Environmental Defense Center, et al. v. United States Department of Transportation, et al.
Petitioner: ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER, CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, GET OIL OUT!, SIERRA CLUB, SANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER, WISHTOYO FOUNDATION and SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ACTION NETWORK
Respondent: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, SEAN DUFFY, in his official capacity as the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, PAUL ROBERTI, in his official capacity as the Administration of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, DOUG BURGUM, in his official capacity as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior and UNITED STATES FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
Case Number: 26-6190
Filed: September 23, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
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September 23, 2026 Filing 3 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Corporate Disclosure Statement due (Respondent) 10/7/2026, Mediation Questionnaire due (Petitioner) 9/28/2026, Respondent Answering Brief due (Respondent) 1/11/2027, Corporate Disclosure Statement due (Petitioner) 10/7/2026, Petitioner Opening Brief due (Petitioner) 12/14/2026. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner to comply with this briefing schedule will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1 [Entered: 09/23/2026 09:12 AM]
September 23, 2026 Filing 2 CASE OPENED. Petition for Review has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on 9/22/2026. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 26-6190 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: 09/23/2026 09:09 AM]
September 22, 2026 Filing 1 PETITION FOR REVIEW filed by Petitioner Center for Biological Diversity, Petitioner Environmental Defense Center, Petitioner Get Oil Out!, Petitioner Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, Petitioner Santa Barbara County Action Network, Petitioner Sierra Club, Petitioner Wishtoyo Foundation. [Entered: 09/23/2026 09:08 AM]

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Petitioner: ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER
Represented By: Margaret Morgan Hall
Represented By: Ms. Linda Krop
Represented By: Mr. Jeremy Frankel
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Petitioner: CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Represented By: Talia Nimmer
Represented By: Julie Teel Simmonds
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Petitioner: GET OIL OUT!
Represented By: Margaret Morgan Hall
Represented By: Ms. Linda Krop
Represented By: Mr. Jeremy Frankel
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Petitioner: SIERRA CLUB
Represented By: Margaret Morgan Hall
Represented By: Ms. Linda Krop
Represented By: Mr. Jeremy Frankel
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Petitioner: SANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER
Represented By: Margaret Morgan Hall
Represented By: Ms. Linda Krop
Represented By: Mr. Jeremy Frankel
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Petitioner: WISHTOYO FOUNDATION
Represented By: Talia Nimmer
Represented By: Julie Teel Simmonds
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Petitioner: SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ACTION NETWORK
Represented By: Margaret Morgan Hall
Represented By: Ms. Linda Krop
Represented By: Mr. Jeremy Frankel
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Respondent: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Represented By: Mr. Paul Geier, Assistant General for Litigation and Enforcement
Represented By: Mr. Robert N. Stander
Represented By: Mr. Matthew Oakes
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Respondent: SEAN DUFFY, in his official capacity as the Secretary of the Department of Transportation
Represented By: Mr. Robert N. Stander
Represented By: Mr. Matthew Oakes
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Respondent: PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
Represented By: Mr. Robert N. Stander
Represented By: Mr. Matthew Oakes
Represented By: Mr. Paul Geier, Assistant General for Litigation and Enforcement
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Respondent: PAUL ROBERTI, in his official capacity as the Administration of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Represented By: Mr. Robert N. Stander
Represented By: Mr. Matthew Oakes
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Respondent: DOUG BURGUM, in his official capacity as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior
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Respondent: UNITED STATES FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
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