Case: State of New York v. Trump

1:25-cv-11221 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: May 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

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Case Summary

On May 5, 2025, seventeen states and the District of Columbia filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts against President Donald Trump and numerous federal departments and agencies and their agency heads. They challenged the implementation of a Presidential Memorandum halting federal approvals of wind-energy development. They alleged that the memorandum and its implementation violated the Administrative Procedure Act. The case was initially assigne…

On May 5, 2025, seventeen states and the District of Columbia filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts against President Donald Trump and numerous federal departments and agencies and their agency heads. They challenged the implementation of a Presidential Memorandum halting federal approvals of wind-energy development. They alleged that the memorandum and its implementation violated the Administrative Procedure Act. The case was initially assigned to Chief District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV.

On May 7, Alliance for Clean Energy (ACE) New York moved to intervene on behalf of the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs filed their motion for a preliminary injunction (PI) on May 12, and ACE filed their proposed motion for a PI that same day. 

On May 13, Judge Saylor recused himself and the case was reassigned to Judge William G. Young. Two days later, Judge Young granted ACE New York's motion to intervene. They filed a complaint in intervention on May 21, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. 

On June 5, the court held a hearing during which it collapsed both PI motions with a trial on the merits, and ordered that defendants' opposition to the motions be treated as a motion to dismiss. On June 10, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint with substantially the same claims and parties as the first one. 

On June 18, following a hearing, the Court granted in part and denied in part Defendants' motion to dismiss. The motion was granted as to the Plaintiff States' Counts 3, 4, and 5, and ACE NY's Counts 4, 5, and 6. It was denied as to the Plaintiff States' Counts 1 and 2, and ACE NY's Counts 1, 2, and 3. The Court found that both ACE NY and the Plaintiff States had standing, that the Agencies' indefinite pause on wind energy leasing and permitting constituted final agency action, and that the Wind Directive constituted a substantive rule subject to notice-and-comment rulemaking. The Court further held that Plaintiffs' equitable, ultra vires, and constitutional claims largely overlapped with their APA claims, and dismissed the Department of Agriculture, Energy, and Treasury because the complaint did not contain specific allegations regarding those agencies' implementation of the Wind Directive's pause. Finally, the OSCLA citizen-suit claim was dismissed on the grounds that Plaintiffs had "not pursued and/or briefed this claim." 

The case is ongoing.

Summary Authors

Scott Shuchart (5/9/2025)

Emma Vayda (7/9/2025)

People

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Judge(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff

Auslander, James Michael (Massachusetts)

Churchill, Amanda (Massachusetts)

Curtin, Mary (Massachusetts)

Detterman, Brook (Massachusetts)

Attorney for Defendant

Dupre, Phillip R. (Massachusetts)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document
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Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

Complaint
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Alliance for Clean Energy New York's Motion to Intervene

May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

Pleading / Motion / Brief
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Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction

May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

Pleading / Motion / Brief
55-1

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Plaintiff-Intervenor Alliance for Clean Energy New York Memorandum in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction

May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

Pleading / Motion / Brief
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Complaint in Intervention

May 21, 2025

May 21, 2025

Complaint
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First Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

June 10, 2025

June 10, 2025

Complaint
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Memorandum and Order

Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Trump

July 3, 2025

July 3, 2025

Order/Opinion

2025 WL 1836592

Resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70131463/state-of-new-york-v-trump/

Last updated July 16, 2025, 11:56 a.m.

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COMPLAINT against All Defendants Filing fee: $ 405, receipt number AMADC-10988078 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by State of New York, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, District of Columbia, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet and Addendum, # 2 Local Category Sheet)(Smith, Turner) (Entered: 05/05/2025)

1 Civil Cover Sheet and Addendum

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2 Local Category Sheet

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May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

Clearinghouse

Notice of Case Assignment

May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

PACER
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ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Boal. (CEH) (Entered: 05/05/2025)

May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

PACER
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Summons Issued as to Scott Bessent, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Douglas Burgum, Walter Cruickshank, Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection Agency, US, William "Butch" H. Graham, Jr, Laura Grimm, Howard Lutnick, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Eugenio Pieiro Soler, Jonathan Raby, Brooke Rollins, Paul Souza, Donald J Trump, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Agriculture, US Department of Energy, US Department of Interior, US Department of the Treasury, United States of America, Chris Wright, Lee Zeldin. Counsel receiving this notice electronically should download this summons, complete one for each defendant and serve it in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and LR 4.1. Summons will be mailed to plaintiff(s) not receiving notice electronically for completion of service. (FGD) (Entered: 05/05/2025)

May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Turner Smith on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Smith, Turner) (Entered: 05/05/2025)

May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Jon Whitney on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Washington, State of Rhode Island, State of Oregon, State of New Mexico, State of New Jersey, State of Minnesota, State of Michigan, State of Maryland, State of Maine, State of Illinois, District of Columbia, State of Delaware, State of Connecticut, State of Colorado, State of California, State of Arizona, State of New York (Whitney, Jon) Modified on 5/6/2025: corrected filer names. (FGD) (Main Document 5 replaced on 5/6/2025) (FGD). (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Michael J. Myers, Rene F. Hertzog, Laura Mirman-Heslin Filing fee: $ 375, receipt number AMADC-10991447 by State of New York. (Attachments: # 1 Myers Certificate, # 2 Hertzog Certificate, # 3 LMH Certificate)(Whitney, Jon) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Jason E. James Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10991505 by State of Illinois. (Attachments: # 1 James Certificate)(Whitney, Jon) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Yuriy Korol Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10991531 by State of Washington. (Attachments: # 1 Korol Certificate)(Whitney, Jon) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Mary M. Curtin Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10991694 by State of Arizona. (Attachments: # 1 Curtin Certificate)(Whitney, Jon) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Carrie Noteboom, Jessica Lowrey Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10991790 by State of Colorado. (Attachments: # 1 Noteboom Certificate, # 2 Lowrey Certificate)(Whitney, Jon) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Catherine Rios-Keating Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10991810 by State of Minnesota. (Attachments: # 1 Rios-Keating Certificate)(Whitney, Jon) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 6 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Michael J. Myers, Rene F. Hertzog, Laura Mirman-Heslin. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAC) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 7 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Jason E. James. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAC) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 8 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Yuriy Korol. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAC) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 9 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Mary M. Curtin. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAC) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 10 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Carrie Noteboom, Jessica Lowrey. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAC) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 11 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Catherine Rios-Keating. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAC) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Jill Lacedonia Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10992849 by State of Connecticut. (Attachments: # 1 Lacedonia Certificate)(Whitney, Jon) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10992867 by State of Maryland. (Attachments: # 1 Goldstein Certificate)(Whitney, Jon) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 18 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Jill Lacedonia. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAC) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 19 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Steven J. Goldstein. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAC) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Brook Detterman on behalf of Alliance for Clean New York (Detterman, Brook) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

PACER

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

PACER
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MOTION to Intervene by Alliance for Clean New York. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Memorandum of Law In Support of Motion to Intervene, # 2 Exhibit Declaration of Marguerite Wells, Executive Director of ACE NY, # 3 Exhibit ACE NYs Proposed Complaint in Intervention, # 4 Exhibit ACE NYs Corporate Disclosure Statement, # 5 Exhibit Proposed Order Granting ACE NY Motion to Intervene)(Detterman, Brook) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

1 Exhibit Memorandum of Law In Support of Motion to Intervene

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2 Exhibit Declaration of Marguerite Wells, Executive Director of ACE NY

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3 Exhibit ACE NYs Proposed Complaint in Intervention

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4 Exhibit ACE NYs Corporate Disclosure Statement

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5 Exhibit Proposed Order Granting ACE NY Motion to Intervene

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May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

Clearinghouse
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NOTICE of Appearance by Jessica Lowrey on behalf of State of Colorado (Lowrey, Jessica) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Myers on behalf of State of New York (Myers, Michael) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Rene Hertzog on behalf of State of New York (Hertzog, Rene) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

PACER

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Laura Mirman-Heslin on behalf of State of New York (Mirman-Heslin, Laura) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Robert Martin Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10997225 by State of Maine. (Attachments: # 1 Martin Certificate)(Whitney, Jon) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Paul Garrahan Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10997242 by State of Oregon. (Attachments: # 1 Garrahan Certificate)(Whitney, Jon) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

PACER
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Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 28 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Robert Martin. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAC) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

PACER
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Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 29 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Paul Garrahan. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAC) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Robert Swanson, Jamie Jefferson, Kate Hammond Filing fee: $ 375, receipt number AMADC-10997371 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Swanson Certificate, # 2 Jefferson Certificate, # 3 Hammond Certificate)(Whitney, Jon) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

PACER
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Assented to MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by State of Delaware, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington.(Myers, Michael) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

PACER
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Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 32 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Robert Swanson, Jamie Jefferson, Kate M. Hammond. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAC) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Keith Robertson on behalf of Scott Bessent, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Douglas Burgum, Walter Cruickshank, Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection Agency, US, William "Butch" H. Graham, Jr, Laura Grimm, Howard Lutnick, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Eugenio Pieiro Soler, Jonathan Raby, Brooke Rollins, Paul Souza, Donald J Trump, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Agriculture, US Department of Energy, US Department of Interior, US Department of the Treasury, United States of America, Chris Wright, Lee Zeldin (Robertson, Michael) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of James A. Auslander by Alliance for Clean Energy New York. (Attachments: # 1 Auslander Certification)(Detterman, Brook) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

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NOTICE OF ATTORNEY PAYMENT OF FEES by Intervenor Plaintiff Alliance for Clean Energy New York. Filing fee $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10999052. Payment Type : PRO HAC VICE. (Detterman, Brook) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

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Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 36 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added James A. Auslander. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAC) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

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Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 33 Assented to MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages. (MMM) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

PACER

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

PACER

Order on Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Carrie Noteboom on behalf of State of Colorado (Noteboom, Carrie) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Jamie Jefferson on behalf of State of California (Jefferson, Jamie) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Paul Garrahan on behalf of State of Oregon (Garrahan, Paul) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Steven J. Goldstein on behalf of State of Maryland (Goldstein, Steven) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by James Michael Auslander on behalf of Alliance for Clean Energy New York (Auslander, James) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Mary Curtin on behalf of State of Arizona (Curtin, Mary) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Yuriy Korol on behalf of State of Washington (Korol, Yuriy) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

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SUMMONS Returned Executed by State of Delaware, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington. All Defendants., SUMMONS Returned Executed as to US Attorney by State of Delaware, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington. All Defendants., SUMMONS Returned Executed by State of Delaware, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration of Service)(Whitney, Jon) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Jason Elliott James on behalf of State of Illinois (James, Jason) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Phillip R. Dupre on behalf of Scott Bessent, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Douglas Burgum, Walter Cruickshank, Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection Agency, US, William "Butch" H. Graham, Jr, Laura Grimm, Howard Lutnick, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Eugenio Pieiro Soler, Jonathan Raby, Brooke Rollins, Paul Souza, Donald J Trump, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Agriculture, US Department of Energy, US Department of Interior, US Department of the Treasury, United States of America, Chris Wright, Lee Zeldin (Dupre, Phillip) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Catherine Rios-Keating on behalf of State of Minnesota (Rios-Keating, Catherine) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

PACER
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RESPONSE to Motion re 23 MOTION to Intervene filed by Scott Bessent, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Douglas Burgum, Walter Cruickshank, Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection Agency, US, William "Butch" H. Graham, Jr, Laura Grimm, Howard Lutnick, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Eugenio Pieiro Soler, Jonathan Raby, Brooke Rollins, Paul Souza, Donald J Trump, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Agriculture, US Department of Energy, US Department of Interior, US Department of the Treasury, United States of America, Chris Wright, Lee Zeldin. (Robertson, Michael) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

RECAP
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NOTICE of Appearance by Robert Donald Swanson on behalf of State of California (Swanson, Robert) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by State of Delaware, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Memorandum of Law, # 2 Exhibit Attorney Declaration and Exhibits, # 3 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Preliminary Injunction)(Smith, Turner) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

1 Exhibit Memorandum of Law

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2 Exhibit Attorney Declaration and Exhibits

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3 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Preliminary Injunction

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May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Alliance for Clean Energy New York. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Detterman, Brook) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Alliance for Clean Energy New York. (Attachments: # 1 Memo in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction, # 2 Wells Declaration, # 3 Burdock Declaration, # 4 Donadio Declaration, # 5 McNutt Declaration, # 6 Brazell Declaration, # 7 Hartnett Declaration, # 8 Goggin Declaration, # 9 Proposed Order)(Detterman, Brook) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

1 Memo in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction

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2 Wells Declaration

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3 Burdock Declaration

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4 Donadio Declaration

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5 McNutt Declaration

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6 Brazell Declaration

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7 Hartnett Declaration

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8 Goggin Declaration

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9 Proposed Order

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May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

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56

Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455(a), I hereby recuse myself from presiding over this proceeding. The deputy clerk is directed to return the matter for random draw to another session of this court. (MMM) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

May 13, 2025

May 13, 2025

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Notice of Reassignment

May 13, 2025

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Order Of Recusal

May 13, 2025

May 13, 2025

PACER
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ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Reassignment. Judge William G. Young added. Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV no longer assigned to case. (SEC) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

May 13, 2025

May 13, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Robert L Martin on behalf of State of Maine (Martin, Robert) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

May 13, 2025

May 13, 2025

PACER
62

MEMORANDUM in Support re 55 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Alliance for Clean Energy New York. (Detterman, Brook) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

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63

DECLARATION re 55 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Alliance for Clean Energy New York. (Detterman, Brook) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

PACER
64

DECLARATION re 55 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Alliance for Clean Energy New York. (Detterman, Brook) (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/14/2025: # 1 Exhibit List, # 2 Exhibits A - K) (MAP). (Main Document 64 replaced on 5/14/2025) (MAP). (Entered: 05/14/2025)

May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

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65

DECLARATION re 55 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Alliance for Clean Energy New York. (Detterman, Brook) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

PACER
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DECLARATION re 55 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Alliance for Clean Energy New York. (Detterman, Brook) (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/14/2025: # 1 Exhibits A - B) (MAP). (Main Document 66 replaced on 5/14/2025) (MAP). (Entered: 05/14/2025)

May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

PACER
67

DECLARATION re 55 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Alliance for Clean Energy New York. (Detterman, Brook) (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/14/2025: # 1 Exhibits A - B) (MAP). (Main Document 67 replaced on 5/14/2025) (MAP). (Entered: 05/14/2025)

May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

PACER
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DECLARATION re 55 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Alliance for Clean Energy New York. (Detterman, Brook) (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/14/2025: # 1 Exhibits A - B) (MAP). (Main Document 68 replaced on 5/14/2025) (MAP). (Entered: 05/14/2025)

May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

PACER
69

DECLARATION re 55 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Alliance for Clean Energy New York. (Detterman, Brook) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

PACER
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MEMORANDUM in Support re 53 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by State of Delaware, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington. (Smith, Turner) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

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DECLARATION re 53 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by State of Delaware, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration of Jonathan Binder, # 2 Exhibit Declaration of Alison Brizius, # 3 Exhibit Declaration of Megan Brunatti, # 4 Exhibit Declaration of Dan Burgess, # 5 Exhibit Declaration of Bruce K. Carlisle, # 6 Exhibit Declaration of Katherine S. Dykes, # 7 Exhibit Declaration of Stephen Gawlick, # 8 Exhibit Declaration of Brian P. Granahan, # 9 Exhibit Declaration of Christopher R. Hoagland, # 10 Exhibit Declaration of Christopher Kearns, # 11 Exhibit Declaration of Elizabeth Mahony, # 12 Exhibit Declaration of Katharine Perry, # 13 Exhibit Declaration of Paul G. Pinsky, # 14 Exhibit Declaration of John Williams, # 15 Exhibit Declaration of Dr. Pete Wyckoff, # 16 Exhibit Declaration of Denise Barton, # 17 Exhibit Presidential Memorandum)(Smith, Turner) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

1 Exhibit Declaration of Jonathan Binder

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2 Exhibit Declaration of Alison Brizius

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3 Exhibit Declaration of Megan Brunatti

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4 Exhibit Declaration of Dan Burgess

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5 Exhibit Declaration of Bruce K. Carlisle

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6 Exhibit Declaration of Katherine S. Dykes

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7 Exhibit Declaration of Stephen Gawlick

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8 Exhibit Declaration of Brian P. Granahan

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9 Exhibit Declaration of Christopher R. Hoagland

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10 Exhibit Declaration of Christopher Kearns

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11 Exhibit Declaration of Elizabeth Mahony

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12 Exhibit Declaration of Katharine Perry

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13 Exhibit Declaration of Paul G. Pinsky

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14 Exhibit Declaration of John Williams

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15 Exhibit Declaration of Dr. Pete Wyckoff

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16 Exhibit Declaration of Denise Barton

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17 Exhibit Presidential Memorandum

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May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

PACER
72

MOTION for Extension of Time to 06/23/2025 to File Response/Reply as to 53 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, 55 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Scott Bessent, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Douglas Burgum, Walter Cruickshank, Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection Agency, US, William "Butch" H. Graham, Jr, Laura Grimm, Howard Lutnick, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Eugenio Pieiro Soler, Jonathan Raby, Brooke Rollins, Paul Souza, Donald J Trump, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Agriculture, US Department of Energy, US Department of Interior, US Department of the Treasury, United States of America, Chris Wright, Lee Zeldin. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Robertson, Michael) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

1 Text of Proposed Order

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May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

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73

MEMORANDUM in Support re 72 MOTION for Extension of Time to 06/23/2025 to File Response/Reply as to 53 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, 55 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Scott Bessent, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Douglas Burgum, Walter Cruickshank, Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection Agency, US, William "Butch" H. Graham, Jr, Laura Grimm, Howard Lutnick, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Eugenio Pieiro Soler, Jonathan Raby, Brooke Rollins, Paul Souza, Donald J Trump, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Agriculture, US Department of Energy, US Department of Interior, US Department of the Treasury, United States of America, Chris Wright, Lee Zeldin. (Robertson, Michael) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

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74

NOTICE of Appearance by Jill Lacedonia on behalf of State of Connecticut (Lacedonia, Jill) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

PACER
75

MEMORANDUM in Opposition re 72 MOTION for Extension of Time to 06/23/2025 to File Response/Reply as to 53 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, 55 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by State of Delaware, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington. (Myers, Michael) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

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Order on Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

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Order on Motion to Intervene

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

PACER
76

Opposition re 72 MOTION for Extension of Time to 06/23/2025 to File Response/Reply as to 53 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, 55 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Alliance for Clean Energy New York. (Detterman, Brook) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

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Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Erica A. Fuller on behalf of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Conservation Law Foundation, Environmental Advocates NY, Environmental Protection Information Center, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York League of Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, Southern Environmental Law Center (Fuller, Erica) Modified on 5/15/2025 to Correct Docket Text as Counsel Fuller Filed the Notice of Appearance Under the Wrong Event in CM/ECF. (MAP). (Entered: 05/15/2025)

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

PACER
78

Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered allowed 23 MOTION to Intervene by Alliance for Clean Energy New York. (MAP) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

PACER
79

Judge William G. Young ELECTRONIC ORDER entered: 54 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages.The motion to file an excessively long brief is ALLOWED. It is the Court's intention promptly to entertain New York's motion for preliminary injunction. To the extent Intervenors may have raised new claims they may have to wait for the government's response. (MAP) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

PACER
80

Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Megan M. Herzog on behalf of Environmental Defense Fund, Inc.. (Herzog, Megan) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

PACER
81

MOTION for Leave to File Amici Curiae Brief by Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Conservation Law Foundation, Environmental Advocates NY, Environmental Defense Fund, Inc., Environmental Protection Information Center, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York League of Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, Southern Environmental Law Center. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Brief of Amici Curiae of Environmental Organizations ry Injunctions)(Fuller, Erica) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

PACER
82

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Julia K. Forgie by Natural Resources Defense Council, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Environmental Protection Information Center, New York League of Conservation Voters . (Attachments: # 1 PHV Certification)(Fuller, Erica) Modified on 5/16/2025 (MAP). (Entered: 05/15/2025)

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

PACER
83

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Gudrun Thompson Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11013584 by Southern Environmental Law Center. (Attachments: # 1 PHV Certification)(Fuller, Erica) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

PACER
84

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Lucy Lefkowitz Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11013607 by National Wildlife Federation. (Attachments: # 1 PHV Certification)(Fuller, Erica) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

PACER
85

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Susan J. Kraham Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11013615 by Environmental Advocates NY, Sierra Club. (Attachments: # 1 PHV Certification)(Fuller, Erica) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

PACER
86

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Jared E. Knicley Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11013644 by Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Environmental Protection Information Center, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York League of Conservation Voters. (Attachments: # 1 PHV Certification)(Fuller, Erica) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

PACER
87

Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 83 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Gudrun Thompson. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm. AMICUS CURIAE APPEARANCE must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAP) (Entered: 05/16/2025)

May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

PACER

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

PACER

Notice Setting or Resetting Hearing on Motion

May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

PACER
88

Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 84 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Lucy Lefkowitz. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.AMICUS CURIAE APPEARANCE must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAP) (Entered: 05/16/2025)

May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

PACER
89

Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 85 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Susan J. Kraham. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.AMICUS CURIAE APPEARANCE must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAP) (Entered: 05/16/2025)

May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

PACER
90

Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 86 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Jared E. Knicley. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.AMICUS CURIAE APPEARANCE must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MAP) (Entered: 05/16/2025)

May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

PACER
91

NOTICE OF ATTORNEY PAYMENT OF FEES as to 82 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Julia K. Forgie by Amicus Parties Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Environmental Protection Information Center, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York League of Conservation Voters. Filing fee $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11014149. Payment Type : PRO HAC VICE. (Fuller, Erica) (Entered: 05/16/2025)

May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

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