Case: State of California v. United States Department of Interior

4:26-cv-10778 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 22, 2026

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Case Summary

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This case challenges the U.S. Department of the Interior’s deal to buy back and cancel Invenergy California Offshore LLC’s offshore wind lease off California’s central coast. California alleges that the deal unlawfully required Invenergy’s affiliates to invest about $111.8 million in fossil-fuel and geothermal projects in exchange for an equal payment from the federal Judgment Fund. It claims the deal violates federal law and constitutional spending limits and ignores California’s major investments in offshore wind development.
  

Summary Authors

Ana Lopez (11/6/2026)

People

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Judge(s)

Tigar, Jon Steven (California)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Collins, Natalie (California)

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4:26-cv-10778

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

Sept. 22, 2026

Sept. 22, 2026

Complaint

Docket

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Last updated Nov. 8, 2026, 3:09 a.m.

Docket for: State of California v. United States Department of Interior
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1 Sept. 22, 2026

***FILED IN ERROR, CORRECTED AT 3 ***COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against Todd Blanche, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Doug Burgum, Matthew Giacona, United States Department of Interior, United States Department of Justice, Stanley Woodward ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-22495304.). Injunction against the US government/official or APA vacatur requested. Filed by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibits A-C)(Collins, Natalie) (Filed on 9/22/2026) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

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2 Sept. 22, 2026

NOTICE by State of California of Related Case (Collins, Natalie) (Filed on 9/22/2026) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

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3 Sept. 22, 2026

COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against Todd Blanche, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Doug Burgum, Matthew Giacona, United States Department of Interior, United States Department of Justice, Stanley Woodward, Invenergy California Offshore LLC.( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-22495304.). Injunction against the US government/official or APA vacatur requested. Filed by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-C)(Collins, Natalie) (Filed on 9/22/2026) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

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4 Sept. 22, 2026

Proposed Summons. (Collins, Natalie) (Filed on 9/22/2026) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

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5 Sept. 22, 2026

Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 10/6/2026. (pjf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/22/2026) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

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6 Sept. 22, 2026

Summons Issued as to Todd Blanche, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Doug Burgum, Matthew Giacona, Invenergy California Offshore LLC, United States Department of Interior, United States Department of Justice, Stanley Woodward. (exl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/22/2026) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

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7 Sept. 22, 2026

Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 12/29/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 1/5/2027 01:30 PM in Oakland, - Videoconference Only. (exl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/22/2026) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

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8 Sept. 22, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance filed by Theodore McCombs on behalf of State of California (McCombs, Theodore) (Filed on 9/22/2026) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

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Sept. 22, 2026

~Util - Case Assigned by Intake

Sept. 22, 2026

Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney

9 Sept. 24, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance filed by Jeremy Stevens on behalf of State of California (Stevens, Jeremy) (Filed on 9/24/2026) (Entered: 09/24/2026)

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Sept. 24, 2026

Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney

10 Sept. 25, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by State of California re 3 Complaint,, 7 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines, 6 Summons Issued, upon Defendants (Collins, Natalie) (Filed on 9/25/2026) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

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11 Sept. 28, 2026

ORDER RELATING CASE. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on 09/28/2026. Case no. 26-cv-9123-JST is related to case no. 26-cv-10778-KAW. (dms, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/28/2026) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

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12 Sept. 28, 2026

ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is directly assigned to Judge Jon S. Tigar. Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore no longer assigned to the case. Counsel are instructed that all future filings shall bear the updated judicial initials immediately after the case number. Counsel are reminded to verify the location of the judge on the court website. All hearing and trial dates presently scheduled are vacated. However, existing briefing schedules for motions remain unchanged. Motions must be renoticed for hearing before the judge to whom the case has been reassigned, but the renoticing of the hearing does not affect the prior briefing schedule. Other deadlines such as those for ADR compliance and discovery cutoff also remain unchanged. Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order 65 and cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Mark B. Busby Clerk, United States District Court (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (amf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/28/2026) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

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Sept. 28, 2026

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13 Oct. 5, 2026

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by State of California. Service waived by Invenergy California Offshore LLC waiver sent on 9/25/2026, answer due 11/24/2026. (Collins, Natalie) (Filed on 10/5/2026) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

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Case Details

State / Territory:

California

Case Type(s):

Environmental Justice

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 22, 2026

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Plaintiff is the state of California.

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Federal

United States Department of Interior

Defendant Type(s):

Law-enforcement

Facility Type(s):

Government-run

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321–4370f

Other Dockets:

Northern District of California 4:26-cv-10778

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:

Funding

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