Suquamish Tribe et al v. Wheeler et al
Plaintiff: Columbia Riverkeeper, Suquamish Tribe, Sierra Club, Orutsararmiut Native Council, Pyramid Lake Pauite Tribe and Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Defendant: Andrew Wheeler and United States Environmental Protection Agency
Intervenor Defendant: Interstate Natural Gas Association of America and American Petroleum Institute
Case Number: 3:2020cv06137
Filed: August 31, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: William Alsup
Referring Judge: Joseph C Spero
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 551
Jury Demanded By: None
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Date Filed Document Text
November 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER GRANTING #32 UNOPPOSED MOTION TO INTERVENE. SIGNED BY JUDGE ALSUP. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/23/2020)
November 19, 2020 Filing 38 Statement of Non-Opposition (re #32 MOTION to Intervene) filed by Columbia Riverkeeper, Orutsararmiut Native Council, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Sierra Club, Suquamish Tribe. (Nasmith, Moneen) (Filed on 11/19/2020) Modified on 11/20/2020 (gbaS, COURT STAFF).
October 26, 2020 Filing 37 Transcript of AT&T Teleconference Proceedings held on 10-22-2020, before Judge William H. Alsup. Court Reporter/Transcriber Debra L. Pas, CRR, telephone number (415) 431-1477/Email: Debra_Pas@cand.uscourts.gov. Per General Order No. 59 and Judicial Conference policy, this transcript may be viewed only at the Clerk's Office public terminal or may be purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber until the deadline for the Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Any Notice of Intent to Request Redaction, if required, is due no later than 5 business days from date of this filing. (Re (90 in 3:20-cv-04636-WHA) Transcript Order ) Release of Transcript Restriction set for 1/25/2021. (Pas, Debra) (Filed on 10/26/2020)
October 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 36 CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 10/22/2020. (amd2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/23/2020)
October 22, 2020 Filing 35 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge William Alsup: Initial Case Management Conference held on 10/22/2020. Total Time in Court: 15 minutes. Court Reporter: Debra Pas. Attorneys for Plaintiffs American Rivers, American Whitewater, California Trout, and Idaho Rivers United: Andrew Hawley / Sangye Ince-Johnson.Attorneys for Plaintiff State of California: Adam Levitan / Tatiana Gaur.Attorneys for Plaintiff States: Washington (Kelly Wood / Cindy Chang), New York (Brian Lusignan), Colorado (Annette Quill / Carrie Noteboom), Connecticut (Jill Lacedonia), Illinois (Jason James), Maine (Jillian OBrien), Maryland (Stephen Goldstein for John Howard), Massachusetts (Matthew Ireland), Michigan (Jill Wenner), Minnesota (Peter Surdo), Nevada (Heidi Stern), New Jersey (Lisa Morelli), New Mexico (Phil Grantham), North Carolina (Taylor Crabtree), Oregon (Paul Garrahan), Rhode Island (Alison Hoffman), Vermont (Laura Murphy), Virginia (David Grandis), Wisconsin (Gabe Johnson-Karp), and the District of Columbia (Brian Caldwell).Attorneys for Plaintiffs Suquamish Tribe, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Orutsararmiut Native Council, Columbia Riverkeeper, and Sierra Club: Kristen Boyles / Moneen Nasmith.Attorneys for Defendants Andrew Wheeler and EPA: Leslie Hill / Vanessa Waldref.Attorney for Intervenors America Petroleum Institute and Interstate Natural Gas Association of America: George Sibley.Attorneys for Intervenor States: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas (Shawn Cowles), West Virginia, Wyoming, and Montana : Joseph St. John / Steven Duvernay. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (amd2S, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 10/22/2020)
October 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER by Judge William Alsup granting #30 Motion for Pro Hac Vice by Deidre G. Duncan. (amd2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/22/2020)
October 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER by Judge William Alsup granting #29 Motion for Pro Hac Vice by George P. Sibley III. (amd2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/22/2020)
October 20, 2020 Filing 32 MOTION to Intervene filed by American Petroleum Institute, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America. Motion Hearing set for 12/3/2020 08:00 AM before Judge William Alsup. Responses due by 11/3/2020. Replies due by 11/10/2020. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Robin Rorick, #2 Declaration of Joan Dreskin, #3 Proposed Order Granting Motion To Intervene)(Ellis, Marguerite) (Filed on 10/20/2020)
October 20, 2020 Filing 31 Certificate of Interested Entities by American Petroleum Institute, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (Ellis, Marguerite) (Filed on 10/20/2020)
October 20, 2020 Filing 30 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice Deidre G. Duncan ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-15090810.) filed by American Petroleum Institute, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America. (Ellis, Marguerite) (Filed on 10/20/2020)
October 20, 2020 Filing 29 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice George P. Sibley III ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-15090800.) filed by American Petroleum Institute, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America. (Ellis, Marguerite) (Filed on 10/20/2020)
October 20, 2020 Filing 28 NOTICE of Appearance by Marguerite Clare Ellis on behalf of American Petroleum Institute and Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (Ellis, Marguerite) (Filed on 10/20/2020)
October 15, 2020 Filing 27 JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by Columbia Riverkeeper, Orutsararmiut Native Council, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Sierra Club, Suquamish Tribe. (Nasmith, Moneen) (Filed on 10/15/2020) Modified on 10/20/2020 (gbaS, COURT STAFF).
October 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER by Judge William Alsup granting #25 Motion for Pro Hac Vice by Olivia E. Glasscock. (amd2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/13/2020)
October 13, 2020 Filing 25 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-15054733.) filed by Columbia Riverkeeper, Orutsararmiut Native Council, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Sierra Club, Suquamish Tribe. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Glasscock, Olivia) (Filed on 10/13/2020)
October 5, 2020 Filing 24 ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Nasmith, Moneen) (Filed on 10/5/2020)
October 5, 2020 Filing 23 ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Hill, Leslie) (Filed on 10/5/2020)
October 5, 2020 Filing 22 ADR Clerks Notice re: Non-Compliance with Court Order. The parties have failed to file an ADR Certification as required by the Initial Case Management Scheduling Order. Counsel shall comply promptly with the requirements of ADR L.R. 3-5(b) and shall file the ADR Certification. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.)(cmfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/5/2020)
September 29, 2020 Filing 21 CLERK'S NOTICE RESETTING INITAL CASE MANANGEMENT CONFERENCE ON REASSIGNMENT. The Initial Case Management Conference set for 12/4/2020 is advanced 10/22/2020 at 11:00 AM before Judge William Alsup. Case Management Statement due by 10/15/2020.This proceeding will be held by AT&T Conference Line. The court circulates the following conference number to allow the equivalent of a public hearing by telephone.For conference line information, see: https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/telhrg/ All counsel, members of the public and press please use the following dial-in information below to access the conference line: Dial In: (888) 684-8852Access Code: 3707514The Court may be in session with proceedings in progress when you connect to the conference line. Therefore, mute your phone if possible and wait for the Court to address you before speaking on the line. For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines.PLEASE NOTE: Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. See General Order 58 at Paragraph III. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.)(amd2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/29/2020)
September 29, 2020 Filing 20 Case Reassigned to Judge William Alsup. Judge Charles R. Breyer no longer assigned to the case. Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. (mbcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/29/2020)
September 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER RELATING CASE TO NO. C 20-04636 WHA. Signed by Judge Alsup on 9/25/2020. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/25/2020)
September 16, 2020 Filing 18 CLERK'S NOTICE: A Joint Case Management Statement due by 12/4/2020. Initial Case Management Conference set for 12/11/2020 at 8:30 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 06, 17th Floor. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lsS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/16/2020)
September 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Charles R. Breyer for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero no longer assigned to case, Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras.. Signed by Clerk on 09/15/2020. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(mbcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/15/2020)
September 15, 2020 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Leslie M. Hill (Hill, Leslie) (Filed on 9/15/2020)
September 14, 2020 Filing 15 CLERK'S NOTICE of Impending Reassignment to U.S. District Judge (klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/14/2020)
September 14, 2020 Filing 14 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Columbia Riverkeeper, Orutsararmiut Native Council, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Sierra Club, Suquamish Tribe (Nasmith, Moneen) (Filed on 9/14/2020)
September 14, 2020 Filing 13 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Columbia Riverkeeper, Orutsararmiut Native Council, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Sierra Club, Suquamish Tribe.. (Nasmith, Moneen) (Filed on 9/14/2020)
September 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER, signed 9/2/2020, by Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero granting #7 Motion for Pro Hac Vice - Waldo. (klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/2/2020)
September 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER, signed 9/2/2020, by Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero granting #5 Motion for Pro Hac Vice - Lord. (klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/2/2020)
September 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Order, signed 9/2/2020, by Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero granting #4 Motion for Pro Hac Vice - Nasmith.(klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/2/2020)
September 1, 2020 Filing 9 Summons Issued as to United States Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler. (gbaS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/1/2020)
September 1, 2020 Filing 8 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 11/27/2020. Initial Case Management Conference set for 12/4/2020 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom F, 15th Floor. (gbaS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/1/2020)
August 31, 2020 Filing 7 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice for Thomas S. Waldo ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-14883032.) filed by Columbia Riverkeeper, Orutsararmiut Native Council, Pyramid Lake Pauite Tribe, Sierra Club, Suquamish Tribe. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Matthews, Nathan) (Filed on 8/31/2020)
August 31, 2020 Filing 6 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. Counsel is required to send chambers a copy of the initiating documents pursuant to L.R. 5-1(e)(7). A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 9/14/2020. (haS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/31/2020)
August 31, 2020 Filing 5 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice for Gussie Lord ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-14883007.) filed by Columbia Riverkeeper, Orutsararmiut Native Council, Pyramid Lake Pauite Tribe, Sierra Club, Suquamish Tribe. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Matthews, Nathan) (Filed on 8/31/2020)
August 31, 2020 Filing 4 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice for Moneen S. Nasmith ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-14882969.) filed by Columbia Riverkeeper, Orutsararmiut Native Council, Pyramid Lake Pauite Tribe, Sierra Club, Suquamish Tribe. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Matthews, Nathan) (Filed on 8/31/2020)
August 31, 2020 Filing 3 Rule 7.1 Disclosures by Columbia Riverkeeper, Orutsararmiut Native Council, Pyramid Lake Pauite Tribe, Sierra Club, Suquamish Tribe (Boyles, Kristen) (Filed on 8/31/2020)
August 31, 2020 Filing 2 Proposed Summons. (Boyles, Kristen) (Filed on 8/31/2020)
August 31, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against United States Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler (Filing fee $ 400.00, receipt number 0971-14882566.). Filed by Suquamish Tribe, Columbia Riverkeeper, Orutsararmiut Native Council, Pyramid Lake Pauite Tribe, Sierra Club. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Boyles, Kristen) (Filed on 8/31/2020) Modified on 9/1/2020 (gbaS, COURT STAFF).

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Defendant: Andrew Wheeler
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Intervenor defendant: Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
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