STATE OF NEW YORK et al v. E. SCOTT PRUITT et al Featured Case

Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the rollback of car emissions rules. The plaintiff states allege that the Environmental Protection Agency's weakening of auto emissions rules is unlawful and violates the agency's own rules.

Plaintiff: STATE OF NEW YORK, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE OF IOWA, STATE OF MAINE, STATE OF MARYLAND, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, STATE OF OREGON, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, STATE OF VERMONT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA and CITY OF CHICAGO
Defendant: E. SCOTT PRUITT and UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Case Number: 1:2018cv00773
Filed: April 5, 2018
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Office: Washington, DC Office
County: 88888
Presiding Judge: Reggie B. Walton
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 7604
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 11, 2018 Filing 40 NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer Kalnins Temple on behalf of STATE OF CALIFORNIA (Kalnins Temple, Jennifer)
December 4, 2018 Filing 39 NOTICE of Change of Address by Susannah Landes Foster Weaver (Weaver, Susannah)
September 27, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY PROCEDURE. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on September 27, 2018. (lcrbw1)
September 27, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER. In accordance with the Court's oral rulings at the status conference held on this same date, it is hereby ORDERED that (1) this case shall be placed on the standard track under this Court's Local Rules; (2) the parties shall provide Rule 26 initial disclosures on or before October 31, 2018; (3) the plaintiffs shall serve written discovery and deposition notices on or before November 28, 2018; (4) the parties shall conclude discovery on or before March 29, 2019; and (5) the parties shall appear for a status hearing on April 12, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., to set a briefing schedule for motions for summary judgment. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on September 27, 2018. (lcrbw1)
September 27, 2018 Minute Entry; for proceedings held before Judge Reggie B. Walton: Status Conference held on 9/27/2018. Order to issue via Chambers. Scheduling Conference set for 4/12/2019 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 16 before Judge Reggie B. Walton. (Court Reporter Bryan Wayne) (zhs)
September 27, 2018 Set/Reset Deadlines: Discovery due by 3/29/2019. Discovery Plan due by 11/28/2018. Plaintiff's Rule 26(a)(1) due by 10/31/2018. Defendant's Rule 26(a)(1) due by 10/31/2018. (hs)
September 18, 2018 Filing 36 MEET AND CONFER STATEMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Regarding Discovery Procedure)(Costello, Morgan)
September 12, 2018 Filing 35 NOTICE of Appearance by Turner H. Smith on behalf of COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Smith, Turner)
September 7, 2018 Filing 34 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Joint Report by E. SCOTT PRUITT, UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gange, Heather)
September 7, 2018 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the defendant's 34 Unopposed Motion to Extend Deadline for Submitting Joint Report, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that this motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall file their joint report on or before September 18, 2018. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on September 7, 2018. (lcrbw1)
September 7, 2018 Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 9/18/2018 (hs)
August 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 33 MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 32 Joint Motion to Modify Minute Order of July 31, 2018, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that this motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that this case is not exempt under Local Rule 16.3(b). It is further ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint report on or before September 11, 2018. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall appear for an Initial Scheduling Conference on September 27, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. See attached Order for additional details and requirements. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on August 20, 2018. (lcrbw1)
August 20, 2018 Filing 32 Joint MOTION to Modify Minute Order of July 31, 2018 by CITY OF CHICAGO, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE OF IOWA, STATE OF MAINE, STATE OF MARYLAND, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, STATE OF NEW YORK, STATE OF OREGON, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, STATE OF VERMONT, STATE OF WASHINGTON (Costello, Morgan)
August 20, 2018 Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Joint Status Report due by 9/11/2018 Initial Conference set for 9/27/2018 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 16 before Judge Reggie B. Walton. (hs)
August 8, 2018 Filing 31 NOTICE of Appearance by Leah J. Tulin on behalf of STATE OF MARYLAND (Tulin, Leah) (Main Document 31 replaced on 8/15/2018) (znmw).
August 1, 2018 Filing 30 NOTICE of Appearance by Gerald Donohue Reid on behalf of STATE OF MAINE (Reid, Gerald)
July 31, 2018 Filing 29 ANSWER to Complaint re 1 Complaint and 20 Intervenor Complaint by E. SCOTT PRUITT, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND, UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.(Gange, Heather) Modified to add links on 8/8/2018 (znmw).
July 31, 2018 Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule due by 8/21/2018 (hs)
July 31, 2018 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. To ensure the expeditious resolution of this action, and because this qualifies as an exempted case under Local Civil Rule 16.3(b), it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint proposed briefing schedule governing the filing of dispositive motions on or before August 21, 2018. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on July 31, 2018. (lcrbw1)
July 31, 2018 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. The Court having considered the District of Columbia's 28 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing, and it appearing to the Court that the attorney referenced therein meets the requirements for pro hac vice admission under this Court's rules, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Jared Policicchio, City of Chicago Department of Law, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60647, is ADMITTED to practice before the Court pro hac vice. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on July 31, 2018. (lcrbw1)
July 25, 2018 Filing 28 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Jared Policicchio, :Firm- City of Chicago Corporatnio Counsel, :Address- 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602. Phone No. - 312-744-1438. Fax No. - 312-744-3588 Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-5604912. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (Rock, Jimmy)
July 3, 2018 Filing 27 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Myers on behalf of STATE OF NEW YORK (Myers, Michael)
June 20, 2018 Filing 26 NOTICE of Appearance by Kavita Paul Lesser on behalf of STATE OF CALIFORNIA (Lesser, Kavita) (Main Document 26 replaced on 6/21/2018) (ztd).
June 19, 2018 Filing 25 NOTICE of Appearance by Nicholas F. Persampieri on behalf of STATE OF VERMONT (Persampieri, Nicholas) (Main Document 25 replaced on 6/20/2018) (ztd).
June 13, 2018 Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by William Gregory Grantham on behalf of STATE OF NEW MEXICO (Grantham, William)
June 8, 2018 Filing 23 NOTICE of Appearance by Katharine Goold Shirey on behalf of STATE OF WASHINGTON (Shirey, Katharine)
June 6, 2018 Filing 22 NOTICE of Appearance by Peter Charles Mulcahy on behalf of COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (Mulcahy, Peter)
June 6, 2018 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Melissa A. Hoffer on behalf of COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (Hoffer, Melissa)
May 30, 2018 Filing 20 INTERVENOR COMPLAINT against E. SCOTT PRUITT, UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (Fee Status:Filing Fee Waived) filed by ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND.(Weaver, Susannah) Modified event title on 6/7/2018 (znmw).
May 29, 2018 Set/Reset Deadlines: Complaint due by 6/1/2018. Omnibus Response due by 7/31/2018 (hs)
May 29, 2018 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of 18 Environmental Defense Fund's Unopposed Motion to Intervene as Plaintiff, and for good cause shown, it is hereby ORDERED that this motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that the Environmental Defense Fund is permitted to intervene as a plaintiff. It is further ORDERED that the Environmental Defense Fund shall file its complaint on or before June 1, 2018. It is further ORDERED that the defendants shall file their omnibus response to the states' and local governments' complaint and the Environmental Defense Fund's complaint on or before July 31, 2018. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on May 29, 2018. (lcrbw1)
May 25, 2018 Filing 19 Corporate Disclosure Statement by ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND. (Weaver, Susannah)
May 25, 2018 Filing 18 Unopposed MOTION to Intervene as Plaintiff by ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Appendix, # 3 Text of Proposed Order, # 4 Supplement Proposed Complaint)(Weaver, Susannah)
May 25, 2018 Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by Sean Hoe Donahue on behalf of ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND (Donahue, Sean)
May 25, 2018 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Susannah Landes Foster Weaver on behalf of ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND (Weaver, Susannah)
May 24, 2018 Filing 15 NOTICE of Appearance by Heather E. Gange on behalf of All Defendants (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Gange, Heather)
May 21, 2018 Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Jacob Larson on behalf of STATE OF IOWA (Larson, Jacob)
May 9, 2018 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael John Fischer on behalf of COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certificate of Familiarity)(Fischer, Michael)
May 4, 2018 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Jill N. Lacedonia on behalf of STATE OF CONNECTICUT (Lacedonia, Jill) (Main Document 12 replaced on 5/7/2018) (ztd).
May 4, 2018 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Martin Lucas on behalf of STATE OF CALIFORNIA (Lucas, Daniel)
May 2, 2018 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Timothy Eugene Sullivan on behalf of STATE OF CALIFORNIA (Sullivan, Timothy) (Main Document 10 replaced on 5/2/2018) (ztd).
May 2, 2018 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Gerald Thomas Karr on behalf of STATE OF ILLINOIS (Karr, Gerald) (Main Document 9 replaced on 5/2/2018) (ztd).
April 27, 2018 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Paul Andrew Garrahan on behalf of STATE OF OREGON (Garrahan, Paul) (Main Document 8 replaced on 4/30/2018) (znmw).
April 25, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 7 GENERAL ORDER. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on April 25, 2018. (lcrbw1)
April 25, 2018 Filing 6 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 4/18/2018. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 6/17/2018. (Costello, Morgan)
April 25, 2018 Filing 5 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 04/18/2018. (Costello, Morgan)
April 25, 2018 Filing 4 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. E. SCOTT PRUITT served on 4/17/2018; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY served on 4/17/2018 (Costello, Morgan)
April 18, 2018 Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Morgan Anna Costello on behalf of STATE OF NEW YORK (Costello, Morgan)
April 10, 2018 Filing 2 SUMMONS (2) Issued Electronically as to E. SCOTT PRUITT, UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(jd)
April 9, 2018 Filing fee received: $ 400, Receipt Number: 4616090409. (jd)
April 5, 2018 Case Assigned to Judge Reggie B. Walton. (jd)
April 5, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Fee Status:Filing Fee Waived) filed by STATE OF NEW YORK. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons)(Gore, Christopher) (Attachment 1 replaced on 4/6/2018) (jd)

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