Kitlutsisti v. Arco Alaska, Inc.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

VON DER HEYDT, Chief Judge.

THIS CAUSE comes before the court on a number of pending motions, including plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction and this court’s order to show cause. In that show cause order the court requested the parties address the change in the factual situation that had occurred since the filing of plaintiffs’ original motion for preliminary injunction.

I. Procedural Background

Plaintiffs in this case are three public interest organizations. Plaintiff Nunam Kitlutsisti (a Yupik term meaning “Protectors of the Land”) is a non-profit Alaska Native…