Legal Opinion

Wildearth Guardians v. Jewell

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided February 14, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-1724PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

Granting the State of Wyoming’s Motion to Intervene; Granting the State of Colorado’s Motion to Intervene; Granting the State of Utah’s Motion to Intervene

RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs WildEarth Guardians and Physicians for Social Responsibility initiated this action to challenge the approval of oil and gas leases on public lands in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah. Am. Compl. ¶ 1, ECF No. 22. Plaintiffs sued the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior, the Director of the United States Bureau of Land Management, and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Fund for Animals, Inc. v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
  2. Karsner v. LothianCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
  3. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. v. Federal Deposit InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
  4. WildEarth Guardians v. National Park ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
  5. James Roane v. Michele LeonhartCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014

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3Cited by9 opinions

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