Case: Healthy Gulf v. U.S. Department of the Interior

26-11284 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Filed Date: April 20, 2026

Case Ongoing

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Case Summary

(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). On April 20, 2026, Healthy Gulf, Habitat Recovery Project, Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, and Turtle Island Restoration Network filed a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The Plaintiffs asked the court to review the Department of Interior and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s approval of BP's Kaskida deepwater oil project in the Gulf of Mexico. 

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Burgam, Doug (Alabama)

DOJ-Civ, Appeals (Alabama)

Ellis, Angela (Alabama)

General, U.S. Attorney (Alabama)

Giacona, Matthew (Alabama)

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26-11284

Petition for Review

April 20, 2026

April 20, 2026

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73214680/healthy-gulf-v-us-department-of-the-interior/

Last updated July 3, 2026, 3:09 a.m.

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AGENCY PETITION / APPLICATION DOCKETED. Filed by Petitioners Center for Biological Diversity, Habitat Recovery Project, Healthy Gulf, Sierra Club and Turtle Island Restoration Network. Fee Status: Fee Paid. See attached docketing notice for important information, including deadlines. [Entered: 04/20/2026 11:28 AM]

1 DKT-8 Notice to Counsel/Parties

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2 Agency Case Docketed - Petition for Review

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3 Ex. A - Kaskida Approval Letter

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4 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement

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5 Error

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April 20, 2026

April 20, 2026

2

APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Brettny E. Hardy for Center for Biological Diversity, Habitat Recovery Project, Healthy Gulf, Sierra Club and Turtle Island Restoration Network. Related cases? No. [26-11284] (ECF: Brettny Hardy) [Entered: 04/20/2026 12:50 PM]

April 20, 2026

April 20, 2026

3

APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Rumela Roy for Center for Biological Diversity, Habitat Recovery Project, Healthy Gulf, Sierra Club and Turtle Island Restoration Network. Related cases? No. [26-11284] (ECF: Brettny Hardy) [Entered: 04/20/2026 12:51 PM]

April 20, 2026

April 20, 2026

4

APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Angela Ellis for U.S. Department of the Interior; Doug Burgum; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Matthew Giacona Related cases? No. [26-11284] (ECF: Angela Ellis) [Entered: 04/21/2026 04:39 PM]

April 21, 2026

April 21, 2026

5

APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by George W. Hicks, Jr. for BP Exploration & Production Inc. Related cases? No. [26-11284] (ECF: George Hicks) [Entered: 04/30/2026 08:29 PM]

April 30, 2026

April 30, 2026

6

MOTION to intervene filed by George W. Hicks, Jr. for BP Exploration and Production Inc.. [6] [26-11284] (ECF: George Hicks) [Entered: 04/30/2026 08:30 PM]

April 30, 2026

April 30, 2026

RECAP
7

JURISDICTIONAL QUESTION issued as to Healthy Gulf and Turtle Island Restoration Network. [Entered: 05/01/2026 03:11 PM]

May 1, 2026

May 1, 2026

8

***DOCKETED IN ERROR - CIP FILED WITH PETITION***NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS (CIP) DEFICIENCY issued to Brettny E. Hardy for Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Healthy Gulf, Habitat Recovery Project and Turtle Island Restoration Network and Rumela Roy for Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Healthy Gulf, Habitat Recovery Project and Turtle Island Restoration Network. You have failed to file the CIP. If you are an appellant or petitioner, pursuant to 11th Cir. Rules 26.1-5(c) and 42-1(b), this appeal will be dismissed without further notice upon the expiration of 14 days from the date of this notice unless you remedy the default(s). If you are an appellee or respondent, pursuant to 11th Cir. R. 26.1-5(c), no action may be taken on your filings until you comply with the CIP rules.--[Edited 05/11/2026 by AJR] [Entered: 05/11/2026 09:45 AM]

May 11, 2026

May 11, 2026

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Brettny E. Hardy for Petitioners Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Healthy Gulf, Habitat Recovery Project and Turtle Island Restoration Network and Rumela Roy for Petitioners Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Healthy Gulf, Habitat Recovery Project and Turtle Island Restoration Network is notified that, pursuant to 11th Cir. R. 42-1(b), this appeal will be dismissed without further notice upon the expiration of 14 days from the date of this notice unless the appellant files a Civil Appeal Statement. [Entered: 05/11/2026 09:48 AM]

May 11, 2026

May 11, 2026

NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS (CIP) DEFICIENCY issued to Brettny E. Hardy for Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Healthy Gulf, Habitat Recovery Project and Turtle Island Restoration Network and Rumela Roy for Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Healthy Gulf, Habitat Recovery Project and Turtle Island Restoration Network. You have failed to file the CIP. If you are an appellant or petitioner, pursuant to 11th Cir. Rules 26.1-5(c) and 42-1(b), this appeal will be dismissed without further notice upon the expiration of 14 days from the date of this notice unless you remedy the default(s). If you are an appellee or respondent, pursuant to 11th Cir. R. 26.1-5(c), no action may be taken on your filings until you comply with the CIP rules.

May 11, 2026

May 11, 2026

10

Response to Jurisdictional Question filed by Respondents Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of the Interior [26-11284] (ECF: Angela Ellis) [Entered: 05/15/2026 05:41 PM]

May 15, 2026

May 15, 2026

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MOTION to intervene filed by George W. Hicks, Jr. for BP Exploration and Production Inc. (Proposed Intervenor-Respondent) Motion To Submit Response to Jurisdictional Question. [11] [26-11284] (ECF: George Hicks) [Entered: 05/15/2026 06:12 PM]

May 15, 2026

May 15, 2026

12

Response to Jurisdictional Question filed by Petitioners Center for Biological Diversity, Habitat Recovery Project, Healthy Gulf, Sierra Club and Turtle Island Restoration Network [26-11284] (ECF: Brettny Hardy) [Entered: 05/15/2026 10:29 PM]

May 15, 2026

May 15, 2026

13

Notice to Counsel of Record. Counsel of Record must be logged in to CM/ECF and Pacer to access this document. This is the only notice you will receive regarding this matter. Please print a copy for your file. [26-11211, 26-11284] [Entered: 05/18/2026 04:05 PM]

May 18, 2026

May 18, 2026

14

NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS (CIP) DEFICIENCY issued to Angela Ellis for Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement and Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior. You have failed to file the STANDALONE CIP. If you are an appellant or petitioner, pursuant to 11th Cir. Rules 26.1-5(c) and 42-1(b), this appeal will be dismissed without further notice upon the expiration of 14 days from the date of this notice unless you remedy the default(s). If you are an appellee or respondent, pursuant to 11th Cir. R. 26.1-5(c), no action may be taken on your filings until you comply with the CIP rules. [Entered: 05/19/2026 10:46 AM]

May 19, 2026

May 19, 2026

15

Civil Appeal Statement filed by Attorney Brettny E. Hardy for Petitioners Center for Biological Diversity, Habitat Recovery Project, Healthy Gulf, Sierra Club and Turtle Island Restoration Network. Related cases? No. [26-11284] (ECF: Brettny Hardy) [Entered: 05/19/2026 11:19 AM]

May 19, 2026

May 19, 2026

16

Notice to Counsel of Record. Counsel of Record must be logged in to CM/ECF and Pacer to access this document. This is the only notice you will receive regarding this matter. Please print a copy for your file. [Entered: 05/19/2026 12:43 PM]

May 19, 2026

May 19, 2026

17

MOTION Petitioners seek to unrelate W&T Offshore, Inc. v. Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, et al., Case No. 26-11211 (11th Cir. Apr. 13, 2026) and this case filed by Center for Biological Diversity, Habitat Recovery Project, Healthy Gulf, Sierra Club and Turtle Island Restoration Network. Motion is Unopposed. [17] [26-11284] (ECF: Brettny Hardy) [Entered: 05/19/2026 03:37 PM]

May 19, 2026

May 19, 2026

18

Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Attorney Angela Ellis for Respondents Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of the Interior. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [26-11284] (ECF: Angela Ellis) [Entered: 05/19/2026 05:44 PM]

May 19, 2026

May 19, 2026

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MOTION for extension of time to file agency record to 07/01/2026 filed by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of the Interior. Motion is Unopposed. [19] [26-11284] (ECF: Angela Ellis) [Entered: 05/19/2026 05:49 PM]

May 19, 2026

May 19, 2026

RECAP

NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS (CIP) DEFICIENCY issued to Angela Ellis for Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement and Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior. You have failed to file the STANDALONE CIP. If you are an appellant or petitioner, pursuant to 11th Cir. Rules 26.1-5(c) and 42-1(b), this appeal will be dismissed without further notice upon the expiration of 14 days from the date of this notice unless you remedy the default(s). If you are an appellee or respondent, pursuant to 11th Cir. R. 26.1-5(c), no action may be taken on your filings until you comply with the CIP rules.

May 19, 2026

May 19, 2026

Notice to Counsel of Record. Counsel of Record must be logged in to CM/ECF and Pacer to access this document. This is the only notice you will receive regarding this matter. Please print a copy for your file.

May 19, 2026

May 19, 2026

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ORDER: Motion for extension to file agency record filed by Respondents Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement and Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior is GRANTED by clerk [19]. [Entered: 05/20/2026 11:22 AM]

May 20, 2026

May 20, 2026

21

ORDER: Motions by BP Exploration & Production, Inc. for leave to intervene as a respondent and for leave to file a response to the jurisdictional question are GRANTED. [11] JP (See attached order for complete text) [Entered: 06/04/2026 03:45 PM]

June 4, 2026

June 4, 2026

22

Response to Jurisdictional Question at Exhibit A filed by Intervenor BP Exploration & Production Inc. [Entered: 06/04/2026 03:56 PM]

June 4, 2026

June 4, 2026

23

MOTION MOOT: Motion is MOOT [17] 26-11211 was dismissed 06/04/2026. Motion filed by Petitioner Healthy Gulf. [Entered: 06/04/2026 04:56 PM]

June 4, 2026

June 4, 2026

MOTION MOOT: Motion is MOOT 17 26-11211 was dismissed 06/04/2026. Motion filed by Petitioner Healthy Gulf.

June 4, 2026

June 4, 2026

24

Administrative Agency Record on Appeal Filed. [26-11284] (ECF: Angela Ellis)

July 1, 2026

July 1, 2026

25

Briefing Notice issued to Petitioner Healthy Gulf. The appellant's brief is due on or before 08/11/2026. The appendix is due no later than 7 days from the filing of the appellant's brief.

July 2, 2026

July 2, 2026

Case Details

State / Territory:

- United States (national) -

Case Type(s):

Environmental Justice

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: April 20, 2026

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Plaintiffs are several environmental non-profit organizations.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Non-profit NON-religious organization

Attorney Organizations:

Earthjustice

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Federal

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

United States Department of the Interior

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 26-11284

Special Case Type(s):

Appellate Court is initial court

Outcome

Prevailing Party: None Yet / None

Relief Sought:

Stay of government action

Relief Granted:

None yet

Source of Relief:

None yet

Issues

Environmental Justice and Resources:

Petroleum and petroleum byproducts

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