DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE v. JEWELL

No. CV 14-246-M-DLC Consolidated with Case Nos. 14-247-M-DLC and 14-250-M-DLC.

176 F.Supp.3d 975 (2016)

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, Plaintiff, v. Sally JEWELL, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, in her official capacity; Daniel M. Ashe, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in his official capacity, Defendants, and Idaho Farm Bureau Federation; Wyoming Farm Bureau; Montana Farm Bureau Federation; Washington Farm Bureau, Idaho State Snowmobile Association; Colorado Snowmobile Association; Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition; American Petroleum Institute; Montana Petroleum Association; Western Energy Alliance; Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter; State of Montana; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks; and State of Wyoming, Defendant-Intervenors.

United States District Court, D. Montana, Missoula Division.

Signed April 4, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Senatore , Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC, Summer Lisa Nelson , Gentry & Nelson Merrill Law Group, PLLC, Missoula, MT, Timothy J. Preso , Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, Bozeman, MT, John R. Mellgren , Western Environmental Law Center, Eugene, OR, Laura King, Matthew Kellogg Bishop , Western Environmental Law Center, Helena, MT, for Plaintiffs.

Trent S.W. Crable , U.S. Department of Justice-Environmental Enforcement, Washington, DC, Mark Steger Smith , Office of the U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT, for Defendants.

Brian T. Hodges , Ethan Blevins , Pacific Legal Foundation, Bellevue, WA, Maegan L. Woita , Mountain States Legal Foundation, Lakewood, CO, Catherine M. Wilmarth , Wayne J. D'Angelo , Kelly Drye & Warren LLP, Washington, DC, Randy J. Cox , Randy J. Tanner , Boone Karlberg, P.C., James David Johnson , Williams Law Firm, Missoula, MT, Samuel J. Eaton , Office of Species Conservation, Boise, ID, Michael J. McGrady , Erik Edward Petersen , Wyoming Attorney General, Cheyenne, WY, Rebecca Dockter , Zachary C. Zipfel , Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, Timothy C. Fox , Montana Attorney General, Jeffrey M. Hindoien , Jackson Murdo & Grant, Helena, MT, for Defendant-Intervenors.


ORDER

Before the Court are seven motions for summary judgment filed in these three consolidated cases: one filed by the plaintiffs in CV 14-246-M-DLC and CV 14-247-M-DLC; one filed by the plaintiffs in CV 14-250-M-DLC; two cross-motions filed by the government; and three cross...

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