WILDEARTH GUARDIANS v. JEWELL et al

Filing 98

ORDER granting in part 55 Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment; denying 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment; denying 71 Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief. See document for details. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on March 19, 2019. (lcrc3). Modified on 3/19/2019. (lcrc3)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WILDEARTH GUARDIANS, et al.,
Plaintiff,
v.
ZINKE, et al.,
Defendants,
WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE, et al.
Defendant-Intervenors

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Civil Action No.:

16-1724 (RC)

Re Document Nos.:

55, 60, 61, 62, 63,
71

ORDER
GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT;
DENYING DEFENDANTS’ CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT;
DENYING MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF
For the reasons stated in the Court’s Memorandum Opinion separately and
contemporaneously issued, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 55) is GRANTED IN PART.
2. Defendants’ Motions for Summary Judgment (ECF Nos. 60–63) are DENIED.
3. The New York University School of Law’s Institute for Policy Integrity’s Motion for
Leave to File an Amicus Curiae Brief (ECF No. 71) is DENIED.

It is FURTHER ORDERED that the nine EAs and FONSIs associated with the
Wyoming Lease Sales challenged in Plaintiffs’ complaint are REMANDED to BLM so that
BLM may satisfy its NEPA obligations in the manner described in the Court’s Memorandum
Opinion. Until BLM supplements those documents, it is ENJOINED from issuing APDs or
otherwise authorizing new oil and gas drilling on the Wyoming Leases.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 19, 2019

RUDOLPH CONTRERAS
United States District Judge

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