Description: Constitutional challenge to governor's executive order directing state agencies to take actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Space Age Fuel, Inc. v. Brown
Case Documents:
Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary 04/07/2021 Judgment Download Case dismissed. 04/05/2021 Opinion Download Opinion letter issued. The court found that the plaintiffs' proposed amended complaint was improper because it added new parties and added a new request for injunctive relief, which "would expand and dramatically alter the scope of the original pleadings." The court also found that the proposed amendments did not cure the plaintiffs' standing problem and that they failed to state a valid claim against the new defendants. 12/17/2020 Complaint Download Proposed first amended complaint filed. Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in Oregon Circuit Court alleging that Governor Kate Brown's executive order directing state agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions violated separation of powers principles in the Oregon Constitution. The plaintiffs contended that after the legislature failed to pass climate change legislation in 2019 and 2020, the governor issued the executive order, which purported to establish the emissions reduction goals that were included in the legislation that did not pass. The plaintiffs sought declarations that provisions of the executive order violated separation of power principles in the Oregon Constitution and/or exceeded the authority delegated to the executive branch. 09/28/2020 Motion to Dismiss Download Motion to dismiss, alternative cross-motion for summary judgment, and response to plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment filed by defendants. 07/31/2020 Complaint Download Complaint filed.