SIERRA CLUB v. NAT. MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

Civ. No. DLB-20-3060.

711 F.Supp.3d 522 (2024)

SIERRA CLUB, et al., Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, et al., Defendants, and American Petroleum Institute, et al., Intervenors.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

Signed January 9, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Stevens Miller, Earthjustice, Washington, DC, Christopher D. Eaton, Grace Bauer, Pro Hac Vice, Stephen Daniel Mashuda, Pro Hac Vice, Earthjustice, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiffs.

Nathan Charles Brunette, Stoel Rives LLP, Portland, OR, Jason T. Morgan, Pro Hac Vice, Ryan P. Steen, Pro Hac Vice, Stoel Rives LLP, Seattle, WA, for Intervenors American Petroleum Institute, Ener-Geo Alliance, National Ocean Industries Association.

Dana Allan Raphael, Sean Marotta, Pro Hac Vice, Catherine Emily Stetson, Pro Hac Vice, Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP, Washington, DC, Charles J. Engel, Pro Hac Vice, Daniel C. Sale, Nikesh Jindal, Pro Hac Vice, King and Spalding LLP, Washington, DC, John C. Martin, Pro Hac Vice, Michael Joseph O. Leary, Holland and Hart LLP, Washington, DC, Bryson Smith, Pro Hac Vice, Holland and Hart LLP, Jackson, WY, Erica K. Nannini, Pro Hac Vice, Sarah Bordelon, Pro Hac Vice, Holland and Hart LLP, Reno, NV, for Intervenor Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

Davis A. Backer, Haochin H. Yang, Clifford Eugene Stevens, Jr., U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

Three years ago, the nonprofit environmental organizations Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth, and Turtle Island Restoration Network brought this case against the National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS") and the...

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