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

Filing 290

NOTICE OF APPEAL by Michael Bromwich, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, Kenneth Lee Salazar, United States Department of the Interior as to 280 Judgment,,,. (Filed on behalf of USA - Filing Fee not required) (Swanson, Kristofor)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES,
LLC, et al.
Plaintiffs,

CIVIL ACTION No. 10-1663(F)(2)

v.

SECTION F

KENNETH LEE SALAZAR, et al,

JUDGE FELDMAN

Defendants.

MAGISTRATE 2
MAGISTRATE WILKINSON

DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF APPEAL
Pursuant to Rule 3 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Federal Defendants
Kenneth Lee Salazar, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Interior; the United States
Department of the Interior; Michael Bromwich, in his official capacity as Director of the Bureau
of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement,1 hereby appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from this
Court’s August 4, 2010, Judgment (Dkt. #280).

Respectfully submitted this 3rd day of October, 2011,
IGNACIA S. MORENO
Assistant Attorney General
s/ Kristofor R. Swanson
GUILLERMO A. MONTERO
BRIAN M. COLLINS
KRISTOFOR R. SWANSON
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) was
established to perform certain responsibilities of the former Minerals Management Service. On
October 1, 2011, BOEMRE was further divided into the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; the latter’s authority is relevant to
Plaintiffs’ complaint. Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Michael
Bromwich is substituted for Robert Abbey, who was the Acting Director of the Minerals
Management Service at the time Plaintiffs filed their complaint.

MARISSA A. PIROPATO
Natural Resources Section
PO Box 663
Washington, DC 20016
Tel: [phone]

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on October 3, 2011. I caused a copy of the foregoing to be served
through the Court’s CM/ECF System to all parties.

/s/ Kristofor R. Swanson
Kristofor R. Swanson

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