Western Watersheds Project et al v. United States Bureau of Land Management

Filing 32

ORDER granting 24 Motion to File Amicus Curiae. The ACGA may file an amicus curiae brief in support of neither party, no longer than 17 pages, by 4/4/2014. See order for additional details. Signed by Senior Judge Paul G Rosenblatt on 3/11/2014.(LMR)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

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Western Watersheds Project, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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vs.
Bureau of Land Management,
Defendant.

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No. 13-CV-1028-PHX-PGR

ORDER

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Before the Court is the Motion of the Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association (“ACGA”)

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to Participate as Amicus Curiae in Support of Neither Party. (Doc. 24.)
The ACGA asserts that it “is uniquely qualified to provide additional insight to this

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Court on issues related to cattle grazing and its effect on the Sonoran Desert National
Monument and the surrounding communities” and that its amicus brief will “assist this Court
by providing a prospective not represented by the parties to the case.” (Id. at 2.) The ACGA
further states that it has contacted the parties and they take no position on the motion.
(Id. at 3.)
Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED granting the ACGA’s motion to participate as amicus

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curiae. (Doc. 24.)
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the ACGA may file an amicus curiae brief in
support of neither party, no longer than 17 pages, on or before April 4, 2014.
DATED this 11th day of March, 2014.

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