9
ASARCO, Inc. v. Kadish, 490 U.S. 605 (1989)..... 5, 9-10
Bell v. City of Kellog, 922 F.2d 1418 (9th Cir. 1991)....12
Bender v. Williamsport Area School District, 475 U.S.

a Ti 5 thin 6 4's ate MOS ER ee Me Ad Ov ene «0's 8
Burford v. Sun Oil Co., 319 U.S. 315 (1943) .......... 16
Cammack v. Waihee, 932 F.2d 765 (9th Cir. 1991) ..... 12
Florida Dep’t of State v. Treasure Salvors, Inc., 458

ore a eee errr ry Sree ee 14
Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff, 467 U.S. 229

MGA caa kes ase dh eae A Ces SAR ROS be 8 14
Heckler v. Chaney, 470 U.S. 821 (1985) ............... 11

Keaukaha Panaewa Community Association v. Hawai-

ian Homes Commission, 739 F.2d 1467 (9th Cir.

ELS G CNEL CEN AV 5 Kd SIRS ERMRRSEREG DME Te He woe as 2
Linda R.S. v. Richard D., 410 U.S. 614 (1973)......... 11

Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Thompson, 478

et Ba ae eee a re eee 6
Napeahi v. Paty, 921 F.2d 897 (9th Cir. 1990)..... passim
Ngirangas v. Sanches, 110 S. Ct. 1737 (1990).......... 15

Oberlander v. Perales, 740 F.2d 116 (2d Cir. 1984)..... 15

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES - Continued

Oregon ex rel. State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand &
A Be ek vy ere 6, 13

Papasan v. Allain, 478 U.S. 265 (1986)........... 5, 12-13

Pennhurst State School & Hospital v. Halderman, 465
A A isbn SAGA Kaos donde SkeR SORES e PANS als 13

Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Mississippi, 484 U.S. 469
eT rr Terr re Te eeye re ree re reer eye 6, 13

Price v. Akaka, 915 F.2d 469 (9th Cir. 1990),
amended, 928 F.2d 824 (9th Cir. 1991), pet. for cert.
filed, No. 90-1941 (U.S. 9th Cir. June 19, 1991)....2, 8

Price v. State of Hawati, 764 F.2d 623 (9th Cir. 1985),

cert. denied, 474 U.S. 1055 (1986).............---. 2, 8
Price v. State of Hawaii, No. 90-15117 (9th Cir. as

I TH Sy TED oc iv ce scaecncictvsccnes 2, t2
Railroad Comm’n of Texas v. Pullman Co., 312 U.S.

OT eee CTT CEE TC CEE TIT EEL 16
Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights Org., 426

ck 0 Pn ere re rr rere rere ee 5, 9
Suter v. Artist M., No. 90-1488 (U.S. cert. granted

I 50 hy wns ss cab Shs ce ge nos 2, 16
Utah Division of State Lands v. United States, 482

I asin cuss crak nse kd vevedacnssns 6, 15
oo Re ee 10
Whitmore v. Arkansas, 110 S. Ct. 1717 (1990).......... 9

Wilder v. Virginia Hospital Association, 110 S. Ct.
I 5 506 65 aa ak SRE a elee Se ERE 1, 14, 15

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES - Continued

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CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS:
U.S. Gusiet, se Bl era aes und Zz, 5, 7, Fila
U.S. Const. Eleventh Amend. ............... 5, 7, 12-13
STATUTES:
The Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983

(ROGED ..... For this reason, and all those others

> The Petition (see Pet. at 28-30) suggests that the case
below ought to have been dismissed pursuant to Burford v. Sun
Oil Co., 319 U.S. 315 (1943), or stayed pursuant to Railroad
Comm'n of Texas v. Pullnan Co., 312 U.S. 496 (1941). Amici agree
that such a prudential course is warranted, providing a ground
for mooting the important substantive issues here.

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stated above, the Amici States urge the Court to grant the
petition for certiorari in this case.

Respectfully submitted, August 23, 1991.

FRANKIE SUE Det Para*
Attorney General of Nevada
Mark P. GHAN

Deputy Attorney General
State of Nevada

*Counsel of Record

for Amici Curiae

Capitol Complex
Carson City, Nevada 89710
(702) 687-4170

Other Counsel Listed on
Inside of Front Cover

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