Hornbeck Offshore Services, L.L.C. v. Salazar et al

Filing 115

MOTION to Set Aside Preliminary Injunction Order by Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, Florida Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club. Motion Hearing set for 7/28/2010 10:00 AM before Judge Martin L.C. Feldman. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Notice of Hearing)(Wannamaker, Catherine)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, LLC, et al.,

) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) 2:10-cv-01663-MLCF-JCW ) v. ) SECTION F ) SALAZAR, et al., ) JUDGE FELDMAN ) Defendants. ) MAGISTRATE WILKINSON ) and ) ) DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, et al., ) ) Defendants-Intervenors. ) ) ______________________________________________________________________________ DEFENDANT-INTERVENORS' MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ORDER AND REQUEST THAT THE COURT INDICATE IT WOULD VACATE SUCH ORDER UPON REMAND ______________________________________________________________________________ Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(2), (6) and 62.1(a)(3), Defendant-Intervenors respectfully move for relief from this Court's June 22, 2010 Preliminary Injunction Order (Docs. 67 & 68). As grounds for their Motion, Defendant-Intervenors state: 1. Newly discovered evidence shows that the Preliminary Injunction Order must be vacated;

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2. The facts set forth in the Defendant-Intervenors' Motion For Disqualification (filed July 2, 2010) justify relief; and, 3. Although the Court of Appeals has jurisdiction over the Preliminary Injunction Order, this Court has authority to indicate that it would vacate that order upon remand pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 62.1(a)(3). Wherefore: This Court should indicate that it would GRANT the instant motion and vacate the Preliminary Injunction order upon remand. Respectfully submitted this 2nd day of July, 2010, /s Catherine M. Wannamaker John Suttles Louisiana Bar No. 19168 Counsel for Defendant-Intervenor Defenders of Wildlife and Center for Biological Diversity SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER 200 West Franklin Street, Suite 330 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] Catherine M. Wannamaker, admitted pro hac vice GA Bar No. 811077 Counsel for Defendant-Intervenors Defenders of Wildlife and Center for Biological Diversity SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER 127 Peachtree Street, Suite 605 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] /s_Alisa A Coe____ Alisa A. Coe La. Bar No. 27999

/s Adam Babich Adam Babich Louisiana Bar No. 27177 Counsel for Sierra Club TULANE ENVT'L LAW CLINIC 6329 Freret Street New Orleans, LA 70118 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail]

/s Mitchell Bernard Mitchell Bernard NY Bar No. 1684307
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David G. Guest Fla. Bar No. 0267228 Admitted pro hac vice Monica K. Reimer Fla. Bar No. 0090069 Admitted pro hac vice Earthjustice P.O. Box 1329 Tallahassee, FL 32302-1329 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] COUNSEL FOR SIERRA CLUB and FLORIDA WILDLIFE FEDERATION

Admitted pro hac vice Natural Resources Defense Counsel 40 West 20th Street New York, NY 10011 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

COUNSEL FOR NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on July 2, 2010, I caused as copy of the foregoing to be served through the Court's CM/ECF system to all parties. /s Adam Babich Attorney

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