WYOMING v. U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR

Case No. 2:16-CV-0285-SWS. Case No. 2:16-CV-0280-SWS.

366 F.Supp.3d 1284 (2018)

State of WYOMING and State of Montana, Petitioners, State of North Dakota and State of Texas, Intervenor-Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; Sally Jewell, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the Interior; United States Bureau of Land Management; and Neil Kornze, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Respondents, Wyoming Outdoor Council, et al.; Earthworks; State of California and State of New Mexico, Intervenor-Respondents. Western Energy Alliance, and the Independent Petroleum Association of America, Petitioners, v. Sally Jewell, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior; and Bureau of Land Management, Respondents.

United States District Court, D. Wyoming.

Signed April 4, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erik Edward Petersen , James C. Kaste , Wyoming Attorney General's Office, Brandon Lee Jensen , Budd-Falen Law Offices, Cheyenne, WY, Melissa Schlichting , Pro Hac Vice, Timothy C. Fox , Pro Hac Vice, Montana Department of Justice, Helena, MT, for Petitioners State of Wyoming and State of Montana.

Kathleen C. Schroder , Pro Hac Vice, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Eric P. Waeckerlin , Pro Hac Vice, Holland & Hart LLP, Denver, CO, Samuel R. Yemington , Holland & Hart LLP, Cheyenne, WY, for Petitioners Western Energy Alliance Western Energy Alliance and Independent Petroleum Association of America.

Erik Schlenker-Goodrich , Pro Hac Vice, Western Environmental Law Center, Taos, NM, Laura Helen King , Pro Hac Vice, Shiloh Hernandez , Pro Hac Vice, Western Environmental Law Center, Helena, MT, Lisa Dardy McGee , Wyoming Outdoor Council, Lander, WY, Robin Cooley , Earthjustice, Denver, CO, Rachel Leigh Granneman , Pro Hac Vice, Chicago, IL, Joel Minor , Pro Hac Vice, Michael S. Freeman , Pro Hac Vice, Robin Cooley , EarthJustice, Denver, CO, Lisa Dardy McGee , Wyoming Outdoor Council, Reed Zars , Laramie, WY, David A. Zonana , Pro Hac Vice, George Torgun , Pro Hac Vice, Mary S. Tharin , Pro Hac Vice, California Department of Justice, Oakland, CA, William G. Grantham , Pro Hac Vice, New Mexico Office of the Attorney General, Sante Fe, NM, for Intervenor-Respondents.

C. Levi Martin , United States Attorneys Office, Cheyenne, WY, Carter Thurman , Pro Hac Vice, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Marissa A. Piropato , Clare M. Boronow , Pro Hac Vice, United States Department of Justice, Denver, CO, for Respondents.

David P. Garner , Pro Hac Vice, Hope Hogan , Pro Hac Vice, Wayne Stenehjem , Pro Hac Vice, North Dakota Attorney Generals Office, Bismarck, ND, Paul M. Seby , Greenberg Traurig LLP, Denver, CO, Robert John Walker , Hickey & Evans, Daniel B. Frank , Frank Law Office, Cheyenne, WY, David J. Hacker , Pro Hac Vice, Austin R. Nimocks , Pro Hac Vice, Attorney General of Texas, Austin, TX, for Intervenor-Petitioners.


ORDER STAYING IMPLEMENTATION OF RULE PROVISIONS AND STAYING ACTION PENDING FINALIZATION OF REVISION RULE

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