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Case TitleEnvironmental Defense Fund v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
DistrictSouthern District of New York
CityFoley Square
Case Number1:2025cv03565
Date Filed2025-04-29
Date ClosedOpen
JudgeJudge Gregory H. Woods
PlaintiffEnvironmental Defense Fund
DefendantUnited States Environmental Protection Agency
DefendantUnited States Environmental Protection Agency
ADR Provider
United States Environmental Protection Agency c/o Civil Process Clerk of the U.S. Attorney's Office
ADR Provider
United States Environmental Protection Agency c/o U.S. Attorney General
DefendantADR Provider
United States Environmental Protection Agency c/o Civil Process Clerk of the U.S. Attorney's Office
ADR Provider
United States Environmental Protection Agency c/o U.S. Attorney General
Documents
Docket
Complaint
Complaint attachment 1
Complaint attachment 2
Complaint attachment 3
Complaint attachment 4
Complaint attachment 5
Complaint attachment 6
Complaint attachment 7
Complaint attachment 8
Complaint attachment 9
Complaint attachment 10
Complaint attachment 11
Complaint attachment 12
Complaint attachment 13
Opinion/Order [24]
Opinion/Order [25]
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2025-04-291COMPLAINT against U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-31004918)Document filed by Environmental Defense Fund. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13).(Sher, Justin) (Entered: 04/29/2025)
2025-04-292CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Sher, Justin) (Entered: 04/29/2025)
2025-04-30CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Gregory H. Woods. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges . Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions . .(pc) (Entered: 04/30/2025)
2025-04-30Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf . (pc) (Entered: 04/30/2025)
2025-04-30Case Designated ECF. (pc) (Entered: 04/30/2025)
2025-04-30***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Justin M. Sher. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party name contained a typographical error;. (pc) (Entered: 04/30/2025)
2025-04-303NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Alison Moe on behalf of Environmental Defense Fund..(Moe, Alison) (Entered: 04/30/2025)
2025-04-304NOTICE OF INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: It is hereby ORDERED that counsel for all parties participate in an initial conference with the Court at the time listed below. July 17, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. The conference will be conducted by telephone. The parties are directed to the Court's Individual Rules of Practice in Civil Cases, which are available on the Court's website. Rule 2 of the Court's Individual Rules contains the dial-in number for the conference and other relevant instructions. The parties are specifically directed to comply with Rule 2(C) of the Court's Individual Rules. SO ORDERED. Initial Conference set for 7/17/2025 at 04:00 PM before Judge Gregory H. Woods. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 4/30/2025) (sgz) (Entered: 04/30/2025)
2025-05-025REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to United States Environmental Protection Agency, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Environmental Defense Fund..(Sher, Justin) (Entered: 05/02/2025)
2025-05-056ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to United States Environmental Protection Agency. (sj) (Entered: 05/05/2025)
2025-05-067AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE. United States Environmental Protection Agency c/o Civil Process Clerk of the U.S. Attorney's Office served on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025. Service was made by Certified Mail. Document filed by Environmental Defense Fund..(Sher, Justin) (Entered: 05/06/2025)
2025-05-068AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE. United States Environmental Protection Agency c/o U.S. Attorney General served on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025. Service was made by Certified Mail. Document filed by Environmental Defense Fund..(Sher, Justin) (Entered: 05/06/2025)
2025-05-069AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE. United States Environmental Protection Agency served on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025. Service was made by Certified Mail. Document filed by Environmental Defense Fund..(Sher, Justin) (Entered: 05/06/2025)
2025-06-0410LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer addressed to Judge Gregory H. Woods from Monica P. Folch dated June 4, 2025. Document filed by United States Environmental Protection Agency..(Folch, Monica) (Entered: 06/04/2025)
2025-06-0411ORDER granting 10 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re 1 Complaint,. Application granted. Defendants application for an extension of time to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint, Dkt. No. 10, is granted. The deadline for Defendant to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint is extended to June 20, 2025. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion pending at Dkt. No. 10. United States Environmental Protection Agency answer due 6/20/2025. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 6/4/2025) (sgz) (Entered: 06/04/2025)
2025-06-1812LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer addressed to Judge Gregory H. Woods from Monica P. Folch dated June 18, 2025. Document filed by United States Environmental Protection Agency..(Folch, Monica) (Entered: 06/18/2025)
2025-06-1913ORDER granting 12 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re 1 Complaint. Application granted. Defendants request for an extension of the deadline to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint, Dkt. No. 12, is granted. The deadline for Defendant to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint is extended to July 7, 2025. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion pending at Dkt. No. 12. United States Environmental Protection Agency answer due 7/7/2025. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 6/19/2025) (rro) (Entered: 06/20/2025)
2025-06-2614ORDER: The initial pretrial conference scheduled for July 17, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. is adjourned to July 24, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. The joint status letter and proposed case management plan described in the Court's April 30, 2025 order are due no later than July 17, 2025. ( Initial Conference set for 7/24/2025 at 03:00 PM before Judge Gregory H. Woods.) (HEREBY ORDERED by Judge Gregory H. Woods) (Text Only Order) (va) (Entered: 06/26/2025)
2025-07-0315LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer addressed to Judge Gregory H. Woods from Monica Folch dated July 3, 2025. Document filed by United States Environmental Protection Agency..(Folch, Monica) (Entered: 07/03/2025)
2025-07-0316ORDER granting in part 15 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re 1 Complaint. Application granted in part. The Government's request for adjournments of the deadline for it to respond to the complaint and of the initial pretrial conference in this case, Dkt. No. 15, is granted in part. The deadline for the Government to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint is extended to August 7, 2025. The initial pretrial conference scheduled for July 24, 2025 is adjourned to September 16, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. The deadline for the parties to submit the joint status letter and proposed case management described in the Court's April 30, 2025 order is extended to September 9, 2025. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion pending at Dkt. No. 15. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 7/3/2025) (sgz) (Entered: 07/07/2025)
2025-07-03Set/Reset Deadlines: United States Environmental Protection Agency answer due 8/7/2025., Set/Reset Hearings:( Initial Conference set for 9/16/2025 at 02:00 PM before Judge Gregory H. Woods.) (sgz) (Entered: 07/07/2025)
2025-08-0517LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer addressed to Judge Gregory H. Woods from Monica Folch dated August 5, 2025. Document filed by United States Environmental Protection Agency..(Folch, Monica) (Entered: 08/05/2025)
2025-08-0618ORDER granting 17 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re 1 Complaint. Application granted. Defendant's application for an extension of time to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint, Dkt. No. 17, is granted. The deadline for Defendant to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint is extended to September 8, 2025. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion pending at Dkt. No. 17. SO ORDERED. United States Environmental Protection Agency answer due 9/8/2025; United States Environmental Protection Agency c/o Civil Process Clerk of the U.S. Attorney's Office answer due 9/8/2025; United States Environmental Protection Agency c/o U.S. Attorney General answer due 9/8/2025. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 8/6/2025) (jjc) (Entered: 08/06/2025)
2025-09-0419LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer addressed to Judge Gregory H. Woods from Monica Folch dated September 4, 2025. Document filed by United States Environmental Protection Agency..(Folch, Monica) (Entered: 09/04/2025)
2025-09-0720ORDER granting 19 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re 1 Complaint,. Application granted. Defendant's September 4, 2025 request to adjourn the initial pretrial conference, Dkt. No.19, is granted. The initial pretrial conference scheduled for September 16, 2025 is adjourned to October 16, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. The joint status letter and proposed case management plan described in the Court's April 30, 2025 order are due no later than October 9, 2025. The deadline for Defendant to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint is extended to by October 8, 2024. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion pending at Dkt. No. 19. United States Environmental Protection Agency answer due 10/8/2025. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 9/7/2025) (sgz) (Entered: 09/08/2025)
2025-09-07Set/Reset Hearings: Initial Conference set for 10/16/2025 at 02:00 PM before Judge Gregory H. Woods. (sgz) (Entered: 09/08/2025)
2025-09-1521NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Jacob Thomas Lillywhite on behalf of United States Environmental Protection Agency..(Lillywhite, Jacob) (Entered: 09/15/2025)
2025-09-1822MOTION for Monica Folch to Withdraw as Attorney . Document filed by United States Environmental Protection Agency..(Folch, Monica) (Entered: 09/18/2025)
2025-09-1823ORDER granting 22 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Monica Folch is granted leave to withdraw as counsel for Defendant. The Clerk of Court is instructed to terminate Attorney Monica Folch from the list of active counsel in this case, and to terminate the motion pending at Dkt. No. 22. SO ORDERED. Attorney Monica Pilar Folch terminated. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 9/18/2025) (sgz) (Entered: 09/19/2025)
2025-10-1024ORDER : Pursuant to Chief Judge Swain's October 2, 2025 standing order issued in light of the lapse of funding to the United States Department of Justice, the initial pretrial conference scheduled for October 16, 2025 is adjourned sine die. The parties' deadline to submit the joint status letter and proposed case management plan described in the Court's April 30, 2025 order is adjourned sine die. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 10/10/25) (yv) (Entered: 10/14/2025)
2025-10-1725ORDER: It is hereby noted that the cases assigned to the undersigned that are listed below are subject to the terms of the Standing Order. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to enter a copy of this Notice in each listed case. 23cv8479; 24cv8542; 25cv3565; 25cv6460; 24cv2576; 25cv7534; 25cv7891 The cases listed below are not subject to the terms of the Standing Order because the agencies of the United States involved are not represented by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. Those agencies are also affected by the continuing lapse in government funding. As a result, to facilitate the management of the Court's docket, it is hereby ordered that each of the cases listed below is stayed until the business day after the President signs into law a budget appropriation that restores the funding of all of the government agencies involved in the case. Absent other direction or order from the Court, all deadlines, including scheduling order deadlines in each of the following cases are hereby tolled during the government shutdown and extended thereafter for a period of time equal to the number of calendar days between September 30, 2025, and the date the President signs into law a budget appropriation that restores the funding of all of the government agencies involved in the case. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to enter a copy of this Notice in each listed case. 22cv3156; 24cv7319; 25cv8526; 25cv8513 SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 10/17/2025) (sgz) Modified on 10/17/2025 (sgz). (Main Document 25 replaced on 10/17/2025) (sgz). (Entered: 10/17/2025)
2025-11-1426CONSENT LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer addressed to Judge Gregory H. Woods from Jacob Lillywhite dated 11/14/2025. Document filed by United States Environmental Protection Agency..(Lillywhite, Jacob) (Entered: 11/14/2025)
2025-11-1427ORDER granting 26 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re 1 Complaint,. Application granted. Defendant's application for an extension of time to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint, Dkt. No. 26, is granted. The deadline for Defendant to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint is extended to December 22, 2025. The Court will hold an initial pre trial conference in this case on January 8, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. The joint status letter and proposed case management plan described in the Court's April 30, 2025 order are due no later than December 30, 2025. The parties are directed to the Court's Individual Rules of Practice in Civil Cases, which are available on the Court's website. Rule 2 of the Court's Individual Rules contains the dial-in number for the conference and other relevant instructions. The parties are specifically directed to comply with Rule 2(C) of the Court's Individual Rules. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion pending at Dkt. No. 26. SO ORDERED. United States Environmental Protection Agency answer due 12/22/2025. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 11/14/2025) (sgz) (Entered: 11/17/2025)
2025-11-14Set/Reset Hearings: Initial Conference set for 1/8/2026 at 04:00 PM before Judge Gregory H. Woods. (sgz) (Entered: 11/17/2025)
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