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Shrimpers and Fishermen of the RGV v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Shrimpers & Fishermen of the RGV v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ↗

20-60281 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (5th Cir.), United States Federal Courts6 entries
Filing Date
Document
Type
03/31/2021
Status report filed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Status Report
03/09/2021
Petition held in abeyance until the Corps completes its reconsideration proceedings.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held in abeyance a petition challenging a U.S. Corps of Engineers permit for a natural gas pipeline in Texas until the Corps completes reconsideration of the permit. The Corps suspended the permit after modifications to the plan for the liquefied natural gas terminal to which the pipeline was related.
Decision
09/01/2020
Reply brief filed by petitioners.
Reply
08/13/2020
Brief filed by respondent.
Brief

Shrimpers and Fishermen of the RGV v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ↗

20-60249United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (5th Cir.), United States Federal Courts3 entries
Filing Date
Document
Type
03/30/2020
Petitioners filed unopposed joint stipulation for voluntary dismissal without prejudice.
Petitioners filed a stipulation for voluntary dismissal due to the inadvertent inclusion of the incorrect respondent in the caption of the petition for review.
Stipulation
03/27/2020
Petition for review filed.
A lawsuit filed in the Fifth Circuit challenged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ issuance of a Section 404 permit for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Rio Grande Valley of Text. The petitioners said they will argue the Corps failed to avoid or mitigate negative impacts to wetlands.
Petition
01/01/2020
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Filing Year For Action