Southern Alliance for Clean Energy et al v. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

Filing 56

ORDER extending an invitation to the Office of the N.C. Attorney General to file an amicus brief by January 20, 2009. Signed by District Judge Lacy Thornburg on January 9, 2009. (jhg)

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION CIVIL NO. 1:08CV318

SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND; NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION; NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL; and SIERRA CLUB, Plaintiffs, Vs. DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC, Defendant.

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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court sua sponte to extend an invitation to the Office of the North Carolina Attorney General to file an amicus brief with this Court addressing the following issue: With reference to the letter from Plaintiffs to this Court filed on January 7, 2009, is the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Air Quality, in full compliance with the Judgment, Memorandum, and Order filed by the Court on December 12, 2008, and if so, why or why not? The undersigned requests this brief be filed by January 20, 2009.

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Further, Plaintiffs and Defendant are hereby notified that they should be prepared to discuss the issues raised by Plaintiffs' letter during the pretrial conference scheduled for January 21, 2009. The Clerk's office is directed to transmit this Order electronically to the North Carolina Attorney General, to the attention of Allen Jernigan, Special Deputy Attorney General, Air and Natural Resources Division, at [e-mail]. IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: January 9, 2009