Status: Federal defendants filed memorandum of points and authorities in support of cross-motion for summary judgment and opposing plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment. [ 08/26/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to federal authorizations for a multi-use development in the City of Chico.
Description: Lawsuit seeking to compel the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to publish proposed rules regarding the listing of 10 species as endangered or threatened.
Status: Motion for voluntary remand granted and 2020 withdrawal vacated. [ 05/26/2022 ]
Description: Lawsuit challenging the withdrawal of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposed rule to list the North American wolverine in the contiguous United States as a threatened distinct population segment.
Description: Lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's determination that designation of critical habitat for the rusty patch bumble bee would not be prudent and seeking to compel designation of critical habitat for the species.
Status: Proposed amicus brief filed by American Stewards of Liberty et al. in support of federal defendants' cross-motion for summary judgment. [ 05/31/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to the reclassification of the American burying beetle from “endangered” to “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act.
Status: Joint motion for voluntary dismissal without prejudice filed. [ 01/25/2023 ]
Description: Challenge to approval of oil and gas leases in southeastern Utah, including for failure to consider climate change impacts on cultural resources.
Status: Proceedings stayed to allow rules rescinding the challenged rules to become effective. [ 08/01/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to final rules under the Endangered Species Act defining "habitat" and revising the regulations for designating critical habitat.
Status: Plaintiffs' motions for summary judgment granted in part and denied in part, BLM’s approval of the Willow Project under NEPA vacated, FWS's biological opinion vacated, and action remanded to appropriate agencies for further proceedings. [ 08/18/2021 ]
Description: Challenges to approval of a development plan for major oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Status: Parties' stipulation granted and action dismissed with prejudice. [ 04/14/2021 ]
Description: Action to compel response to a petition to revise the critical habitat for Mount Graham red squirrel to include lower elevation mixed-conifer forest.