Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. Zinke et al

Filing 22

ORDERED: The federal defendants will file a definite declaration on or before April 27, 2018, as to whether they do or do not oppose the motion re 15 . Signed by Judge Sam E Haddon on 4/27/2018. (HEG)

IN THE UNITED ST ATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
BUTTE DIVISION

FILED
APR 2 7 2018
Clerk, U.S. District Court
Distnct Of Montana

Helena

COTTONWOOD
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER,
No. CV 18-12-BU-SEH
Plaintiff,

ORDER
vs.
RYAN ZINKE, in his qfficial capacity
as Secretary of the Interior; STEVE
BULLOCK, in his official capacity as
Governor of the State of Montana;
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF
LIVESTOCK; MONTANA
DEPARTMENT OF FISH,
WILDLIFE, AND PARKS; DAN
WENK, in his official capacity as Park
Superintendent, Yellowstone National
Park; LEANNE MARTEN, in her
official capacity as Regional Forester,
U.S. Forest Service; NATIONAL
PARK SERVICE; U.S. FOREST
SERVICE; USDA-ANIMAL &
PLANT HEAL TH INSPECTION
SERVICE,
Defendants.
Pending before the Court is Intervenors' Unopposed Motion for
Intervention. 1 The motion recites, inter alia, "Counsel for the other parties have

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been contacted pursuant to L.R. 7. I (c )(I). The United States takes no position on
this motion and the remaining parties are unopposed." 2
The statement of "no position" is unacceptable as a response to the L.R.
7.l(c)(l) inquiry.
ORDERED:
The federal defendants will file a definite declaration on or before April 27,
2018, as to whether they do or do not oppose the motion.
DATED this

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.:<7 day of April, 2018.

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~.HADDON
United States District Judge

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