Northwest Environmental Advocates v. U.S. Department of Commerce et al

Filing 99

MINUTE ORDER granting parties' 98 Stipulated Motion for Agricultural Interests to File an Amici Curiae Brief on Remedy. Consistent with their stipulation, WFB and WCA are DIRECTED to withdraw their pending motion for a partial stay pending appeal of the Court's order denying them intervenor status. (See Dkt. Nos. 84 , 95 .) Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (TH)

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL
ADVOCATES,

CASE NO. C16-1866-JCC
MINUTE ORDER

Plaintiff,
v.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, et al.,
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Defendant,
STATE OF WASHINGTON

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Defendant-Intervenor.
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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable John C.
Coughenour, United States District Judge:
This matter comes before the Court on the parties’, Washington State Farm Bureau’s
(“WFB”), and Washington Cattleman’s Association’s (“WCA”) stipulated motion for leave for
WFB and WCA to file an amici curiae brief on the remedy in this matter (Dkt. No. 98.) District
courts have “broad discretion” regarding the appointment of amici. Hoptowit v. Ray, 682 F.2d
1237, 1260 (9th Cir. 1982), abrogated on other grounds by Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472
(1995). The Court finds that WFB’s and WCA’s amici curiae brief may be helpful to the Court.

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See Cobell v. Norton, 246 F. Supp. 2d 59, 62 (D.D.C. 2003). Accordingly, the stipulated motion

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(Dkt. No. 98) is GRANTED.

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WFB’s and WCA’s amici curiae brief is due concurrent to Defendant-Intervenor’s

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response/cross-motions to Plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment and is not to exceed

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15 pages. (See Dkt. No. 91.) Plaintiff may file a 7-page response to the amici curiae brief, either

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combined with Plaintiff’s response/reply brief in support of Plaintiff’s motion for partial

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summary judgment or separately, in which case Plaintiff’s response to the amici curiae brief is

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due concurrent to Plaintiff’s response/reply brief.

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Consistent with their stipulation, WFB and WCA are DIRECTED to withdraw their

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pending motion for a partial stay pending appeal of the Court’s order denying them intervenor

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status. (See Dkt. Nos. 84, 95.)

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DATED this 25th day of April 2018.

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William M. McCool
Clerk of Court

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s/Tomas Hernandez
Deputy Clerk

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