WYOMING v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Case No. 2:16-CV-0285-SWS (Lead Case), Case No. 2:16-CV-0280-SWS.

493 F.Supp.3d 1046 (2020)

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, et al., 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 October 8, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Kaste , Erik Edward Petersen , Wyoming Attorney General's Office, Cheyenne, WY, for Petitioner State of Wyoming.

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 Petitioner State of Montana.

David P. Garner , Pro Hac Vice, Hope Hogan , Pro Hac Vice, Wayne Stenehjem , Pro Rae Vice, North Dakota Attorney Generals Office, Bismarck, ND, Paul M. Seby , Pro Hac Vice, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Denver, CO, Robert John Walker , HICKEY & EVANS, Cheyenne, WY, for Intervenor-Petitioner State of North Dakota.

Daniel B. Frank , Frank Law Office, Cheyenne, WY, David J. Hacker , Pro Hac Vice, Attorney General of Texas, Austin, TX, for Intervenor-Petitioner State of Texas.

Erik Schlenker-Goodrich , Pro Hac Vice, Western Environmental Law Center, Taos, NM, Laura Helen King , Pro Hac Vice, Melissa A. Hornbein , 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, for Intervenor-Respondents Wyoming Outdoor Council, Citizens for a Healthy Community, Dine Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, Montana Environmental Information Center, San Juan Citizens Alliance, Wilderness Workshop, WildEarth Guardians.

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, for Respondent Center for Biological Diversity.

Lisa Dardy McGee , Wyoming Outdoor Council, Lander, WY, Robin Cooley , Earthjustice, Denver, CO, Susannah L. Weaver , Pro Hac Vice, Donahue, Goldberg & Weaver LLP, Washington, DC, for Intervenor-Respondent Environmental Defense Fund.

Lisa Dardy McGee , Wyoming Outdoor Council, Lander, WY, Rachel Leigh Granneman , Pro Hac Vice, Environmental Law & Policy Center Chicago, IL, Robin Cooley , Earthjustice, Denver, CO, for Intervenor-Respondent Environmental Law and Policy Center.

Ann Brewster Weeks , Pro Hac Vice, Darin T. Schroeder , Pro Hac Vice, Clean Air Task Force, Boston, MA, Erik Schlenker-Goodrich , Pro Hac Vice, Western Environmental Law Center, Taos, NM, Laura Helen King , Pro Hac Vice, Melissa A. Hornbein , 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, for Intervenor-Respondent National Wildlife Federation.

Lisa Dardy McGee , Wyoming Outdoor Council, Lander, WY, Michael S. Freeman , Pro Hac Vice, Robin Cooley , Rumela Roy , Pro Hac Vice, Earthjustice, Denver, CO, for Intervenor-Respondents Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Wilderness Society, Western Organization of Resource Councils.

David A. Zonana , Pro Hac Vice, George Torgun , Pro Hac Vice, Mary S. Tharin , Pro Hac Vice, California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Oakland, CA, Reed Zars , Laramie, WY, for Intervenor-Respondent State of California.

Reed Zars , Laramie, WY, William G. Grantham , Pro Hac Vice, New Mexico Office of The Attorney General, Sante Fe, NM, for Intervenor-Respondent State of New Mexico.

Erik Schlenker-Goodrich , Western Environmental Law Center, Taos, NM, Laura Helen King , Pro Hac Vice, Shiloh Hernandez , Western Environmental Law Center, Helena, MT, for Intervenor-Respondent Earthworks.

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


ORDER ON PETITIONS FOR REVIEW OF FINAL AGENCY ACTION

This matter is before the Court on the Petitions for Review of Final Agency Action filed separately in each of these consolidated actions, challenging the Bureau of Land Management's issuance of new regulations with the stated intent...

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