Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance v. United States Department of the Interior et al
Plaintiff: Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Defendant: United States Department of the Interior, United States Bureau of Land Management, Adam G Suess and Michael D Gates
Intervenor: Peak Minerals, Inc.
Case Number: 2:2025cv00657
Filed: August 7, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Presiding Judge: David Barlow
Referring Judge: Jared C Bennett
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 4321 Review of Agency Action-Environment
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on January 27, 2026. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
January 27, 2026 Filing 24 Motions No Longer Referred: #23 Amended MOTION to Intervene and Memorandum in Support . District Judge David Barlow will handle the motion. (he)
January 26, 2026 Filing 23 Amended MOTION to Intervene and Memorandum in Support filed by Intervenor Peak Minerals, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Woods Silleroy, #2 Exhibit B - Response of Intervenor-Defendant Peak Minerals, Inc., #3 Text of Proposed Order Exhibit C - Proposed Order Granting Motion to Intervene) Motions referred to Jared C. Bennett. Attorney Andrew P. Revelle added to party Peak Minerals, Inc.(pty:intv)(Revelle, Andrew)
January 26, 2026 Filing 22 ERRATA to #20 MOTION to Intervene and Memorandum in Support filed by Intervenor Peak Minerals, Inc. . (Revelle, Andrew)
January 26, 2026 Filing 21 Motions No Longer Referred: #20 MOTION to Intervene and Memorandum in Support . District Judge David Barlow will handle the motion. (he)
January 23, 2026 Filing 20 MOTION to Intervene and Memorandum in Support filed by Intervenor Peak Minerals, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A - Declaration of Woods Silleroy, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B - Response of Intervenor - Defendant Peak Minerals, Inc., #3 Text of Proposed Order) Motions referred to Jared C. Bennett. Attorney Shawn T. Welch added to party Peak Minerals, Inc.(pty:intv)(Welch, Shawn)
January 22, 2026 Filing 19 NOTICE OF NONELECTRONIC FILING of Administrative Record filed by Defendants Michael D Gates, Adam G Suess, United States Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of the Interior (Attachments: #1 AR Index, #2 AR Certification) (Boylan, Shannon)
December 17, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER granting #16 MOTION for Amended Administrative Appeal Scheduling Order : Plaintiff's Opening Brief due: 3/20/2026. Commissioner's Responsive Brief due: 5/8/2026. Plaintiffs Reply Brief due: 6/26/2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett on 12/17/2025. (alf)
December 16, 2025 Filing 17 Modification of Docket re #16 MOTION for Scheduling Order : Error: The document should have been filed using the event "Motion for Amended Administrative Appeal Scheduling Order". Correction: Event type corrected, docket text modified and excess text removed to correct filing. No further action is needed. Filers are requested to review all event options and choose the most appropriate. (alf)
December 16, 2025 Filing 16 Joint MOTION for Administrative Appeal Scheduling Order filed by Defendants Michael D Gates, Adam G Suess, United States Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of the Interior. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) Motions referred to Jared C. Bennett.(Boylan, Shannon) Modified on 12/17/2025 to correct event type (alf).
December 2, 2025 Filing 15 ANSWER to Complaint filed by Michael D Gates, Adam G Suess, United States Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of the Interior.(Boylan, Shannon)
November 19, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 14 DOCKET TEXT ORDER LIFTING STAY-The stay imposed under General Order 25-005 is lifted as of November 13, 2025, because government funding has been restored. Signed by Judge David Barlow on 11/19/2025. No attached document(alf)
October 7, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett under 28:636 (b)(1)(A), Magistrate Judge to hear and determine all nondispositive pretrial matters. No attached document. Signed by Judge David Barlow on 10/7/25. (he)
October 6, 2025 Case Stayed per General Order 25-005. (alf)
October 1, 2025 Filing 12 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. For the benefit of the public and the bar, the District of Utah offers judicial settlement conference as an alternative for dispute resolution assistance in all civil cases and bankruptcy adversary proceedings. The court offers this alternative because, when compared with litigation, it can resolve a dispute faster, at less expense, and with solutions that are better able to meet the parties' needs and interests. Parties may file a stipulated motion for judicial settlement conference. A form #motion is available on the court's website. Notice e-mailed or mailed to Defendants Michael D Gates, Adam G Suess, United States Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of the Interior, Plaintiff Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. (alf)
September 30, 2025 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Shannon Boylan on behalf of Michael D Gates, Adam G Suess, United States Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of the Interior (Boylan, Shannon)
September 9, 2025 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed. Filed by Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. Summons as to All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certified Mail Receipts)(Larsen, Hanna)
August 11, 2025 Filing 9 Summons Issued Electronically as to United States Department of the Interior. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (kop)
August 7, 2025 Filing 8 Summons Issued Electronically as to Felice John Viti, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Utahc/o Civil Process Clerk. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (kop)
August 7, 2025 Filing 7 Summons Issued Electronically as to Pamela Bondi. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (kop)
August 7, 2025 Filing 6 Summons Issued Electronically as to Adam G Suess. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (kop)
August 7, 2025 Filing 5 Summons Issued Electronically as to Michael D Gates. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (kop)
August 7, 2025 Filing 4 Summons Issued Electronically as to United States Bureau of Land Management. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (kop)
August 7, 2025 Filing 3 Requested Summons as to All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 BLM Summons, #2 Suess Summons, #3 Gates Summons, #4 AG Summons, #5 USAO Summons)(Larsen, Hanna)
August 7, 2025 Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT under FRCP 7.1 filed by Plaintiff Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. (Larsen, Hanna)
August 7, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AUTDC-5512320) filed by Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - 2019 ROD, #2 Exhibit 2 - 2019 EIS, #3 Exhibit 3 - 2025 Mining Plan, #4 Exhibit 4 - Peak Minerals Presentation, #5 Exhibit 5 - 2025 Scoping Comments, #6 Exhibit 6 - 2025 DNA, #7 Exhibit 7 - 2025 DNA Letter, #8 Exhibit 8 - 2025 DNA DR, #9 Exhibit 9 - BLM NEPA Handbook, #10 Civil Cover Sheet) (Larsen, Hanna)
August 7, 2025 Judge David Barlow added. Case number will now read 2:25-cv-00657-DBB. Please make changes to document captions accordingly. (kop)

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Plaintiff: Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Represented By: Hanna C. Larsen
Represented By: Stephen H. Bloch
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Defendant: United States Department of the Interior
Represented By: Shannon Boylan
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Defendant: United States Bureau of Land Management
Represented By: Shannon Boylan
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Defendant: Adam G Suess
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Intervenor: Peak Minerals, Inc.
Represented By: Shawn T. Welch
Represented By: Andrew P. Revelle
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