Yellowstone to Uintas Connection, et al. v. Bolling, et al.
| YELLOWSTONE TO UINTAS CONNECTION and ALLIANCE FOR THE WILD ROCKIES |
| MEL BOLLING, Forest Supervisor Caribou-Targhee National Forest and UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| LOWER VALLEY ENERGY, INC. |
| 25-4340 |
| July 15, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit |
| Environmental Matters |
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| Filing 41 ACKNOWLEDGMENT of hearing notice filed by Reade Wilson for Appellee Mel Bolling, Appellee United States Forest Service. Hearing in Seattle - Courtroom 1 in Seattle, on 2/12/2026 9:00:00 AM. Filer argument time: By myself. (Argument minutes: [-]). Special accommodations: No. Filer admission status: I certify that I am admitted to practice before this Court. [Entered: 01/07/2026 09:04 AM] |
| Filing 40 ACKNOWLEDGMENT of hearing notice filed by Rebecca Kay Smith for Appellant Yellowstone to Uintas Connection, Appellant Alliance for the Wild Rockies. Hearing in Seattle - Courtroom 1 in Seattle, on 2/12/2026 9:00:00 AM. Filer argument time: By myself. (Argument minutes: [-]). Special accommodations: No. Filer admission status: I certify that I am admitted to practice before this Court. [Entered: 12/06/2025 09:57 AM] |
| Filing 39 ACKNOWLEDGMENT of hearing notice filed by Dale W. Cottam for Appellee Lower Valley Energy, Inc.. Hearing in Seattle - Courtroom 1 in Seattle, on 2/12/2026 9:00:00 AM. Filer argument time: By myself. (Argument minutes: [-]). Special accommodations: No. Filer admission status: I certify that I am admitted to practice before this Court. [Entered: 12/05/2025 08:26 AM] |
| Filing 38 NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT on Thursday, February 12, 2026 - 09:00 A.M. - SE 8th Flr Courtroom 1 - Scheduled Location: Seattle WA View the Oral Argument Calendar for your case #here. NOTE: Although your case is currently scheduled for oral argument, the panel may decide to submit the case on the briefs instead. See Fed. R. App. P. 34. Absent further order of the court, if the court does determine that oral argument is required in this case, you are expected to appear in person at the Courthouse. If an in person appearance would pose a hardship, you must file a motion for permission to appear remotely by video, using ACMS filing type Motion to Appear Remotely for Oral Argument. Such a motion must be filed within 7 days of this notice, absent exigent circumstances. Please note that if you do file a motion to appear remotely, the court strongly prefers video over telephone appearance. Therefore, if you wish to appear remotely by telephone you will need to justify that request in your motion and receive explicit permission to do so. Be sure to review the #GUIDELINES for important information about your hearing. If you are the specific attorney or self-represented party who will be arguing, use the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HEARING NOTICE filing type in ACMS no later than 28 days before the hearing date. No form or other attachment is required. If you will not be arguing, do not file an acknowledgment of hearing notice. [25-4340] [Entered: 11/30/2025 05:04 PM] |
| Filing 37 On November 13, 2025, the court issued a global order resetting the non-jurisdictional filing deadlines for federally funded attorneys (including FPDs and CJA counsel), that had been stayed by the courts October 1, 2025 Supplemental Administrative Order. If your deadlines were suspended by the October 1 Administrative Order, please review the #Order Resetting Deadlines, available on the courts website, to find your new deadlines. [Entered: 11/14/2025 04:01 PM] |
| Filing 36 Paper copies (6) of Reply Brief submitted at DE 33 by Appellant Yellowstone to Uintas Connection, Appellant Alliance for the Wild Rockies received. [Entered: 10/24/2025 04:45 PM] |
| Filing 35 NOTICE: This case is being considered for an upcoming oral argument calendar in Seattle. Please review the Seattle sitting dates for February 2026 and the subsequent sitting month in that location at #http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/court_sessions. Absent an irreconcilable conflict, the court expects you to appear and argue your case during one of these two months. If you have an irreconcilable conflict on any of the dates, please consult with opposing counsel to propose an alternate date and/or location and file Form 32 (#http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/forms/form32.pdf) within 3 business days of this notice using the ACMS filing type Response to Case Being Considered for Oral Argument. Please follow the form's instructions (#http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/forms/form32instructions.pdf) carefully. If the parties wish to discuss settlement before an argument date is set, they should jointly request referral to the mediation unit by filing a motion within 3 business days of this notice, using the filing type: Motion to Refer to Mediation. You will receive notice that your case has been assigned to a calendar approximately 10 weeks before the scheduled oral argument date. [25-4340] [Entered: 10/16/2025 10:43 AM] |
Filing 34
ORDER FILED. Reply Brief submitted at DE 33 by Appellants Yellowstone to Uintas Connection and Alliance for the Wild Rockies is filed. Appellants must file 6 copies of the brief in paper format securely bound on the left side with gray front cover pages. Each copy must include certification at the end that the copy is identical to the electronic version. The paper copies must be addressed to the Clerks principal office and mailed or transmitted to a delivery service within 7 days of this order. [Entered: 10/15/2025 04:35 PM]
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| Filing 33 REPLY BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant Yellowstone to Uintas Connection, Appellant Alliance for the Wild Rockies. [Entered: 10/14/2025 07:47 PM] |
| Filing 32 REPLY to Response to Motion to Supplement or Correct Record (DE 31) filed by Appellee Lower Valley Energy, Inc.. [Entered: 10/13/2025 02:29 PM] |
| Filing 31 RESPONSE to Motion to Supplement or Correct Record (DE 25) filed by Appellant Yellowstone to Uintas Connection, Appellant Alliance for the Wild Rockies. [Entered: 09/22/2025 07:47 PM] |
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Filing 30
ORDER FILED. The motion (Docket Entry No. 25) to supplement the record and any responses are referred to the panel that decides the merits of this appeal. Any discussion of the proposed materials in the parties briefs may be stricken or disregarded if the merits panel denies the motion to supplement the record. The optional reply brief is now due 21 days after the date of this order. [Entered: 09/22/2025 01:03 PM]
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| Filing 29 Paper copies (6) of Answering Brief submitted at DE 23 by Appellee Lower Valley Energy, Inc. received. [Entered: 09/19/2025 04:01 PM] |
| Filing 28 Paper copies (6) of Answering Brief submitted at DE 21 by Appellees Mel Bolling and United States Forest Service received. [Entered: 09/16/2025 12:56 PM] |
| Filing 27 Paper copies (3) of Excerpts of Record in 1 Volume submitted at DE 22 by Appellees Mel Bolling and United States Forest Service received. [Entered: 09/16/2025 12:53 PM] |
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Filing 26
ORDER FILED. Answering Brief submitted at DE 23 by Appellee Lower Valley Energy, Inc. is filed. Within 7 days of this order, Appellee must file 6 copies of the brief in paper format bound with red front cover pages. Each copy must include certification at the end that the copy is identical to the electronic version. The paper copies must be sent to the Clerks principal office. [Entered: 09/12/2025 03:36 PM]
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| Filing 25 MOTION to Supplement or Correct Record filed by Appellee Lower Valley Energy, Inc.. [Entered: 09/11/2025 05:53 PM] |
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Filing 24
ORDER FILED. Answering Brief submitted at DE 21 by Appellees Mel Bolling and United States Forest Service is filed. Within 7 days of this order, Appellees must file 6 copies of the brief in paper format bound with red front cover pages. Each copy must include certification at the end that the copy is identical to the electronic version. The excerpts of record submitted at DE 22 by Appellees Mel Bolling and United States Forest Service are filed. Within 7 days of this order, Appellees must file 3 copies of the excerpts in paper format securely bound on the left side, with white front covers. The paper copies must be sent to the Clerks principal office. [Entered: 09/10/2025 03:38 PM]
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| Filing 23 ANSWERING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellee Lower Valley Energy, Inc..--[COURT UPDATE: Corrected PDF of brief attached as of 9/12/2025, REPLACING original attachment; removed exhibits (refiled correctly at DE 25)] [Entered: 09/09/2025 10:45 AM] [Edited: 09/12/2025 03:25 PM] |
| Filing 22 EXCERPTS OF RECORD submitted for filing by Appellee Mel Bolling, Appellee United States Forest Service. [Entered: 09/09/2025 07:58 AM] |
| Filing 21 ANSWERING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellee Mel Bolling, Appellee United States Forest Service. [Entered: 09/09/2025 07:53 AM] |
| Filing 20 Paper copies (3) of Excerpts of Record in 5 Volumes and Index Volume submitted at DE 17 by Appellants received. [Entered: 09/05/2025 03:26 PM] |
| Filing 19 Paper copies (6) of Opening Brief submitted at DE 16 by Appellants received. [Entered: 08/28/2025 05:21 PM] |
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Filing 18
ORDER FILED. Opening Brief submitted at DE 16 by Appellants is filed. Within 7 days of this order, Appellants must file 6 copies of the brief in paper format bound with blue front cover pages. Each copy must include certification at the end that the copy is identical to the electronic version. The excerpts of record submitted at DE 17 by Appellants are filed. Within 7 days of this order, Appellants must file 3 copies of the excerpts in paper format securely bound on the left side, with white front covers. The paper copies must be sent to the Clerks principal office. [Entered: 08/13/2025 10:04 AM]
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| Filing 17 EXCERPTS OF RECORD submitted for filing by Appellant Yellowstone to Uintas Connection, Appellant Alliance for the Wild Rockies. [Entered: 08/12/2025 07:57 PM] |
| Filing 16 OPENING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant Yellowstone to Uintas Connection, Appellant Alliance for the Wild Rockies. [Entered: 08/12/2025 07:50 PM] |
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Filing 15
ORDER FILED. Sidney R. THOMAS, Barry G. SILVERMAN The motion (Docket Entry No. 8) for injunctive relief is denied. See Feldman v. Ariz. Secy of State, 843 F.3d 366, 367 (9th Cir. 2016) (The standard for evaluating an injunction pending appeal is similar to that employed by district courts in deciding whether to grant a preliminary injunction.); see also Winter v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008) (defining standard for preliminary injunction in district court). The existing briefing schedule remains in effect. [Entered: 08/07/2025 02:33 PM]
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| Filing 14 REPLY to Response to Motion for Injunctive Relief (DE 11) filed by Appellant Yellowstone to Uintas Connection, Appellant Alliance for the Wild Rockies. [Entered: 08/05/2025 07:16 PM] |
| Filing 13 RELEASED FROM MEDIATION (text only). This case is released from the Mediation Program. [Entered: 08/04/2025 10:17 AM] |
| Filing 12 RESPONSE to Motion for Injunctive Relief (DE 8) filed by Appellee Lower Valley Energy, Inc.. [Entered: 08/04/2025 09:45 AM] |
| Filing 11 RESPONSE to Motion for Injunctive Relief (DE 8) filed by Appellee Mel Bolling, Appellee United States Forest Service. [Entered: 07/31/2025 01:18 PM] |
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Filing 10
ORDER FILED. The court has received the emergency motion for injunctive relief. Any response to the motion is due by 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time on August 4, 2025. The optional reply in support of the motion is due by 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time on August 6, 2025. [Entered: 07/30/2025 11:28 AM]
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| Filing 9 Emergency MOTION Circuit Rule 27-3 Certificate filed by Appellant Yellowstone to Uintas Connection, Appellant Alliance for the Wild Rockies. [COURT ENTERED FILING of emergency motion certificate at DE 8.] [Entered: 07/30/2025 08:52 AM] |
| Filing 8 MOTION for Injunctive Relief filed by Appellant Yellowstone to Uintas Connection, Appellant Alliance for the Wild Rockies. [Entered: 07/29/2025 05:21 PM] |
| Filing 7 MAIL RETURNED. DE 2 addressed to counsel Dale W. Cottam. Action taken: none (counsel has registered for e-filing). [Entered: 07/29/2025 12:12 PM] |
| Filing 6 MEDIATION ORDER: By 8/1/2025, counsel to email Circuit Mediator regarding settlement potential. Include Ninth Circuit case name and number in subject line. This communication will be kept confidential, if requested, and should not be filed with the court. The existing briefing schedule remains in effect. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. [Entered: 07/25/2025 01:45 PM] |
| Filing 5 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to FRAP 26.1 and CR 26.1-1 filed by Appellee Lower Valley Energy, Inc.. [Entered: 07/22/2025 09:41 AM] |
| Filing 4 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to FRAP 26.1 and CR 26.1-1 filed by Appellant Yellowstone to Uintas Connection, Appellant Alliance for the Wild Rockies. [Entered: 07/21/2025 05:18 PM] |
| Filing 3 MEDIATION QUESTIONNAIRE filed by Appellant Yellowstone to Uintas Connection, Appellant Alliance for the Wild Rockies. [COURT UPDATE: Attached flatten PDF of mediation questionnaire.] To submit pertinent confidential information directly to the Circuit Mediators, please email #[email protected] and include the case name and number in the subject line. Confidential submissions may include any information relevant to mediation of the case and settlement potential, including, but not limited to, settlement history, ongoing or potential settlement discussions, non-litigated party related issues, other pending actions, and timing considerations that may impact mediation efforts. [Entered: 07/21/2025 05:15 PM] [Edited: 07/22/2025 08:47 AM] |
| Filing 2 PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION SCHEDULE NOTICE. Mediation Questionnaire due (Appellant) 7/21/2025, Preliminary Injunction Opening Brief Due (Appellant) 8/12/2025, Preliminary Injunction Answering Brief Due (Appellee) 9/9/2025. For appeal no. 25-4340, 4:25-cv-00211-DCN.All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. [Entered: 07/15/2025 11:34 AM] |
| Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 4:25-cv-00211-DCN has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 25-4340 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 07/15/2025 11:29 AM] |
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