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California v. U.S. Department of Energy

Filing Date: 2020
Case Categories:
  • Federal Statutory Claims
    • Other Statutes and Regulations
Principal Laws:
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA)
Description: Challenge to U.S. Department of Energy’s final rules amending the procedures for new or revised energy conservation standards and test procedures for consumer products and commercial/industrial equipment.
  • California v. U.S. Department of Energy
    Docket number(s): 20-71068
    Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    11/09/2022 Order Download Respondents' motion to further stay appellate proceedings granted.
    10/28/2022 Status Report Download Status report filed by petitioners.
    03/25/2022 Motion Download Unopposed motion to continue abeyance for 180 days filed by government.
    12/29/2021 Motion Download Government filed unopposed motion to continue abeyance for 90 days.
    08/05/2021 Order Download Appellate proceedings stayed until January 4, 2022.
    03/18/2021 Order Download Motion to stay appellate proceedings granted and appellate proceedings stayed until August 2, 2021.
    02/26/2021 Motion Download Consent motion filed to hold petitions for review in abeyance for 150 days. In Ninth Circuit cases challenging U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) procedures for adopting energy conservation standards for appliances, the parties filed a consent motion seeking to hold the cases in abeyance for 150 days while the agency reviews the rules pursuant to President Biden's Executive Order 13990. DOE included the rules in the list of 13 rules it is reviewing pursuant to the executive order.
    11/03/2020 Order Download Motion to consolidate granted and stay lifted.
    11/02/2020 Motion Download Motion to consolidate and end abeyance filed by respondents.
    06/30/2020 Order Download Motions to intervene granted and motion to consolidate and hold proceedings in abeyance pending issuance of related final rule granted.
    06/15/2020 Motion Download Motion to consolidate and hold proceedings in abeyance filed by respondents. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) asked the court to consolidate petitions for review filed by states and cities and by nonprofit organizations. In addition, DOE asked the court to hold the case in abeyance until DOE issue a final rule on the "walk-down" approach.
    04/14/2020 Petition for Review Download Petition for review filed. States Challenged Department of Energy Procedures for Appliance Energy Conservation Standards. Thirteen states, New York City, and the District of Columbia filed a petition for review in the Ninth Circuit seeking review of the U.S. Department of Energy’s final rule establishing procedures for new or revised energy conservation standards and test procedures for consumer products and commercial/industrial equipment.
  • Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Brouillette
    Docket number(s): 20-71071
    Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    04/14/2020 Petition for Review Download Petition for review filed. Organizations Challenged Department of Energy Procedures for Appliance Energy Conservation Standards. Six organizations led by Natural Resources Defense Council filed a petition for review in the Ninth Circuit seeking review of the U.S. Department of Energy’s final rule establishing procedures for new or revised energy conservation standards and test procedures for consumer products and commercial/industrial equipment.
  • Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Brouillette
    Docket number(s): 20-73091
    Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    10/16/2020 Petition for Review Download Petition for review filed. Organizations Challenged Department of Energy Rule for Setting Energy Conservation Standards. Natural Resources Defense Council and three other organizations filed a petition for review in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. Department of Energy’s final rule that amended the procedures for establishing energy conservation standards for appliances. The amended rule changed the process for determining whether a standard is “economically justified.”

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