WILDERNESS SOCIETY et al v. BERNHARDT et al
Plaintiff: FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS, SAWBILL CANOE OUTFITTERS, INC., VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL, THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY, WOMEN'S WILDERNESS DISCOVERY, NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS, HUNGRY JACK OUTFITTERS, ELY OUTFITTING COMPANY & BOUNDARY WATERS GUIDE SERVICE, WENONAH CANOE, INC., PIRAGIS NORTHWOODS COMPANY, INC., CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, RIVER POINT RESORT AND OUTFITTING COMPANY, NORTHSTAR CANOE, IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA and WILDERNESS SOCIETY
Defendant: DEAN GETTINGER, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, GARY TORRES, VICTORIA CHRISTIANSEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DAVID BERNHARDT, CASEY HAMMOND and LAND & MINERALS MANAGEMENT
Intervenor Defendant: TWIN METALS MINNESOTA LLC and FRANCONIA MINERALS (US) LLC
Case Number: 1:2020cv01176
Filed: May 6, 2020
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Presiding Judge: Beryl A Howell
Referring Judge: Carl J Nichols
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 702
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 3, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING the #54 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint and DIRECTING the federal defendants and intervenor defendants to file any answer or other response to the complaint by August 6, 2020. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on July 3, 2020. (lcbah2)
July 2, 2020 Filing 54 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint,,,, by DAVID BERNHARDT, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, VICTORIA CHRISTIANSEN, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, DEAN GETTINGER, CASEY HAMMOND, LAND & MINERALS MANAGEMENT, GARY TORRES, U.S. FOREST SERVICE (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Alexander, Tyler)
June 16, 2020 Filing 53 NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel S. Volchok on behalf of FRANCONIA MINERALS (US) LLC, TWIN METALS MINNESOTA LLC (Volchok, Daniel)
June 16, 2020 Filing 52 NOTICE of Appearance by Paul R.Q. Wolfson on behalf of FRANCONIA MINERALS (US) LLC, TWIN METALS MINNESOTA LLC (Wolfson, Paul)
June 15, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING #35 Twin Metals Minnesota LLC's and Franconia Minerals (US) LLC's (collectively, "Twin Metals") Motion to Intervene. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(a)(2) allows a movant to intervene as of right if (1) the motion to intervene is "timely," (2) the movant "claims an interest relating to the property or transaction that is the subject of the action," (3) the movant "is so situated that disposing of the action may as a practical matter impair or impede the movant's ability to protect its interest," and (4) the existing parties do not already "adequately represent that interest." The motion, filed three weeks after plaintiffs' complaint, is timely. See Roane v. Leonhart, 741 F.3d 147, 151 (D.C. Cir. 2014) (stating that the timeliness requirement "is aimed primarily at preventing potential intervenors from unduly disrupting litigation, to the unfair detriment of the existing parties"). Twin Metals' mineral leases are the "property... that is the subject of the action," Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(a)(2), and therefore Twin Metals has a direct interest relating to that property. Plaintiffs seek an order invalidating those leases, see Compl. at 38 (Prayer for Relief), and therefore disposition of this action could "impair or impede the movant's ability to protect its interest," Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(a)(2). Finally, Twin Metals' property interests in the leases are different from the government-defendants' regulatory interests in them, so Twin Metals meets the "low" bar for showing that the existing parties' representation is inadequate. Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategy v. FEC, 788 F.3d 312, 321 (D.C. Cir. 2015); Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance v. Norton, 2002 WL 32617198, at *5 (D.D.C. June 28, 2002). Plaintiffs "take no positon [sic] on Twin Metals' motion to intervene because Twin Metals has not filed a pleading setting out the claims or defenses for which intervention is sought consistent with their obligations under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(c)." See #50 Pls.' Response. Although Twin Metals has indeed not filed such a pleading, the D.C. Circuit has held that where there is "no claim... [of] inadequate notice" there is "no reason to bar intervention based solely upon this technical defect, if defect it be." Massachusetts v. Microsoft Corp., 373 F.3d 1199, 1236 n.19 (D.C. Cir. 2004) (en banc)); see also McCarthy v. Kleindienst, 741 F.2d 1406, 1416 (D.C. Cir. 1984) ("[P]rocedural defects in connection with intervention motions should generally be excused by a court."); Peaje Investments LLC v. Garca-Padilla, 845 F.3d 505, 515 (1st Cir. 2017) ("[D]enial of a motion to intervene based solely on the movant's failure to attach a pleading, absent prejudice to any party, constitutes an abuse of discretion."). Plaintiffs have not argued that, in substance, Twin Metals' motion provides inadequate notice. Accordingly, Twin Metals and Franconia Minerals shall be permitted to intervene as defendants as of right and are further DIRECTED to file an answer to the complaint or other responsive pleading on the date defendants are required to file an answer or other responsive pleading. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on June 15, 2020. (lcbah2)
June 12, 2020 Filing 51 REPLY re #35 MOTION to Intervene and Memorandum of Law in Support filed by FRANCONIA MINERALS (US) LLC, TWIN METALS MINNESOTA LLC. (Wolfson, Paul) Modified event on 6/15/2020 (znmw).
June 11, 2020 Filing 50 RESPONSE re #35 MOTION to Intervene and Memorandum of Law in Support filed by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, ELY OUTFITTING COMPANY & BOUNDARY WATERS GUIDE SERVICE, FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS, HUNGRY JACK OUTFITTERS, IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA, NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS, NORTHSTAR CANOE, PIRAGIS NORTHWOODS COMPANY, INC., RIVER POINT RESORT AND OUTFITTING COMPANY, SAWBILL CANOE OUTFITTERS, INC., VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL, WENONAH CANOE, INC., WILDERNESS SOCIETY, WOMEN'S WILDERNESS DISCOVERY. (Forsyth, Elizabeth)
June 4, 2020 Filing 49 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. DEAN GETTINGER served on 5/7/2020 (Ward, Joseph)
June 4, 2020 Filing 48 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE served on 5/7/2020 (Ward, Joseph)
June 4, 2020 Filing 47 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. VICTORIA CHRISTIANSEN served on 5/7/2020 (Ward, Joseph)
June 4, 2020 Filing 46 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. FOREST SERVICE served on 5/7/2020 (Ward, Joseph)
June 4, 2020 Filing 45 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. LAND & MINERALS MANAGEMENT served on 5/6/2020 (Ward, Joseph)
June 4, 2020 Filing 44 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. GARY TORRES served on 5/6/2020 (Ward, Joseph)
June 4, 2020 Filing 43 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 5/6/2020. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 7/5/2020. (Ward, Joseph)
June 4, 2020 Filing 42 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 5/6/20. (Ward, Joseph)
June 4, 2020 Filing 41 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT served on 5/6/2020 (Attachments: #1 Summons executed as to Director of Bureau of Land Management)(Ward, Joseph)
June 4, 2020 Filing 40 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR served on 5/6/2020 (Ward, Joseph)
June 4, 2020 Filing 39 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. DAVID BERNHARDT served on 5/6/2020 (Ward, Joseph)
June 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 38 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER regarding #33 Notice of Related Case and #34 Objection to Notice of Related Case. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on June 2, 2020. (lcbah2)
June 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 37 STANDING ORDER. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on June 1, 2020. (lcbah2)
May 29, 2020 Filing 36 Case randomly reassigned to Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell. Judge Carl J. Nichols is no longer assigned to the case. (rj)
May 28, 2020 Filing 35 MOTION to Intervene and Memorandum of Law in Support by TWIN METALS MINNESOTA LLC, FRANCONIA MINERALS (US) LLC (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Julie Padilla, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Wolfson, Paul)
May 26, 2020 Filing 34 RESPONSE re #33 Notice of Related Case filed by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, ELY OUTFITTING COMPANY & BOUNDARY WATERS GUIDE SERVICE, FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS, HUNGRY JACK OUTFITTERS, IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA, NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS, NORTHSTAR CANOE, PIRAGIS NORTHWOODS COMPANY, INC., RIVER POINT RESORT AND OUTFITTING COMPANY, SAWBILL CANOE OUTFITTERS, INC., VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL, WENONAH CANOE, INC., WILDERNESS SOCIETY, WOMEN'S WILDERNESS DISCOVERY. (Forsyth, Elizabeth)
May 26, 2020 Filing 33 NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by All Defendants. Case related to Case No. 1:18-cv-01463. (Alexander, Tyler)
May 26, 2020 Filing 32 NOTICE of Appearance by Tyler McVeigh Alexander on behalf of All Defendants (Alexander, Tyler)
May 21, 2020 Filing 31 NOTICE of Appearance by Zainab A. Ali on behalf of ELY OUTFITTING COMPANY & BOUNDARY WATERS GUIDE SERVICE, HUNGRY JACK OUTFITTERS, NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS, NORTHSTAR CANOE, PIRAGIS NORTHWOODS COMPANY, INC., RIVER POINT RESORT AND OUTFITTING COMPANY, SAWBILL CANOE OUTFITTERS, INC., VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL, WENONAH CANOE, INC., WILDERNESS SOCIETY, WOMEN'S WILDERNESS DISCOVERY (Ali, Zainab)
May 14, 2020 Filing 30 NOTICE of Appearance by Eric Barstad on behalf of FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS (Barstad, Eric)
May 14, 2020 Filing 29 NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen P Safranski on behalf of FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS (Safranski, Stephen)
May 8, 2020 Filing 28 NOTICE of Appearance by Richard Bruce Allyn on behalf of FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS (Allyn, Richard)
May 8, 2020 Filing 27 NOTICE of Appearance by Ari Bernard Lukoff on behalf of FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS (Lukoff, Ari)
May 8, 2020 Filing 26 NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth B. Forsyth on behalf of CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA, THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY (Forsyth, Elizabeth)
May 8, 2020 Filing 25 NOTICE of Appearance by Erin Whalen on behalf of CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA, THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY (Whalen, Erin)
May 8, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. The Court having considered Plaintiffs' #24 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Eric P. Barstad, and it appearing to the Court that the attorney referenced therein meets the requirements for pro hac vice admission under Local Civil Rule 83.2(d), it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Eric P. Barstad is ADMITTED to practice before the Court pro hac vice. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). #Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on May 8, 2020. (lccjn2)
May 8, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. The Court having considered Plaintiffs' #23 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Stephen P. Safranski, and it appearing to the Court that the attorney referenced therein meets the requirements for pro hac vice admission under Local Civil Rule 83.2(d), it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Stephen P. Safranski is ADMITTED to practice before the Court pro hac vice. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). #Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on May 8, 2020. (lccjn2)
May 8, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. The Court having considered Plaintiffs' #15 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Zainab Anna Ali, and it appearing to the Court that the attorney referenced therein meets the requirements for pro hac vice admission under Local Civil Rule 83.2(d), it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Zainab Anna Ali is ADMITTED to practice before the Court pro hac vice. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). #Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on May 8, 2020. (lccjn2)
May 8, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. The Court having considered Plaintiffs' #14 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Robin A. Smith, and it appearing to the Court that the attorney referenced therein meets the requirements for pro hac vice admission under Local Civil Rule 83.2(d), it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Robin A. Smith is ADMITTED to practice before the Court pro hac vice. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). #Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on May 8, 2020. (lccjn2)
May 8, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. The Court having considered Plaintiffs' #12 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Haydn Forrest, and it appearing to the Court that the attorney referenced therein meets the requirements for pro hac vice admission under Local Civil Rule 83.2(d), it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Haydn Forrest is ADMITTED to practice before the Court pro hac vice. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). #Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on May 8, 2020. (lccjn2)
May 8, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. The Court having considered Plaintiffs' #18 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Elizabeth B. Forsyth, and it appearing to the Court that the attorney referenced therein meets the requirements for pro hac vice admission under Local Civil Rule 83.2(d), it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Elizabeth B. Forsyth is ADMITTED to practice before the Court pro hac vice. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). #Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on May 8, 2020. (lccjn2)
May 8, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. The Court having considered Plaintiffs' #13 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Kyle Saari Pietari, and it appearing to the Court that the attorney referenced therein meets the requirements for pro hac vice admission under Local Civil Rule 83.2(d), it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Kyle Saari Pietari is ADMITTED to practice before the Court pro hac vice. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). #Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on May 8, 2020. (lccjn2)
May 8, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. The Court having considered Plaintiffs' #19 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Erin Whalen, and it appearing to the Court that the attorney referenced therein meets the requirements for pro hac vice admission under Local Civil Rule 83.2(d), it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Erin Whalen is ADMITTED to practice before the Court pro hac vice. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). #Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on May 8, 2020. (lccjn2)
May 8, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. The Court having considered Plaintiffs' #21 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Ari B. Lukoff, and it appearing to the Court that the attorney referenced therein meets the requirements for pro hac vice admission under Local Civil Rule 83.2(d), it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Ari B. Lukoff is ADMITTED to practice before the Court pro hac vice. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). #Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on May 8, 2020. (lccjn2)
May 8, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. The Court having considered Plaintiffs' #22 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Richard B. Allyn, and it appearing to the Court that the attorney referenced therein meets the requirements for pro hac vice admission under Local Civil Rule 83.2(d), it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Richard B. Allyn is ADMITTED to practice before the Court pro hac vice. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). #Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on May 8, 2020. (lccjn2)
May 6, 2020 Filing 24 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Eric P. Barstad, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7096215. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Eric P. Barstad in support of pro hac vice admission, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Hollywood, Meegan)
May 6, 2020 Filing 23 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Stephen P. Safranski, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7096193. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS (Attachments: #1 Declaration in support of pro hac vice admission of Stephen P. Safranski, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Hollywood, Meegan)
May 6, 2020 Filing 22 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Richard B. Allyn, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7096179. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS (Attachments: #1 Declaration in support of pro hac vice admission of Richard B. Allyn, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Hollywood, Meegan)
May 6, 2020 Filing 21 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Ari B. Lukoff, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7096160. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Ari B. Lukoff in support of pro hac vice admission, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Hollywood, Meegan)
May 6, 2020 Filing 20 LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS (Hollywood, Meegan)
May 6, 2020 Filing 19 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Erin Whalen, Earthjustice Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7095817. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA, THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Erin Whalen in support of Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, #2 Text of Proposed Order [Proposed] Order Granting Motion for Admission of Erin Whalen Pro Hac Vice)(Jorgensen, Eric)
May 6, 2020 Filing 18 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Elizabeth B. Forsyth, Earthjustice Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7095731. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA, THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Elizabeth B. Forsyth in support of Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, #2 Text of Proposed Order [Proposed] Order Granting Motion for Admission of Elizabeth B. Forsyth Pro Hac Vice)(Jorgensen, Eric)
May 6, 2020 Filing 17 SUMMONS (12) Issued Electronically as to DAVID BERNHARDT, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, VICTORIA CHRISTIANSEN, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, DEAN GETTINGER, CASEY HAMMOND, GARY TORRES, U.S. FOREST SERVICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: #1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) Modified number of summonses on 5/20/2020 (znmw).
May 6, 2020 Filing 16 LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA, THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY (Jorgensen, Eric)
May 6, 2020 Filing 15 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Zainab Anna Ali, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7095601. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, ELY OUTFITTING COMPANY & BOUNDARY WATERS GUIDE SERVICE, FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS, HUNGRY JACK OUTFITTERS, IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA, NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS, NORTHSTAR CANOE, PIRAGIS NORTHWOODS COMPANY, INC., RIVER POINT RESORT AND OUTFITTING COMPANY, SAWBILL CANOE OUTFITTERS, INC., THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY, VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL, WENONAH CANOE, INC., WOMEN'S WILDERNESS DISCOVERY (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Ward, Joseph)
May 6, 2020 Filing 14 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Robin A. Smith, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7095576. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, ELY OUTFITTING COMPANY & BOUNDARY WATERS GUIDE SERVICE, FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS, HUNGRY JACK OUTFITTERS, IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA, NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS, NORTHSTAR CANOE, PIRAGIS NORTHWOODS COMPANY, INC., RIVER POINT RESORT AND OUTFITTING COMPANY, SAWBILL CANOE OUTFITTERS, INC., THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY, VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL, WENONAH CANOE, INC., WOMEN'S WILDERNESS DISCOVERY (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Ward, Joseph)
May 6, 2020 Filing 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Kyle Saari Pietari, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7095546. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, ELY OUTFITTING COMPANY & BOUNDARY WATERS GUIDE SERVICE, FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS, HUNGRY JACK OUTFITTERS, IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA, NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS, NORTHSTAR CANOE, PIRAGIS NORTHWOODS COMPANY, INC., RIVER POINT RESORT AND OUTFITTING COMPANY, SAWBILL CANOE OUTFITTERS, INC., THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY, VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL, WENONAH CANOE, INC., WOMEN'S WILDERNESS DISCOVERY (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Ward, Joseph)
May 6, 2020 Filing 12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Haydn Forrest, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7095481. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, ELY OUTFITTING COMPANY & BOUNDARY WATERS GUIDE SERVICE, FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS, HUNGRY JACK OUTFITTERS, IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA, NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS, NORTHSTAR CANOE, PIRAGIS NORTHWOODS COMPANY, INC., RIVER POINT RESORT AND OUTFITTING COMPANY, SAWBILL CANOE OUTFITTERS, INC., THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY, VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL, WENONAH CANOE, INC., WOMEN'S WILDERNESS DISCOVERY (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Ward, Joseph)
May 6, 2020 Filing 11 LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by ELY OUTFITTING COMPANY & BOUNDARY WATERS GUIDE SERVICE (Ward, Joseph)
May 6, 2020 Filing 10 LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by HUNGRY JACK OUTFITTERS (Ward, Joseph)
May 6, 2020 Filing 9 LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS (Ward, Joseph)
May 6, 2020 Filing 8 LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by PIRAGIS NORTHWOODS COMPANY, INC. (Ward, Joseph)
May 6, 2020 Filing 7 LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by RIVER POINT RESORT AND OUTFITTING COMPANY (Ward, Joseph)
May 6, 2020 Filing 6 LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by SAWBILL CANOE OUTFITTERS, INC. (Ward, Joseph)
May 6, 2020 Filing 5 LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL (Ward, Joseph)
May 6, 2020 Filing 4 LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by WENONAH CANOE, INC. (Ward, Joseph)
May 6, 2020 Filing 3 LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by WOMEN'S WILDERNESS DISCOVERY (Ward, Joseph)
May 6, 2020 Filing 2 LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by NORTHSTAR CANOE (Ward, Joseph)
May 6, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-7095101) filed by SAWBILL CANOE OUTFITTERS, INC., HUNGRY JACK OUTFITTERS, IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA, THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY, WENONAH CANOE, INC., ELY OUTFITTING COMPANY & BOUNDARY WATERS GUIDE SERVICE, CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, PIRAGIS NORTHWOODS COMPANY, INC., VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL, WOMEN'S WILDERNESS DISCOVERY, NORTHSTAR CANOE, FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS, RIVER POINT RESORT AND OUTFITTING COMPANY, NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS. (Attachments: #1 Summons Forest Service, #2 Summons Forest Service Director, #3 Summons Dept. of the Interior, #4 Summons Dept. of Interior Director, #5 Summons Dept. of Agriculture, #6 Summons BLM District Manager, #7 Summons DC US Attorney, #8 Summons Bureau of Land Management, #9 Summons BLM Eastern States Manager, #10 Summons BLM Director, #11 Summons US Attorney General, #12 Summons Land & Minerals Management, #13 Civil Cover Sheet)(Ward, Joseph)
May 6, 2020 Case Assigned to Judge Carl J. Nichols. (adh, )

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Plaintiff: FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS
Represented By: Meegan F. Hollywood
Represented By: Joseph Alexander Ward
Represented By: Eric Barstad
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Plaintiff: VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL
Represented By: Joseph Alexander Ward
Represented By: Zainab A. Ali
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Plaintiff: THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY
Represented By: Eric Paul Jorgensen
Represented By: Joseph Alexander Ward
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Plaintiff: WOMEN'S WILDERNESS DISCOVERY
Represented By: Joseph Alexander Ward
Represented By: Zainab A. Ali
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Plaintiff: NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS
Represented By: Joseph Alexander Ward
Represented By: Zainab A. Ali
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Plaintiff: HUNGRY JACK OUTFITTERS
Represented By: Joseph Alexander Ward
Represented By: Zainab A. Ali
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Plaintiff: ELY OUTFITTING COMPANY & BOUNDARY WATERS GUIDE SERVICE
Represented By: Joseph Alexander Ward
Represented By: Zainab A. Ali
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Plaintiff: WENONAH CANOE, INC.
Represented By: Joseph Alexander Ward
Represented By: Zainab A. Ali
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Plaintiff: PIRAGIS NORTHWOODS COMPANY, INC.
Represented By: Joseph Alexander Ward
Represented By: Zainab A. Ali
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Plaintiff: CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Represented By: Eric Paul Jorgensen
Represented By: Joseph Alexander Ward
Represented By: Elizabeth B. Forsyth
Represented By: Erin Whalen
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Plaintiff: RIVER POINT RESORT AND OUTFITTING COMPANY
Represented By: Joseph Alexander Ward
Represented By: Zainab A. Ali
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Plaintiff: NORTHSTAR CANOE
Represented By: Joseph Alexander Ward
Represented By: Zainab A. Ali
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Plaintiff: IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA
Represented By: Eric Paul Jorgensen
Represented By: Joseph Alexander Ward
Represented By: Elizabeth B. Forsyth
Represented By: Erin Whalen
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Plaintiff: WILDERNESS SOCIETY
Represented By: Eric Paul Jorgensen
Represented By: Joseph Alexander Ward
Represented By: Elizabeth B. Forsyth
Represented By: Zainab A. Ali
Represented By: Erin Whalen
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Defendant: DEAN GETTINGER
Represented By: Tyler McVeigh Alexander
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Defendant: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Represented By: Tyler McVeigh Alexander
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Defendant: DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Represented By: Tyler McVeigh Alexander
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Defendant: GARY TORRES
Represented By: Tyler McVeigh Alexander
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Defendant: VICTORIA CHRISTIANSEN
Represented By: Tyler McVeigh Alexander
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Defendant: U.S. FOREST SERVICE
Represented By: Tyler McVeigh Alexander
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Defendant: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Represented By: Tyler McVeigh Alexander
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Defendant: DAVID BERNHARDT
Represented By: Tyler McVeigh Alexander
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Defendant: CASEY HAMMOND
Represented By: Tyler McVeigh Alexander
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Defendant: LAND & MINERALS MANAGEMENT
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Intervenor defendant: TWIN METALS MINNESOTA LLC
Represented By: Paul R.Q. Wolfson
Represented By: Daniel S. Volchok
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Intervenor defendant: FRANCONIA MINERALS (US) LLC
Represented By: Paul R.Q. Wolfson
Represented By: Daniel S. Volchok
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