Juliana, et al v United States of America, et al
Plaintiff: Jaime B., Nathaniel B., Victoria B., Zealand B., Levi D., Earth Guardians, Jayden F., Future Generations, Tia Marie Hatton, Kelsey Cascadia Rose Juliana, Sophie K., Jacob Lebel, Alexander Loznak, Avery M., Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh M., Kiran Isaac Oommen, Aji P., Hazel V., Isaac V., Miko V., Nicholas V., Sahara V. and Journey Z.
Defendant: Ashton Carter, Shaun Donovan, Anthony Foxx, Christy Goldfuss, John Holdren, Sally Jewell, John Kerry, Gina McCarthy, Ernest Moniz, Barack Obama, Office of the President of the United States, Penny Pritzker, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Commerce, United States Department of Defense, United States Department of Energy, United States Department of Interior, United States Department of State, United States Department of Transportation, United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States of America and Thomas J. Vilsack
Case Number: 6:2015cv01517
Filed: August 12, 2015
Court: US District Court for the District of Oregon
Office: Eugene (6) Office
Presiding Judge: Thomas M. Coffin
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None

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April 19, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 598 OPINION AND ORDER: For the reasons explained, defendants' motion for a stay, ECF No. 571 , is DENIED. This Court shall address defendants' Petition for Writ of Mandamus with this order. Signed on 4/19/2024 by Judge Ann L. Aiken. (ck)
December 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 565 OPINION AND ORDER: Other courts across the United States have noted that "[w]ith each year, the impacts of climate change amplify and the chances to mitigate dwindle." Matter of Hawai'i Elec. Light Co., Inc., 152 Haw. 352, 35 9 (2023). The judicial branch of government can no longer "abdicat[e] responsibility to apply the rule of law." Id. at 365 (Wilson, J., concurring). For the reasons explained, Defendants' motion to dismiss the second amended complai nt 547 is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The Court also DENIES defendants' request to certify for interlocutory review this opinion and order; DENIES defendants' motion for an order certifying its prior order 540 for interlocuto ry appeal 551 and DENIES defendants' motion to stay litigation 552 . The Court GRANTS plaintiffs' motion to set a pretrial conference 543 and ORDERS the parties to confer and contact the Court to schedule a telephonic status conference to discuss next steps in this case. Signed on 12/29/2023 by Judge Ann L. Aiken. (ck)
June 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 541 OPINION AND ORDER: Federal defendants' Motion for Entry of Judgment 516 is DENIED. Plaintiff Earth Guardians is dropped (terminated) from this action as a named plaintiff effective immediately and the claims brought by Earth Guardians are hereby dismissed without prejudice. Signed on 6/1/2023 by Judge Ann L. Aiken. (ck)
October 15, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 369 OPINION AND ORDER: Federal defendants' Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings 195 is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Federal defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment 207 is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Federal defendants' requests to certify this opinion and order for interlocutory appeal are DENIED. See formal Opinion and Order. Signed on 10/15/2018 by Judge Ann L. Aiken. (rdr) Modified on 10/15/2018 by changing Order to Opinion and Order (ck)
June 8, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 172 ORDER: The Court Adopts the Findings and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin 146 . Defendants' Motions to certify the November 10 Order for Interlocutory appeal 120 122 are denied. Defendants' request for a stay 121 is denied as moot. See, Formal Order. Signed on 6/8/2017 by Judge Ann L. Aiken. (ck)
November 10, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 83 ORDER: Granting Findings and Recommendation. The Court adopts Judge Coffin's Findings & Recommendation 68 , as elaborated in this opinion. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss 27 and Intervenors' Motion to Dismiss 19 are DENIED. 68 . Signed on 11/10/2016 by Judge Ann L. Aiken. (rr)
January 14, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 50 ORDER: Granting Motion to Intervene 14 . Signed on 1/14/2016 by Magistrate Judge Thomas M. Coffin. (plb)
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Plaintiff: Jaime B.
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Defendant: United States of America
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Defendant: Thomas J. Vilsack
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