Case: BlueRibbon Coalition, Inc v. Bureau of Land Management

COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AUTDC-5352754) filed by BlueRibbon Coalition, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Witness Delcarations, # 2 Exhibit BRC Letter & 2017 Settlement Agreement, # 3 Exhibit Sage Riders Comment, # 4 Exhibit BRC Comments, # 5 Exhibit Decision Record, # 6 Exhibit IBLA Appeal Opportunities, # 7 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet) (Eldridge, Isabella) (Entered: 03/05/2025)

1 Exhibit Witness Delcarations

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2 Exhibit BRC Letter & 2017 Settlement Agreement

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3 Exhibit Sage Riders Comment

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4 Exhibit BRC Comments

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5 Exhibit Decision Record

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6 Exhibit IBLA Appeal Opportunities

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7 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet

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NOTICE FROM THE COURT re 1 Complaint. Attrney selected the incorrect division when creating the case. Case 2:25-cv-00164 will be closed and all pleadings will be transferred to case 4:25-cv-00022 Case number will now read 4:25-cv-00022. Please make changes to document captions accordingly (sg) (Entered: 03/05/2025)

Judge David Nuffer added. Case number will now read 4:25-cv-00022-DN. Please make changes to document captions accordingly. (sg)

NOTICE OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE AVAILABILITY TO PRESIDE OVER CASE- Under 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 73, and DUCivR 72-3, you are hereby notified that a magistrate judge for the District of Utah may conduct any or all proceedings in this case, including a jury or bench trial and entry of a final judgment. Exercise of this jurisdiction by the magistrate judge is permitted only if all parties voluntarily sign and return the form. To consent, return the Consent Form to the clerk's office within 21 days via email at consents@utd.uscourts.gov or mail at the address on the form. Please do not efile the Consent Form in the case. Notice emailed or mailed to Plaintiffs BlueRibbon Coalition, Inc, Sage Riders Motorcycle Club, Paul Wells. (Notice generated by Clerk's Office) Form due by 3/26/2025. (sg) (Entered: 03/05/2025)

Plaintiff's MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Plaintiff BlueRibbon Coalition, Inc. (Eldridge, Isabella) (Entered: 03/06/2025)

RECEIVED Magistrate Availability Form from Plaintiffs BlueRibbon Coalition, Inc, Sage Riders Motorcycle Club, Paul Wells. (mh) (Entered: 03/06/2025)

NOTICE of Location:This case is assigned to the Southern Region of the Central Division of the District of Utah. More information is on the court's Southern Region web page. (bmr) (Entered: 03/06/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Paul A. Turcke on behalf of Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior (Turcke, Paul) (Entered: 03/06/2025)

NOTICE OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE AVAILABILITY TO PRESIDE OVER CASE- Under 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 73, and DUCivR 72-3, you are hereby notified that a magistrate judge for the District of Utah may conduct any or all proceedings in this case, including a jury or bench trial and entry of a final judgment. Exercise of this jurisdiction by the magistrate judge is permitted only if all parties voluntarily sign and return the form. To consent, return the Consent Form to the clerk's office within 21 days via email at consents@utd.uscourts.gov or mail at the address on the form. Please do not efile the Consent Form in the case. Notice emailed or mailed to Defendants Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior. (Notice generated by Clerk's Office) Form due by 3/27/2025. (mh) (Entered: 03/06/2025)

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. For the benefit of the public and the bar, the District of Utah offers judicial settlement conference as an alternative for dispute resolution assistance in all civil cases and bankruptcy adversary proceedings. The court offers this alternative because, when compared with litigation, it can resolve a dispute faster, at less expense, and with solutions that are better able to meet the parties' needs and interests. Parties may file a stipulated motion for judicial settlement conference. A form motion is available on the court's website. Notice e-mailed or mailed to Plaintiffs BlueRibbon Coalition, Inc, Sage Riders Motorcycle Club, Paul Wells, Defendants Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior. (mh) (Entered: 03/06/2025)

MOTION to Intervene and Memorandum in Support filed by Notice Party Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Bloxham Declaration, # 2 Exhibit SUWA Scoping Comments, # 3 Exhibit SUWA Preliminary Alternatives Comments, # 4 Exhibit SUWA Draft EA Comments, # 5 Exhibit Proposed Response to Complaint, # 6 Text of Proposed Order Granting SUWA's Intervention) Attorney Hanna C. Larsen added to party Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance(pty:ntc)(Larsen, Hanna) Modified on 3/11/2025: corrected party role in text to "Notice Party" (alt) (Entered: 03/10/2025)

1 Exhibit Bloxham Declaration

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2 Exhibit SUWA Scoping Comments

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3 Exhibit SUWA Preliminary Alternatives Comments

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4 Exhibit SUWA Draft EA Comments

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5 Exhibit Proposed Response to Complaint

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6 Text of Proposed Order Granting SUWA's Intervention

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NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen H. Bloch on behalf of Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (Bloch, Stephen) (Entered: 03/10/2025)

Modification of Docket re 10 MOTION to Intervene. Error: Party incorrectly added in "Intervenor" party role. Correction: Party is not an Intervenor in the case until the judge rules on the motion - party role has been corrected to "Notice" and entry text corrected also. (alt)

NOTICE of Appearance by Laura E. Peterson on behalf of Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (Peterson, Laura) (Entered: 03/11/2025)

Plaintiff's MEMORANDUM in Opposition re 10 MOTION to Intervene filed by Plaintiff BlueRibbon Coalition, Inc. (Eldridge, Isabella) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

Summons Issued Electronically as to Department of the Interior. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (kec) (Entered: 03/13/2025)

Summons Issued Electronically as to Bureau of Land Management. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (kec) (Entered: 03/13/2025)

RESPONSE to Motion re 10 MOTION to Intervene filed by Defendants Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior. (Turcke, Paul) (Entered: 03/17/2025)

REPLY to Response to Motion re 10 MOTION to Intervene filed by Notice Party Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. (Peterson, Laura) (Entered: 03/18/2025)

RE-FILED AS 19 MOTION - Joint MOTION for Scheduling Order filed by Plaintiff BlueRibbon Coalition, Inc. (Eldridge, Isabella) Modified on 3/20/2025: added re-filing info (alt) (Entered: 03/20/2025)

Joint MOTION for Briefing Schedule re 4 Plaintiff's MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Plaintiffs BlueRibbon Coalition Inc, Sage Riders Motorcycle Club, Paul Wells. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Eldridge, Isabella) Modified on 3/20/2025: corrected motion relief entry text (alt) Modified on 3/21/2025: added all represented filing parties to the entry (alt) (Entered: 03/20/2025)

1 Text of Proposed Order

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Modification of Docket re 18 Joint MOTION for Scheduling Order, 19 Joint MOTION for Briefing Schedule re 4 Plaintiff's MOTION for Preliminary Injunction. Error: Filer selected the wrong motion relief for 18 Motion, completed prompts incorrectly for 19 Motion, and may not have selected all represented filing parties. Correction: 18 Motion will be marked as re-filed as 19 Motion, motion relief entry text has been corrected for 19 Motion, and upon verification from filer, filing parties and entry text will be corrected to indicate all actual filing parties. (alt)

ORDER granting 19 Joint Motion for Scheduling Order on Plaintiffs' Motion for Relief Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, or, Alternatively, a Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Judge David Nuffer on 3/24/25. (dle) (Entered: 03/25/2025)

MEMORANDUM in Opposition re 4 Plaintiff's MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Defendants Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Environmental Assessment, # 2 Exhibit FONSI, # 3 Exhibit Decision Record, # 4 Exhibit LaFazio Declaration)(Turcke, Paul) (Entered: 04/03/2025)

1 Exhibit Environmental Assessment

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2 Exhibit FONSI

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3 Exhibit Decision Record

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4 Exhibit LaFazio Declaration

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SUMMONS Returned Executed by BlueRibbon Coalition Inc, Paul Wells, Sage Riders Motorcycle Club. served on U.S. Department of the Interior on 3/17/2025. (Eldridge, Isabella) (Entered: 04/04/2025)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by BlueRibbon Coalition Inc, Paul Wells, Sage Riders Motorcycle Club. served on Bureau of Land Management on 3/17/2025. (Eldridge, Isabella) (Entered: 04/04/2025)

RESPONSE to Motion re [4] Plaintiff's MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Movant Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. (Attachments: (1) Exhibit Interior Dep't Manual 107 DM 7, (2) Exhibit BlueRibbon Coalition Action Alert)(Larsen, Hanna)

1 Exhibit Interior Dep't Manual 107 DM 7

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2 Exhibit BlueRibbon Coalition Action Alert

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MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER granting SUWA's [10] Motion to Intervene. Signed by Judge David Nuffer on 4/21/25 (alt)