Western Organization of Resource Councils et al v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management et al

Filing 125

CLERK'S JUDGMENT: IT IS ORDERED: 1) Federal Defendants shall complete, within sixteen months of todays date and no later than November 29, 2019, new coal screening and remedial NEPA analyses in compliance with the Courts March 26, 2018 Order (Do c. 111); 2) Any new or pending leases of coal, oil, or gas resources in the planning areas subject to the Buffalo RMP and the Miles City RMP must undergo comprehensive environmental analyses in compliance with the Courts March 26, 2018 Order (Doc. 11 1) and all existing procedural requirements under NEPA and the APA; 3) The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendants on Claim 1, Claim 3, and Claim 5, in accordance with the Courts March 26, 2018 Order (Doc. 111); 4)The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of Defendants/Intervenors and against Plaintiffs on Claim 2, Claim 4, and Claim 6, in accordance with the Courts March 26, 2018 (Doc. 111); 5) Federal Defendants Motion to Reconsider (Doc. 112) is DENIED AS MOOT; 6) Federal Defendants and Defendant-Intervenors Motions for Leave to File Response to Plaintiffs Remedies Brief (Docs. 117, 119) are DENIED AS MOOT. (SLR)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MONTANA
GREAT FALLS DIVISION

WESTERN ORGANIZATION OF
RESOURCE COUNCILS, et al.,

Case No. CV-16-21 -GF-BMM

Plaintiffs,
vs.

JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE

U.S. BUREAU OF LAND
MANAGEMENT, AN AGENCY
WITHIN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF THE INTERIOR, et al.,
Defendants.

Jury Verdict. This action came before the Court for a trial by jury. The
issues have been tried and the jury has rendered its verdict.
X
Decision by Court. This action came before the Court for bench trial,
hearing, or determination on the record. A decision has been rendered.
IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:
1)

Federal Defendants shall complete, within sixteen months of today’s
date and no later than November 29, 2019, new coal screening and
remedial NEPA analyses in compliance with the Court’s March 26, 2018
Order (Doc. 111).

2)

Any new or pending leases of coal, oil, or gas resources in the
planning areas subject to the Buffalo RMP and the Miles City RMP must
undergo comprehensive environmental analyses in compliance with the
Court’s March 26, 2018 Order (Doc. 111) and all existing procedural

requirements under NEPA and the APA.
3)

The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of Plaintiffs
and against Defendants on Claim 1, Claim 3, and Claim 5, in accordance
with the Court’s March 26, 2018 Order (Doc. 111)

4)

The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of
Defendants/Intervenors and against Plaintiffs on Claim 2, Claim 4, and
Claim 6, in accordance with the Court’s March 26, 2018 (Doc. 111).

5)

Federal Defendants’ Motion to Reconsider (Doc. 112) is DENIED AS
MOOT.

6)

Federal Defendants’ and Defendant-Intervenors’ Motions for Leave to
File Response to Plaintiffs’ Remedies Brief (Docs. 117, 119) are
DENIED AS MOOT.

Dated this 31st day of July, 2018.
TYLER P. GILMAN, CLERK
By: /s/ S. Redding
S. Redding, Deputy Clerk