Mealey's (June 7, 2021, 1:14 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A California farmer on June 2 waived the 14-day waiting period for a reply brief in his petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court, invoking a court rule that will allow the court clerk to distribute his water rights petition to the court for its consideration at an upcoming conference....