Indigenous Environmental Network et al v. United States Department of State et al

Filing 217

ORDER re Telephonic Status Conference held 9/25/2018. The Parties and the Court agreed on the following: Defendants shall adhere to the dates put forth in the Proposed Schedule 211 for completing the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement ( SEIS). The SEIS shall be limited to the Mainline Alternative Route pursuant to this Courts Order on Partial Summary Judgment. 210 The 45-day public comment period on Defendantss Draft SEIS opened on September 24, 2018. The proposed comment period will close on November 8, 2018. Defendants shall respond to the provided comments, as required by law. The Proposed Schedule may be subject to change based on the volume and complexity of comments received from the public. Defendants shall provide th e Court and parties with any updates on further construction changes and developments. The Court will set a status conference within ten days of the Courts order on the remaining motions for summary judgment. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 9/27/2018. Associated Cases: 4:17-cv-00029-BMM, 4:17-cv-00031-BMM (TLO)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
GREAT FALLS DIVISION

INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL
NETWORK and NORTH COAST
RIVER ALLIANCE,

CV-17-29-GF-BMM
CV-17-31-GF-BMM

and
NORTHERN PLAINS RESOURCE
COUNCIL, et al.,
ORDER

Plaintiffs,
vs.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF STATE, et al.,
Defendants
and
TRANSCANADA KEYSTONE
PIPELINE and TRANSCANADA
CORPORATION,
Defendant-Intervenors.

The Court conducted a telephonic status conference on September 25, 2018.
Plaintiffs were represented by Stephan C. Volker, Esq.; Timothy M. Bechtold,
Esq.; Douglas P. Hayes, Esq.; Jaclyn H. Prange, Esq.; Jared M. Margolis, Esq.; and
James A. Patten Esq. Defendants were represented by Luther L. Hajek, Esq.;
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Bridget K. McNeil, Esq.; Mark S. Smith, Esq.; Peter C. Whitfield, Esq.; Jeffrey M.
Roth, Esq.; and Lauren C. Freeman, Esq.
The Parties and the Court agreed on the following: Defendants shall adhere
to the dates put forth in the Proposed Schedule (Doc. 211) for completing the
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (“SEIS”). The SEIS shall be
limited to the Mainline Alternative Route pursuant to this Court’s Order on Partial
Summary Judgment. (Doc. 210.)
The 45-day public comment period on Defendants’s Draft SEIS opened on
September 24, 2018. The proposed comment period will close on November 8,
2018. Defendants shall respond to the provided comments, as required by law. The
Proposed Schedule may be subject to change based on the volume and complexity
of comments received from the public. Defendants shall provide the Court and
parties with any updates on further construction changes and developments.
The Court will set a status conference within ten days of the Court’s order
on the remaining motions for summary judgment.
DATED this 27th day of September, 2018.

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