Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. et al v. U.S. Department of the Interior et al
Plaintiff: Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. and National Wildlife Federation
Defendant: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Daniel Jorjani
Case Number: 1:2018cv04596
Filed: May 24, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
County: New York
Presiding Judge: Valerie E. Caproni
Nature of Suit: Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331
Jury Demanded By: None

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June 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 102 ORDER: granting 101 Letter Motion to Stay re: 101 LETTER MOTION to Stay re: 96 MOTION for Attorney Fees. addressed to Judge Valerie E. Caproni from Tomoko Onozawa dated June 30, 2021. Application GRANTED. Not later than August 2, 2021, the parties must either file a notice of settlement or file a status update requesting an extension of time or proposing a briefing schedule. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 6/30/2021) (ama)
June 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 100 ORDER granting 99 Letter Motion to Stay re: 99 LETTER MOTION to Stay re: 96 MOTION for Attorney Fees . addressed to Judge Valerie E. Caproni from Tomoko Onozawa dated May 28, 2021., 96 MOTION for Attorney Fees . Application GRANTED. The parties' deadline is extended to July 1, 2021. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 6/1/21) (yv)
April 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 98 ORDER granting 97 Letter Motion to Stay re: 97 JOINT LETTER MOTION to Stay re: 96 MOTION for Attorney Fees. addressed to Judge Valerie E. Caproni from Eric Glitzenstein dated 4/1/21. Application GRANTED. The Court will hold in abeyance Plaintiff's motion for attorney's fees and costs until June 1, 2021. Not later than June 1, 2021, the parties must either file a notice of settlement, with Plaintiffs withdrawing the motion as moot, or file a status update requesting an extension of time or proposing a briefing schedule. SO ORDERED.. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 4/02/2021) (ama)
September 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 92 CONSENT ORDER GRANTING SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEY: Notice is hereby given that, subject to approval by the court, all defendants substitutes Tomoko Onozawa as counsel of record in place of Andrew E. Krause. (As further set forth in this Order.) Attorney Tomoko Onozawa for Daniel Jorjani,Tomoko Onozawa for U.S. Department of the Interior,Tomoko Onozawa for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added. Attorney Andrew Edward Krause terminated. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 9/28/2020) (cf)
August 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 90 CLERK'S JUDGMENT re: 89 Memorandum & Opinion in favor of National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. against U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Daniel Jorjani. It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Opinion and Order dated August 11, 2020, Plaintiffs' motions for summary judgment are GRANTED, and Defendants' motion for summary judgment is DENIED. The Court VACATES the Jorjani Opinion (M-37050) and REMANDS to the agency for further proceedings. (Signed by Clerk of Court Ruby Krajick on 8/11/2020) (Attachments: # 1 Right to Appeal) (km) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing.
July 31, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 53 OPINION AND ORDER: re: (26 in 1:18-cv-04596-VEC), MOTION to Dismiss filed by U.S. Department of the Interior, Daniel Jorjani, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (44 in 1:18-cv-08084-VEC), MOTION to Dismiss filed by U.S. Department of the Interior, D aniel Jorjani, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (29 in 1:18-cv-04601-VEC), MOTION to Dismiss filed by U.S. Department of the Interior, Daniel Jorjani, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For the foregoing reasons, these cases are consolidated pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a)(2) under Docket No. 18-CV-4596, and Defendants' motions to dismiss are GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The Audubon Plaintiffs' claim that the Jorjani Opinion was issued without notice and comment in violation of 5 U.S.C. § 553 is dismissed with prejudice.The motions are denied as to all other claims. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to (a) terminate the open motions at Dkt. 26 in 18-CV-4596, Dkt. 29 in 18-CV-4601, and Dkt. 44 in 18-CV-8084; (b ) consolidate these three cases under docket number 18-CV-4596; and (c) close 18-CV-4601 and 18-CV-8084. All further submissions in this now-consolidated case must be filed under docket number 18-CV-4596. The parties must appear for a status conferen ce on August 16, 2019, at 10:00 A.M. No later than August 9, 2019, they must submit a joint letter (a) setting forth their views on whether a status conference is necessary or will be beneficial; (b) proposing a schedule for the production of the adm inistrative record; (c) proposing a schedule for briefing cross-motions for summary judgment; and (d) discussing any other matters they believe pertinent to expeditiously litigating this case. SO ORDERED., ( Status Conference set for 8/16/2019 at 10:00 AM before Judge Valerie E. Caproni.) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 7/31/2019) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:18-cv-04596-VEC, 1:18-cv-04601-VEC, 1:18-cv-08084-VEC(ama)
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Plaintiff: Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
Represented By: Mitchell S. Bernard
Represented By: Ian Fein
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Plaintiff: National Wildlife Federation
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Defendant: U.S. Department of the Interior
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