Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al
Plaintiff: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Defendant: United States Army Corps of Engineers, Michael Connor, in his capacity as Assistant Secretary, Robert Newbauer, Colonel, in his capacity as Omaha District Commander and Geoff Van Epps, Brigadier General, in his capacity as Northwestern Division Commander
Intervenor: State of North Dakota, State of Iowa, State of Georgia, State of Indiana, Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of Louisiana, State of Missouri, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of Oklahoma, State of South Carolina, State of South Dakota, State of Texas, State of West Virginia and Dakota Access LLC
Case Number: 25-5198
Filed: May 29, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 19, 2025 NOTICE [2146216] to withdraw attorney Amanda Miiller who represented State of South Dakota in 25-5198 filed by State of South Dakota [Service Date: 11/19/2025 ] [25-5198] (Miiller, Amanda) [Entered: 11/19/2025 04:23 PM]
November 5, 2025 APPELLANT BRIEF [2144006] filed by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe [Service Date: 11/05/2025 ] Length of Brief: 12680. [25-5198] (Parsons, Jeffrey) [Entered: 11/05/2025 11:10 PM]
November 5, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2143824] filed by Jeffrey C. Parsons, Esq. and co-counsel Natali Segovia, Esq. on behalf of Appellant Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. [25-5198] (Segovia, Natali) [Entered: 11/05/2025 04:49 AM]
October 31, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2143357] filed by Emily M. Greco on behalf of Appellee State of South Dakota. [25-5198] (Greco, Emily) [Entered: 10/31/2025 05:02 PM]
September 25, 2025 PER CURIAM ORDER [2136948] filed ORDERED that the following briefing schedule and format will apply: Appellant's Brief due 11/05/2025. Federal Government's Response Brief due 01/05/2026. Intervenor-Appellee Dakota Access's Brief due 01/20/2026. State Intervenors-Appellees' Brief due 01/20/2026. Appellant's Reply Brief due 02/19/2026. Deferred Appendix due 02/26/2026. Final Briefs due 03/12/2026 (SEE ORDER FOR MORE DETAILS). Before Judges: Millett, Pillard and Garcia. [25-5198] [Entered: 09/25/2025 10:56 AM]
August 25, 2025 JOINT RESPONSE [2131847] to order [ # 2127356-2 ], [ # 2127356-3 ] filed by Dakota Access LLC (Service Date: 08/25/2025 by CM/ECF NDA) Length Certification: 1,517 Words. [25-5198] (Scherman, William) [Entered: 08/25/2025 01:28 PM]
August 22, 2025 NOTICE [2131513] to withdraw attorney Grant Strobl who represented State of Nebraska in 25-5198 filed by State of Nebraska [Service Date: 08/22/2025 ] [25-5198] (Strobl, Grant) [Entered: 08/22/2025 12:43 PM]
August 21, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2131282] filed by Cody S. Barnett on behalf of Appellee State of Nebraska. [25-5198] (Barnett, Cody) [Entered: 08/21/2025 12:38 PM]
August 13, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2129861] filed by Amanda J. Miiller on behalf of Appellee State of South Dakota. [25-5198] (Miiller, Amanda) [Entered: 08/13/2025 10:13 AM]
August 12, 2025 CLERK'S ORDER [2129693] filed granting motion to withdraw attorney [ # 2126033-2 ] Jennifer L. Verleger who represented State of South Dakota in 25-5198. It is FURTHER ORDERED that new counsel for the State of South Dakota enter an appearance within 30 days of the date of this order. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. [25-5198] [Entered: 08/12/2025 10:57 AM]
July 25, 2025 CLERK'S ORDER [2127356] filed directing parties to file proposed formats for the briefing of these cases by 08/25/2025. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS [25-5198] [Entered: 07/25/2025 04:04 PM]
July 17, 2025 MOTION [2126033] to withdraw attorney Jennifer L. Verleger filed by State of South Dakota (Service Date: 07/17/2025 by CM/ECF NDA) Length Certification: 2 pages. [25-5198] (Verleger, Jennifer) [Entered: 07/17/2025 02:55 PM]
June 30, 2025 DOCKETING STATEMENT [2123078] filed by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe [Service Date: 06/30/2025 ] [25-5198] (Parsons, Jeffrey) [Entered: 06/30/2025 04:25 PM]
June 30, 2025 JOINT CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS AND RELATED CASES [2123090] filed by State of North Dakota [Service Date: 06/30/2025 ] [25-5198] (Seby, Paul) [Entered: 06/30/2025 05:14 PM]
June 30, 2025 UNDERLYING DECISION IN CASE [2123084] submitted by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe [Service Date: 06/30/2025 ] [25-5198] (Parsons, Jeffrey) [Entered: 06/30/2025 04:34 PM]
June 30, 2025 TRANSCRIPT STATUS REPORT [2123083] filed by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe [Service Date: 06/30/2025 ]. Status of Transcripts: Final - No transcripts are needed for the appeal. [25-5198] (Parsons, Jeffrey) [Entered: 06/30/2025 04:31 PM]
June 30, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2123081] filed by Jennifer L. Verleger on behalf of Appellee State of South Dakota. [25-5198] (Verleger, Jennifer) [Entered: 06/30/2025 04:29 PM]
June 30, 2025 STATEMENT OF ISSUES [2123080] filed by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe [Service Date: 06/30/2025 ] [25-5198] (Parsons, Jeffrey) [Entered: 06/30/2025 04:29 PM]
June 30, 2025 STATEMENT OF INTENT REGARDING APPENDIX DEFERRAL [2123079] filed by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe [Service Date: 06/30/2025 ] Intent: AppxDeferred [25-5198] (Parsons, Jeffrey) [Entered: 06/30/2025 04:26 PM]
June 30, 2025 CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS AND RELATED CASES [2123076] filed by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe [Service Date: 06/30/2025 ] [25-5198] (Parsons, Jeffrey) [Entered: 06/30/2025 04:17 PM]
June 30, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2123073] filed by Jeffrey C. Parsons on behalf of Appellant Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. [25-5198] (Parsons, Jeffrey) [Entered: 06/30/2025 04:09 PM]
June 30, 2025 CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS AND RELATED CASES [2122954] filed by Robert Newbauer, Michael Connor, United States Army Corps of Engineers and Geoff Van Epps [Service Date: 06/30/2025 ] [25-5198] (Ecker, Jacob) [Entered: 06/30/2025 02:05 PM]
June 30, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2122944] filed by Victor B. Maddox on behalf of Appellee Commonwealth of Kentucky. [25-5198] (Maddox, Victor) [Entered: 06/30/2025 01:41 PM]
June 30, 2025 CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS AND RELATED CASES [2122910] filed by Dakota Access, LLC [Service Date: 06/30/2025 ] [25-5198] (Scherman, William) [Entered: 06/30/2025 12:46 PM]
June 30, 2025 STATEMENT [2122907] with Disclosure Listing filed by Dakota Access, LLC [Service Date: 06/30/2025 ] [25-5198] (Scherman, William) [Entered: 06/30/2025 12:44 PM]
June 30, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2122906] filed by William S. Scherman and co-counsel Jason J. Fleischer, Matthew X. Etchemendy on behalf of Appellee Dakota Access, LLC. [25-5198] (Scherman, William) [Entered: 06/30/2025 12:43 PM]
June 29, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2122788] filed by Grant D. Strobl on behalf of Appellee State of Nebraska. [25-5198] (Strobl, Grant) [Entered: 06/29/2025 08:57 PM]
June 27, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2122609] filed by Stephen J. Petrany on behalf of Appellee State of Georgia. [25-5198] (Petrany, Stephen) [Entered: 06/27/2025 11:23 AM]
June 27, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2122559] filed by Matthew F. Kuhn on behalf of Appellee Commonwealth of Kentucky. [25-5198] (Kuhn, Matthew) [Entered: 06/27/2025 09:31 AM]
June 27, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2122687] filed by Garry M. Gaskins, II and co-counsel Jennifer L. Lewis on behalf of Appellee State of Oklahoma. [25-5198] (Gaskins, Garry) [Entered: 06/27/2025 01:57 PM]
June 27, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2122624] filed by Thomas Hydrick on behalf of Appellee State of South Carolina. [25-5198] (Hydrick, Thomas) [Entered: 06/27/2025 12:06 PM]
June 26, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2122495] filed by Jacob D. Ecker on behalf of Appellees Michael Connor, Robert Newbauer, United States Army Corps of Engineers and Geoff Van Epps. [25-5198] (Ecker, Jacob) [Entered: 06/26/2025 04:28 PM]
June 25, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2122327] filed by Paul M. Seby on behalf of Appellee State of North Dakota. [25-5198] (Seby, Paul) [Entered: 06/25/2025 06:40 PM]
June 25, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2122302] filed by Philip Axt on behalf of Appellee State of North Dakota. [25-5198] (Axt, Philip) [Entered: 06/25/2025 04:43 PM]
June 20, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2121729] filed by James A. Barta on behalf of Appellee State of Indiana. [25-5198] (Barta, James) [Entered: 06/20/2025 05:00 PM]
May 30, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2118180] filed by Eric H. Wessan on behalf of Appellee State of Iowa. [25-5198] (Wessan, Eric) [Entered: 05/30/2025 09:23 AM]
May 29, 2025 CLERK'S ORDER [2117988] filed directing party to file initial submissions: APPELLANT docketing statement due 06/30/2025. APPELLANT certificate as to parties due 06/30/2025. APPELLANT statement of issues due 06/30/2025. APPELLANT underlying decision due 06/30/2025. APPELLANT deferred appendix statement due 06/30/2025. APPELLANT entry of appearance due 06/30/2025. APPELLANT transcript status report due 06/30/2025. APPELLANT procedural motions due 06/30/2025. APPELLANT dispositive motions due 07/14/2025; directing party to file initial submissions: APPELLEE certificate as to parties due 06/30/2025. APPELLEE entry of appearance due 06/30/2025. APPELLEE procedural motions due 06/30/2025. APPELLEE dispositive motions due 07/14/2025 [25-5198] CLERK'S ORDER [2117988] filed [25-5198] [Entered: 05/29/2025 11:47 AM]
May 29, 2025 NOTICE OF APPEAL [2117986] seeking review of a decision by the U.S. District Court in 1:24-cv-02905-JEB filed by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Appeal assigned USCA Case Number: 25-5198. [25-5198] [Entered: 05/29/2025 11:46 AM]
May 29, 2025 LETTER [2118068] sent regarding attorney membership to Ryan Glen Kercher for State of Texas. Application for Admission due 06/30/2025. [25-5198] [Entered: 05/29/2025 02:54 PM]
May 29, 2025 US CIVIL CASE docketed. [25-5198] [Entered: 05/29/2025 11:45 AM]

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Plaintiff: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Represented By: Jeffrey Charles Parsons
Represented By: Natali Segovia
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Defendant: United States Army Corps of Engineers
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Defendant: Michael Connor, in his capacity as Assistant Secretary
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