Case: Environmental Defense Fund v. United States Department of the Interior

President Donald Trump

COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11563480) filed by ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Civil Cover Sheet, # 10 Summons US Department of the Interior, # 11 Summons Council on Environmental Quality, # 12 Summons NOAA, # 13 Summons US Attorney for DC, # 14 Summons US Attorney General)(Caravello, Samantha) (Entered: 03/24/2025)

1 Exhibit A

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2 Exhibit B

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3 Exhibit C

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4 Exhibit D

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5 Exhibit E

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6 Exhibit F

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7 Exhibit G

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8 Exhibit H

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9 Civil Cover Sheet

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10 Summons US Department of the Interior

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11 Summons Council on Environmental Quality

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12 Summons NOAA

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13 Summons US Attorney for DC

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14 Summons US Attorney General

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NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND. Case related to Case No. 1:25-cv-00617-DLF. (Caravello, Samantha) (Entered: 03/24/2025)

LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND (Caravello, Samantha) (Entered: 03/24/2025)

SUMMONS (5) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 03/25/2025)

STANDARD ORDER for Civil Cases. See text for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on March 25, 2025. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 03/25/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Nathaniel Hemmerick Hunt, I on behalf of ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND (Hunt, Nathaniel) (Entered: 03/25/2025)

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Case Assigned to Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. (znmw)

NOTICE of Appearance by Erin Caitlin Murphy on behalf of ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND (Murphy, Erin) (Entered: 03/27/2025)

AFFIDAVIT re 7 Notice of Appearance, 6 Notice of Appearance of Service by ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND. (Caravello, Samantha) (Entered: 03/27/2025)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 3/25/2025. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 4/24/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Caravello, Samantha) (Entered: 04/02/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Dedra Seibel Curteman on behalf of All Defendants (Curteman, Dedra) (Entered: 04/14/2025)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 3/31/25. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Caravello, Samantha) (Entered: 04/23/2025)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR served on 4/4/2025 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Caravello, Samantha) (Entered: 04/23/2025)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION served on 3/31/2025 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Caravello, Samantha) (Entered: 04/23/2025)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY served on 4/4/2025 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Caravello, Samantha) (Entered: 04/23/2025)

Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint,, by COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Curteman, Dedra) (Entered: 04/24/2025)

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer AND Set/Reset Deadlines

MINUTE ORDER granting the 15 Consent Motion for Extension of Time. The defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to the amended complaint on or before April 29, 2025. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on April 25, 2025. (lcdlf1)

ANSWER to Complaint by COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.(Curteman, Dedra) (Entered: 04/29/2025)

.Order AND ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines

MINUTE ORDER requiring the parties to MEET AND CONFER and file a joint status report proposing a schedule for further proceedings. The status report should address the status of the plaintiff's FOIA request, including the anticipated number of documents responsive to the request and the anticipated date(s) for release of the requested documents. The parties shall file the joint status report on or before May 20, 2025. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on April 30, 2025. (lcdlf1)

Joint STATUS REPORT by ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND. (Caravello, Samantha) (Entered: 05/20/2025)

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MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the 17 Joint Status Report, the parties are directed to file a joint status report on or before July 18, 2025. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on May 21, 2025. (lcdlf1)

STIPULATION of Partial Dismissal to Dismiss Defendant Council on Environmental Quality and Corresponding Claim by ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND. (Caravello, Samantha) (Entered: 06/13/2025)

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MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 18 Stipulation of Partial Dismissal, the plaintiff's claim against defendant Council on Environmental Quality is DISMISSED without prejudice and defendant Council on Environmental Quality is DISMISSED from this case. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a). So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on June 15, 2025. (lcdlf1)

Notice of Substitution of Counsel

Notice of Appearance

Extension of Time to

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to AND Set/Reset Deadlines

Notice of Substitution of Counsel

Status Report

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Notice (Other)

Extension of Time to

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Errata

Status Report

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Status Report

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