Case: State of Rhode Island v. United States Department of the Interior

1:25-cv-00439 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: Sept. 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

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Case Summary

This case challenges the Trump Administration's sudden termination of the Revolution Wind Project. On August 22, 2025, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a Stop Work Order to halt construction on the Revolution Wind Project. The Revolution Wind Project (Project) had been on track to power 350,000 homes in Connecticut and Rhode Island starting in 2026, through wind turbines located off the coast. The Stop Work order was consistent with Executive Order 14156, which declared a “N…

Since 2013, Ørsted, developer of the Project, has worked through regulatory review at the federal and state level. In 2023, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a 2,800-page Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Project. BOEM then approved construction of up to 100 wind turbines 15 miles off the coast of Rhode Island. As of August 2025, construction of the Project was 80% complete.

The states of Rhode Island and Connecticut, as well as several officials of each, filed this lawsuit on September 4, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The case was assigned to District Judge Mary S. McElroy. Defendants (Agency Defendants) include U.S Department of Interior, its component agencies BOEM and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and several officials of each.

The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) requires agency action be based on reasoned decisionmaking. In addition, a change in agency position must be justified and explained. Here, the Stop Work Order did not explain Agency Defendants’ sudden change in position on the Project. Plaintiffs allege the Stop Work Order is therefore arbitrary and capricious, violating the APA. The APA also prohibits agencies from exceeding its statutory authority. The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act authorizes BOEM to temporarily halt wind energy construction in two limited circumstances, both explicitly outlined in the statute. Plaintiffs allege that neither circumstance applies here; therefore, BOEM has exceeded its statutory authority. The plaintiffs seek to preliminarily and permanently enjoin and stay Agency Defendants from enforcing the Stop Work Order.

On September 17, Defendants filed a motion seeking to move the case to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and Plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary injunction. On September 18, a nonprofit organization Green Oceans, sought to intervene in the case to oppose continuation of the Project. The court has not yet ruled on these motions.

On September 26, Agency Defendants moved to hold Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction in abeyance because an injunction was entered in parallel litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge McElroy denied Defendants motion, noting that "overlapping injunctions appear to be a common outcome of parallel litigation, rather than a reason for the Court to pass on exercising its duty to determine whether litigants are entitled to relief." Defendants responded to Plaintiffs’ preliminary injunction motion on October 22.

Agency Defendants filed a motion to stay the case in light of the lapse in federal government appropriations on October 1, but Judge McElroy promptly denied the motion.

As of November 26, this case is ongoing.

Summary Authors

Claire Pollard (9/6/2025)

Allison Opheim (9/15/2025)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Carnevale, Alexander Michael (Rhode Island)

Cheney, Benjamin W. (Rhode Island)

Giarrano, Leonard Giarrano (Rhode Island)

Attorney for Defendant

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Griffin, Richard F. (Rhode Island)

Iafrate, Carly B. (Rhode Island)

Judge(s)

Lamberth, Royce C. (District of Columbia)

McElroy, Mary Susan (Rhode Island)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Carnevale, Alexander Michael (Rhode Island)

Cheney, Benjamin W. (Rhode Island)

Giarrano, Leonard Giarrano (Rhode Island)

Kober, Max (Rhode Island)

Levine, Matthew I. (Rhode Island)

O'Roark, Evan I. (Rhode Island)

Ratakonda, Maithreyi (Rhode Island)

Rice, Sarah (Rhode Island)

Shih, Judy (Rhode Island)

Skold, Michael Kenneth (Rhode Island)

Vaz, Nicholas M. (Rhode Island)

Attorney for Defendant

Lyons, Thomas W. (Rhode Island)

Marzulla, Roger J. (Rhode Island)

Rudat, Amanda (Rhode Island)

Swanson, Kristofor (Rhode Island)

Other

Griffin, Richard F. (Rhode Island)

Iafrate, Carly B. (Rhode Island)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1 1:25-cv-00439	Complaint	Sept. 4, 2025	Sept. 4, 2025 Complaint
45 1:25-cv-04328	State Plaintiffs' Motion for Consolidation and Request to Hold in Abeyance State Plaintiffs' First Motion for Preliminary Injunction U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia	Jan. 5, 2026	Jan. 5, 2026 Pleading / Motion / Brief
50 1:25-cv-04328	Order Granting State Plaintiffs' Motion for Consolidation and Reuest to Hold in Abeyance State Plaintiffs First Motion for Preliminary Injunction U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia	Jan. 7, 2026	Jan. 7, 2026 Order/Opinion

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Resources related to this case
Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
EO 14156 - Declaring a National Energy Emergency President Donald Trump	Declaring a national energy infrastructure shortage amounting to a national emergency.	Jan. 20, 2025	Jan. 20, 2025 https://www.federalregister.gov/...

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Docket

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Last updated Sept. 7, 2026, 3:50 a.m.

Docket for: State of Rhode Island v. United States Department of the Interior

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 4, 2025	COMPLAINT ( filing fee paid $ 405.00, receipt number ARIDC-2180005 ), filed by State of Rhode Island. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Summons Request for DOI, # 4 Summons Request for Douglas Burgum, # 5 Summons Request for BOEM, # 6 Summons Request for Matthew Giacona, # 7 Summons Request for BSEE, # 8 Summons Request for Kenneth Stevens)(Giarrano, Leonard) (Entered: 09/04/2025) 1 Exhibit Exhibit A View on RECAP 2 Civil Cover Sheet View on RECAP 3 Summons Request for DOI View on RECAP 4 Summons Request for Douglas Burgum View on RECAP 5 Summons Request for BOEM View on RECAP 6 Summons Request for Matthew Giacona View on RECAP 7 Summons Request for BSEE View on RECAP 8 Summons Request for Kenneth Stevens View on RECAP	Clearinghouse
2	Sept. 4, 2025	CASE OPENING NOTICE ISSUED (Simoncelli, Michael) (Entered: 09/04/2025)	RECAP
3	Sept. 4, 2025	Summons Issued as to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Douglas Burgum, Matthew Giacona, Kenneth Stevens, United States Department of the Interior. (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons)(Simoncelli, Michael) (Entered: 09/04/2025) 1 Summons View on RECAP 2 Summons View on RECAP 3 Summons View on RECAP 4 Summons View on RECAP 5 Summons View on RECAP	RECAP
	Sept. 4, 2025	Case Assigned/Reassigned
	Sept. 4, 2025	Case assigned to District Judge Mary S. McElroy and Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Sullivan. (Simoncelli, Michael)
4	Sept. 5, 2025	AFFIDAVIT of Service, filed by State of Rhode Island All Defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Proof of Service for Douglas Burgum, # 2 Proof of Service for BOEM, # 3 Proof of Service for Matthew Giacona, # 4 Proof of Service for BSEE, # 5 Proof of Service for Kenneth Stevens)(Giarrano, Leonard) (Entered: 09/05/2025) 1 Proof of Service for Douglas Burgum View on RECAP 2 Proof of Service for BOEM View on RECAP 3 Proof of Service for Matthew Giacona View on RECAP 4 Proof of Service for BSEE View on RECAP 5 Proof of Service for Kenneth Stevens View on RECAP	RECAP
5	Sept. 9, 2025	MOTION for Judy Shih to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number CRIDC-2181289 ) filed by State of Rhode Island. (Giarrano, Leonard) (Entered: 09/09/2025)	RECAP
6	Sept. 9, 2025	MOTION for Michael Kenneth Skold to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2181334 ) filed by State of Rhode Island. (Giarrano, Leonard) (Entered: 09/09/2025)	RECAP
7	Sept. 9, 2025	MOTION for Matthew I. Levine to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2181335 ) filed by State of Rhode Island. (Giarrano, Leonard) (Entered: 09/09/2025)	RECAP
8	Sept. 9, 2025	MOTION for Evan O'Roark to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2181339 ) filed by State of Rhode Island. (Giarrano, Leonard) (Entered: 09/09/2025)	RECAP
9	Sept. 9, 2025	MOTION for Benjamin W. Cheney to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2181340 ) filed by State of Rhode Island. (Giarrano, Leonard) (Entered: 09/09/2025)	RECAP
10	Sept. 9, 2025	MOTION for Maithreyi Ratakonda to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number CRIDC-2181502 ) filed by State of Rhode Island. (Giarrano, Leonard) (Entered: 09/09/2025)	RECAP
11	Sept. 9, 2025	MOTION for Max Kober to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2181508 ) filed by State of Rhode Island. (Giarrano, Leonard) (Entered: 09/09/2025)	RECAP
	Sept. 9, 2025	Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice
	Sept. 9, 2025	TEXT ORDER granting 5 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Judy Shih. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 9/9/2025. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana)
	Sept. 9, 2025	TEXT ORDER granting 6 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Michael Kenneth Skold. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 9/9/2025. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana)
	Sept. 9, 2025	TEXT ORDER granting 7 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Matthew I. Levine. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 9/9/2025. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana)
	Sept. 9, 2025	TEXT ORDER granting 8 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Evan I. O'Roark. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 9/9/2025. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana)
	Sept. 9, 2025	TEXT ORDER granting 9 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Benjamin W. Cheney. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 9/9/2025. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana)
	Sept. 9, 2025	TEXT ORDER granting 10 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Maithreyi Ratakonda. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 9/9/2025. (Hill, Cherelle)
	Sept. 9, 2025	TEXT ORDER granting 11 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Max Kober. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 9/9/2025. (Hill, Cherelle)
12	Sept. 12, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Kenneth Skold on behalf of Katherine Dykes, State of Connecticut (Skold, Michael) (Entered: 09/12/2025)	RECAP
13	Sept. 12, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Evan McDonald O'Roark on behalf of Katherine Dykes, State of Connecticut (O'Roark, Evan) (Entered: 09/12/2025)	RECAP
14	Sept. 12, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew I. Levine on behalf of Katherine Dykes, State of Connecticut (Levine, Matthew) (Entered: 09/12/2025)	RECAP
15	Sept. 12, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin W. Cheney on behalf of Katherine Dykes, State of Connecticut (Cheney, Benjamin) (Entered: 09/12/2025)	RECAP
16	Sept. 15, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Kristofor Swanson on behalf of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Douglas Burgum, Matthew Giacona, Kenneth Stevens, United States Department of the Interior (Swanson, Kristofor) (Entered: 09/15/2025)	RECAP
17	Sept. 15, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Maithreyi Ratakonda on behalf of State of Rhode Island (Ratakonda, Maithreyi) (Entered: 09/15/2025)	RECAP
18	Sept. 15, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Max Jordan Kober on behalf of State of Rhode Island (Kober, Max) (Entered: 09/15/2025)	RECAP
19	Sept. 15, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Judy Shih on behalf of State of Rhode Island (Shih, Judy) (Entered: 09/15/2025)	RECAP
20	Sept. 16, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Amanda Rudat on behalf of All Defendants (Rudat, Amanda) (Entered: 09/16/2025)	RECAP
21	Sept. 17, 2025	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by All Plaintiffs. Responses due by 10/1/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Ex. 1 Kearns Decl. (RI OER), # 2 Ex. 2 Dykes Decl. (CT DEEP), # 3 Ex. 3 Rice Decl. (RI AG), # 4 Ex. 4 Cox Decl. (RI RICC), # 5 Ex. 5 Bianco Decl. (RI PUC), # 6 Ex. 6 Babbidge Decl. (CT DEEP))(Giarrano, Leonard) (Entered: 09/17/2025) 1 Ex. 1 Kearns Decl. (RI OER) View on RECAP 2 Ex. 2 Dykes Decl. (CT DEEP) View on RECAP 3 Ex. 3 Rice Decl. (RI AG) View on RECAP 4 Ex. 4 Cox Decl. (RI RICC) View on RECAP 5 Ex. 5 Bianco Decl. (RI PUC) View on RECAP 6 Ex. 6 Babbidge Decl. (CT DEEP) View on RECAP	RECAP
22	Sept. 17, 2025	MOTION to Change Venue to US District Court for District of Columbia filed by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Douglas Burgum, Matthew Giacona, Kenneth Stevens, United States Department of the Interior. Responses due by 10/1/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - ROD, # 2 Exhibit 2 - COP approval letter, # 3 Exhibit 3 - M-Opinion)(Swanson, Kristofor) (Entered: 09/17/2025) 1 Exhibit 1 - ROD View on PACER 2 Exhibit 2 - COP approval letter View on PACER 3 Exhibit 3 - M-Opinion View on PACER	RECAP
23	Sept. 18, 2025	MOTION to Intervene filed by Green Oceans. Responses due by 10/2/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Affidavit, # 3 Affidavit, # 4 Affidavit, # 5 Affidavit, # 6 Affidavit, # 7 Affidavit, # 8 Supporting Memorandum)(Lyons, Thomas) (Entered: 09/18/2025) 1 Affidavit View on PACER 2 Affidavit View on PACER 3 Affidavit View on PACER 4 Affidavit View on PACER 5 Affidavit View on PACER 6 Affidavit View on PACER 7 Affidavit View on PACER 8 Supporting Memorandum View on PACER	RECAP
24	Sept. 18, 2025	MOTION for Roger J. Marzulla to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2185831 ) filed by Green Oceans. (Lyons, Thomas) (Entered: 09/18/2025)	RECAP
	Sept. 19, 2025	TEXT ORDER granting 24 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Roger J. Marzulla. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 9/19/2025. (Hill, Cherelle)
	Sept. 19, 2025	TEXT ORDER granting 24 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Roger J. Marzulla. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 9/19/2025. (Hill, Cherelle)
25	Sept. 25, 2025	MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief filed by Climate Jobs Rhode Island. Responses due by 10/9/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Memorandum of Amicus Curiae, # 2 Exhibit Attachment 1 to Proposed Memorandum)(Iafrate, Carly) (Entered: 09/25/2025) 1 Exhibit Proposed Memorandum of Amicus Curiae View on PACER 2 Exhibit Attachment 1 to Proposed Memorandum View on PACER	RECAP
26	Sept. 25, 2025	MOTION for Richard F. Griffin, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-2188624 ) filed by Climate Jobs Rhode Island. (Iafrate, Carly) (Entered: 09/25/2025)	RECAP
	Sept. 25, 2025	TEXT ORDER granting 26 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Richard F. Griffin, Jr.. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 9/25/2025. (Hill, Cherelle)
	Sept. 25, 2025	Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice
27	Sept. 26, 2025	MOTION to hold Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Abeyance re: 21 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, MOTION for an Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 21 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Expedited Relief Requested) filed by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Douglas Burgum, Matthew Giacona, Kenneth Stevens, United States Department of the Interior. Responses due by 10/10/2025. (Attachments: # 1 DDC Order)(Rudat, Amanda) (Entered: 09/26/2025) 1 DDC Order View on PACER	RECAP
28	Sept. 26, 2025	NOTICE by Green Oceans re 21 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Notice of Additional Authority (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Lyons, Thomas) (Entered: 09/26/2025) 1 Exhibit View on PACER	RECAP
29	Sept. 29, 2025	RESPONSE In Opposition to 27 MOTION to hold Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Abeyance re: 21 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction MOTION for an Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 21 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Expedited Relief Requested) filed by Katherine Dykes, State of Connecticut, State of Rhode Island. Replies due by 10/6/2025. (Cheney, Benjamin) (Entered: 09/29/2025)	RECAP
30	Sept. 29, 2025	REPLY to Response re 29 Response to Motion, filed by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Douglas Burgum, Matthew Giacona, Kenneth Stevens, United States Department of the Interior. (Swanson, Kristofor) (Entered: 09/29/2025)	RECAP
31	Oct. 1, 2025	MOTION to Stay in Light of Lapse of Appropriations filed by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Douglas Burgum, Matthew Giacona, Kenneth Stevens, United States Department of the Interior. Responses due by 10/15/2025. (Rudat, Amanda) Modified on 10/2/2025 (Potter, Carrie). (Entered: 10/01/2025)	RECAP
32	Oct. 1, 2025	RESPONSE In Opposition to 31 MOTION to Stay in Light of Lapse of Appropriations filed by All Plaintiffs. Replies due by 10/8/2025. (Rice, Sarah) (Entered: 10/01/2025)	RECAP
33	Oct. 1, 2025	RESPONSE In Opposition to 22 MOTION to Change Venue to US District Court for District of Columbia filed by All Plaintiffs. Replies due by 10/8/2025. (Rice, Sarah) (Entered: 10/01/2025)	RECAP
34	Oct. 1, 2025	RESPONSE In Opposition to 23 MOTION to Intervene filed by Katherine Dykes, State of Connecticut, State of Rhode Island. Replies due by 10/8/2025. (O'Roark, Evan) (Entered: 10/01/2025)	RECAP
	Oct. 1, 2025	TEXT ORDER. The Defendants' Motion to Hold Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Abeyance (ECF No. 27) is DENIED. Although an injunction entered in the parallel litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, this Court is persuaded that "overlapping injunctions appear to be a common outcome of parallel litigation, rather than a reason for the Court to pass on exercising its duty to determine whether litigants are entitled to relief." California v. Health and Human Services, 390 F. Supp. 3d 1061, 1065 (N.D. Cal. 2019). The Defendants' Motion for an Extension of Time to File Response/Reply is GRANTED IN PART (ECF No. 27). The Defendants shall respond to the Motion for a Preliminary Injunction by 10/22/2025.. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/1/2025. (Potter, Carrie)
	Oct. 1, 2025	TEXT ORDER. The Defendants' Motion to Hold Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Abeyance (ECF No. 27 ) is DENIED. Although an injunction entered in the parallel litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, this Court is persuaded that "overlapping injunctions appear to be a common outcome of parallel litigation, rather than a reason for the Court to pass on exercising its duty to determine whether litigants are entitled to relief." California v. Health and Human Services, 390 F. Supp. 3d 1061, 1065 (N.D. Cal. 2019). The Defendants' Motion for an Extension of Time to File Response/Reply is GRANTED IN PART (ECF No. 27 ). The Defendants shall respond to the Motion for a Preliminary Injunction by 10/22/2025.. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/1/2025. (Potter, Carrie)
35	Oct. 2, 2025	REPLY to Response re 34 Response to Motion to Intervene filed by Green Oceans. (Lyons, Thomas) (Entered: 10/02/2025)	RECAP
36	Oct. 8, 2025	REPLY to Response re 33 Response to Motion filed by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Douglas Burgum, Matthew Giacona, Kenneth Stevens, United States Department of the Interior. (Attachments: # 1 D.D.C. PI Hearing Transcript)(Rudat, Amanda) (Entered: 10/08/2025) 1 D.D.C. PI Hearing Transcript View on RECAP	RECAP
37	Oct. 22, 2025	RESPONSE In Opposition to 21 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Douglas Burgum, Matthew Giacona, Kenneth Stevens, United States Department of the Interior. Replies due by 10/29/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Suess Declaration, # 2 Exhibit A to Suess Declaration, # 3 Exhibit B to Suess Declaration, # 4 Exhibit C to Suess Declaration, # 5 Exhibit D to Suess Declaration, # 6 Exhibit E to Suess Declaration, # 7 Exhibit F placer holder (sealed document), # 8 Exhibit G to Suess Declaration, # 9 Exhibit H to Suess Declaration, # 10 Exhibit I to Suess Declaration, # 11 Exhibit J to Suess Declaration)(Swanson, Kristofor) (Entered: 10/22/2025) 1 Suess Declaration View on RECAP 2 Exhibit A to Suess Declaration View on PACER 3 Exhibit B to Suess Declaration View on PACER 4 Exhibit C to Suess Declaration View on PACER 5 Exhibit D to Suess Declaration View on PACER 6 Exhibit E to Suess Declaration View on PACER 7 Exhibit F placer holder (sealed document) View on PACER 8 Exhibit G to Suess Declaration View on PACER 9 Exhibit H to Suess Declaration View on PACER 10 Exhibit I to Suess Declaration View on PACER 11 Exhibit J to Suess Declaration View on PACER	RECAP
38	Oct. 22, 2025	MOTION to Seal Exhibit F to Suess Declaration Filed. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit F to Suess Declaration)(Swanson, Kristofor) This entry/document has been filed under seal pursuant to statute, rule or court order and access is restricted to the Court only. (Entered: 10/22/2025)	RECAP
39	Oct. 28, 2025	EXHIBIT IN SUPPORT by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Matthew Giacona, Kenneth Stevens, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, United States Department of the Interior, Douglas Burgum in support of 37 Response to Motion. (Hill, Cherelle) This document has been filed under seal pursuant to LR Gen 102 and access is restricted. Please login to CM/ECF to view document(s). (Entered: 10/28/2025)	RECAP
40	Oct. 29, 2025	REPLY to Response re 37 Response to Motion,,, filed by Katherine Dykes, State of Connecticut, State of Rhode Island. (Cheney, Benjamin) (Entered: 10/29/2025)	RECAP
41	Nov. 10, 2025	ANSWER to Complaint by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Douglas Burgum, Matthew Giacona, Kenneth Stevens, United States Department of the Interior.(Swanson, Kristofor) (Entered: 11/10/2025)	RECAP
42	Dec. 11, 2025	ORDER granting 22 Motion to Transfer Venue. It is hereby ORDERED that this case be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 12/11/2025. (Simoncelli, Michael) (Entered: 12/11/2025)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Rhode Island

Case Type(s):

Environmental Justice

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 4, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Katherine Dykes, Commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Plaintiff Type(s):

State Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Federal

U.S Department of Interior

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.

Other Dockets:

District of Rhode Island 1:25-cv-00439

District of District of Columbia 1:25-cv-04328

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: None Yet / None

Relief Sought:

Declaratory judgment

Injunction

Relief Granted:

None yet

Source of Relief:

None yet

Issues

Environmental Justice and Resources:

Environmental Impact Statements

Funding

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of State of Rhode Island v. United States Department of the Interior, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/46920/ (last updated 9/15/2025).