Red Wolf Coalition et al v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service et al
Plaintiff: Red Wolf Coalition, Defenders of Wildlife and Animal Welfare Institute
Defendant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Director Aurelia Skipwith, Leopoldo Miranda and Aurelia Skipwith
Case Number: 2:2020cv00075
Filed: November 16, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Presiding Judge: Terrence W Boyle
Referring Judge: James C Dever
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 16 U.S.C. § 1538
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 Minute Entry for proceedings held by videoconference and in Raleigh, NC before District Judge Terrence W. Boyle presiding by videoconference from Elizabeth City, NC: Motion Hearing held on 1/7/2021 regarding #12 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction. All parties present and ready to proceed. Oral argument held. Court in recess. (Court Reporter Michelle McGirr) (Stouch, L.)
January 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Motion Submitted to District Judge Terrence W. Boyle regarding #12 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction. (Stouch, L.)
January 5, 2021 Opinion or Order ***Reset Hearing as to #12 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction. Motion Hearing reset for Thursday 1/7/2021 at 02:00 PM by videoconference before Chief Judge Terrence W. Boyle. The Clerk's Office will contact the parties regarding appearing for the hearing. (Stouch, L.)
December 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 REPLY to Response to Motion regarding #12 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Animal Welfare Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, Red Wolf Coalition. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Exhibit 1 Prater Suppl Decl, #2 Exhibit Prater Suppl Decl Att A 2018 Declaration of Leopoldo Miranda, #3 Exhibit Prater Suppl Decl Att B Tulchin Red Wolf Polling, #4 Affidavit Exhibit 2 Wilhelm Suppl Decl, #5 Exhibit Wilhelm Suppl Decl Att A Oct 2020 Population Analysis & Breeding and Transfer Plan for SSP) (Weaver, Sierra)
December 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 Notice of Appearance filed by Elizabeth Rita Rasheed on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Rasheed, Elizabeth)
December 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 Affidavit of Service for Summons & Complaint filed by Animal Welfare Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, Red Wolf Coalition served on All Defendants, U.S. Attorney & Attorney General on 12/21/2020. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certified Mail Receipts, #2 Affidavit J. Doucette Affidavit, #3 Affidavit J. Adams Affidavit) (McGee, Ramona)
December 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Summons Issued as to U.S. Attorney. (*NOTICE: Counsel shall print the attached summons and serve with other case opening documents in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4.*) (Stouch, L.)
December 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 Notice filed by Animal Welfare Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, Red Wolf Coalition regarding #1 Complaint,, Revised Proposed Summons - U.S. Attorney. (McGee, Ramona)
December 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 RESPONSE in Opposition regarding #12 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Leopoldo Miranda, Aurelia Skipwith, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of Leopoldo Miranda-Castro, #2 Affidavit Declaration of Pete Benjamin, #3 Exhibit January 2015 Resolution, #4 Exhibit January 2015 Resolution II, #5 Exhibit North Carolina 2016 Survey, #6 Exhibit Conservation Team March 2020 Agenda, #7 Exhibit Prey for the Pack Press Release, #8 Exhibit Prey for the Pack Participation Option) (Panda, Shampa)
November 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 NOTICE of Hearing on Motion #12 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction: Motion Hearing set for 1/6/2021 at 02:00 PM in Raleigh - 7th Floor - Courtroom 2 before Chief Judge Terrence W. Boyle. (Stouch, L.)
November 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Notice of Appearance filed by Neal Fowler on behalf of Leopoldo Miranda, Aurelia Skipwith, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (Fowler, Neal)
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Notice of Appearance filed by Shampa A. Panda on behalf of All Defendants. (Panda, Shampa)
November 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Memorandum in Support regarding #12 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Animal Welfare Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, Red Wolf Coalition. (Attachments: #1 Index Index of Exhibits, #2 Affidavit Wheeler Declaration, #3 Exhibit Wheeler Dec, Att A, 1990 Recovery/SSP, #4 Exhibit Wheeler Dec, Att B, 2007 Red Wolf 5-Year Status Review, #5 Exhibit Wheeler Dec, Att C, Red Wolf Adaptive Management Work Plans, #6 Exhibit Wheeler Dec, Att D, 1999 Population and Habitat Viability Assessment, #7 Exhibit Wheeler Dec, Att E, USFWS Quarterly Reports, #8 Exhibit Wheeler Dec, Att F, Partner Call Notes July 2020, #9 Exhibit Wheeler Dec, Att G, Partner Call Notes October 2020, #10 Exhibit Wheeler Dec, Att H, USFWS Partner Call Notes Jan & April 2020, #11 Exhibit Wheeler Dec, Att I, USFWS Response in Support of Settlement Agreement, #12 Exhibit Wheeler Dec, Att J, June 2015 USFWS Press Release, #13 Exhibit Wheeler Dec, Att K, 2015 Memo from Cindy Dohner, #14 Exhibit Wheeler Dec, Att L, USFWS Supplemental Responses 2020, #15 Exhibit Wheeler Dec, Att M, Nov 2019 Letter from Governor Cooper, #16 Exhibit Wheeler Dec, Att N, 2018 Comment Letter from Governor Cooper, #17 Exhibit Wheeler Dec, Att O, Map of Red Wolf Range Contraction 2007-2017, #18 Affidavit Wilhelm Declaration, #19 Affidavit Prater Declaration, #20 Exhibit Prater Dec, Att A, 2019 NAS Taxonomy Report, #21 Exhibit Prater Dec, Att B, 2016 Letter Clark to Dohner, #22 Exhibit Prater Dec, Att C, 2019 Email from Pete Benjamin, #23 Exhibit Prater Dec, Att D, July 2018 SELC Comments, #24 Exhibit Prater Dec, Att E, August 2018 SELC Comments, #25 Exhibit Prater Dec, Att F, 2018 Draft EA, #26 Exhibit Prater Dec, Att G, 2015 Biological Opinion, #27 Exhibit Prater Dec, Att H, Decision Memo re Moving Wolves from St. Vincent, #28 Exhibit Prater Dec, Att I, Decision Memo re Moving SSP Wolf to St Vincent, #29 Exhibit Prater Dec, Att J, Phillips et al 2003, #30 Exhibit Prater Dec, Att K, USFWS Doc re Essential Population under 10j, #31 Exhibit Prater Dec, Att L, 2016 Population Viability Analysis, #32 Exhibit Prater Dec, Att M, 2016 PVA Author Letter, #33 Exhibit Prater Dec, Att N, 2018 PVA Author Comment Letter, #34 Affidavit Vucetich Declaration, #35 Exhibit Vucetich Dec, Att A, CV, #36 Exhibit Vucetich Dec, Att B, Expert Report, #37 Exhibit Vucetich Dec, Att C, Stoskopf Article, #38 Exhibit Vucetich Dec, Att D, 2011 Bohling Article, #39 Exhibit Vucetich Dec, Att E, 2015 Bohling Article, #40 Exhibit Vucetich Dec, Att F, 2016 Bohling Article, #41 Exhibit Vucetich Dec, Att G, Gese Article, #42 Affidavit Beeland Declaration, #43 Exhibit Beeland Dec, Att A, 2018 Scientific Resp Letter, #44 Exhibit Beeland Dec, Att A-1, Scientific Resp Appendix A, #45 Exhibit Beeland Dec, Att A-2, Scientific Resp Appendix B, #46 Exhibit Beeland Dec, Att B, 2016 Letter to USFWS, #47 Affidavit Hancock Declaration, #48 Affidavit MacAllister Declaration, #49 Affidavit Wilcox Declaration) (McGee, Ramona)
November 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Animal Welfare Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, Red Wolf Coalition. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order) (McGee, Ramona)
November 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Summons Issued as to Leopoldo Miranda, Aurelia Skipwith, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (*NOTICE: Counsel shall print the attached summons and serve with other case opening documents in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4.*) (Stouch, L.)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Notice filed by Animal Welfare Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, Red Wolf Coalition regarding #1 Complaint, . (McGee, Ramona)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Notice filed by Animal Welfare Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, Red Wolf Coalition regarding #1 Complaint, . (McGee, Ramona)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Notice of Appearance filed by Derb S. Carter, Jr on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Carter, Derb)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 TEXT ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. At the direction of the Court, this Case is reassigned to Chief Judge Terrence W. Boyle for all further proceedings. District Judge James C. Dever, III is no longer assigned to case. All future filings shall reflect the revised case number of 2:20-CV-75-BO.Signed by Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 11/17/2020. (Moore, P.)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Notice to Counsel - Counsel is reminded that the filing user must lock or flatten the PDF document. Failure to flatten documents may result in the clerks office issuing a notice of deficiency. Counsel should "flatten" the Civil Cover Sheet, the Proposed Summons, the Notices of Appearance prior to attaching it in accordance with Section IV.B of the CM/ECF Policies and Procedures Manual. No further action is needed. (Rudd, D.)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Notice to Counsel - The defendants are a government agency or employee, and summonses are required for the agency or employee, the U.S. Attorney General, and the U.S. Attorney Civil Process Clerk. Counsel should file those summons using the event "Notice-Other". (Rudd, D.)
November 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Notice of Appearance filed by Sierra B. Weaver on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Weaver, Sierra) (Main Document 6 flattened and replaced on 12/8/2020) (Edwards, S.).
November 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Financial Disclosure Statement by Animal Welfare Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, Red Wolf Coalition (McGee, Ramona)
November 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Financial Disclosure Statement by Animal Welfare Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, Red Wolf Coalition (McGee, Ramona)
November 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Financial Disclosure Statement by Animal Welfare Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, Red Wolf Coalition (McGee, Ramona)
November 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Notice of Appearance filed by Ramona H. McGee on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (McGee, Ramona) (Main Document 2 flattened and replaced on 12/8/2020) (Edwards, S.).
November 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0417-5725981.), filed by Red Wolf Coalition, Animal Welfare Institute, Defenders of Wildlife. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 Notice Letter, #3 Proposed Summons A. Skipwith Proposed Summons, #4 Proposed Summons L. Miranda Proposed Summons, #5 Proposed Summons USFWS Proposed Summons) (McGee, Ramona) (Attachments 3, 4 and 5 flattened and replaced on 12/8/2020) (Edwards, S.).

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Defendant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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