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Case TitleDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE et al
DistrictDistrict of Columbia
CityWashington, DC
Case Number1:2002cv02072
Date Filed2002-10-23
Date Closed2005-03-15
JudgeJudge Ricardo M. Urbina
PlaintiffDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
DefendantUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DefendantUNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
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2002-10-23SUMMONS Issued (4) as to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ; UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE , U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (aet, ) (Entered: 10/24/2002)
2002-10-231COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE ( Filing fee $150 ). Filed by DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE. (aet, ) (Entered: 10/24/2002)
2002-10-232LCvR 26.1 - CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by Defenders of Wildlife (aet, ) (Entered: 10/24/2002)
2002-11-156SUMMONS Returned Executed. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE served on 10/30/2002, answer due 12/30/2002. (mpt, ) (Entered: 11/25/2002)
2002-11-157SUMMONS Returned Executed. U.S. Attorney General served on 10/28/2002.(mpt, ) (Entered: 11/25/2002)
2002-11-158SUMMONS Returned Executed. U.S. Attorney served on 10/24/2002, answer due 12/23/2002. (mpt, ) (Entered: 11/25/2002)
2002-11-213STANDING ORDER . Signed by Judge Ricardo M. Urbina on 11/21/02. (2) (Entered: 11/21/2002)
2002-11-224NOTICE of Appearance by Daria J. Zane on behalf of all defendants (Zane, Daria) (Entered: 11/22/2002)
2002-11-225First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint by UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, Plaintiff's FOIA Request# 2 Exhibit 2, Forest Service's Response to FOIA Request)(Zane, Daria) (Entered: 11/22/2002)
2002-11-25MINUTE ENTRY ORDER granting 5 Consent Motion for 45 day Extension of Time to Answer . Signed by Judge Ricardo M. Urbina on 11/25/02. (2) (Entered: 11/25/2002)
2003-01-089STIPULATION /Joint Motion to Enter Scheduling Order by Plaintiffs and by Defendants/ by UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE. (Zane, Daria) (Entered: 01/08/2003)
2003-01-0910AMENDED COMPLAINT against UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE , UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE , filed by DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE .(aet, ) (Entered: 01/13/2003)
2003-01-3011ANSWER to Amended Complaint by U.S. Department of Agriculture and by UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE.(Zane, Daria) (Entered: 01/30/2003)
2003-01-31Scheduling Notice: setting an Initial Status Hearing for 4/15/2003 09:45 AM before Ricardo M. Urbina, Courtroom #12, Fourth floor. Parties are to meet and confer and file their Local Rule 16.3 Report. (jwd, ) (Entered: 01/31/2003)
2003-03-03MINUTE ENTRY ORDER (1) GRANTING the Joint Motion to Enter Scheduling Order; and (2) VACATING the court's Scheduling Notice that set an initial status hearing for April 15, 2003 and directed the parties to file a 16.3 report. Signed by Judge Ricardo M. Urbina on 03/03/03. (2) (Entered: 03/03/2003)
2003-03-1712MOTION for Summary Judgment , Memorandum in Support Thereof, Statement of Material Facts as to which there is no genuine issue and proposed Order by Forest Service and by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Rita Morgan# 2 Exhibit A, FOIA Request# 3 Exhibit B, Response to FOIA Request)(Zane, Daria) (Entered: 03/17/2003)
2003-03-1713MOTION for Summary Judgment by DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE. (Snape, William) (Entered: 03/17/2003)
2003-03-1715MOTION for Summary Judgment by DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE. (Attachments: # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 # 5 # 6 # 7 # 8 # 9 )(aet, ) (Entered: 03/24/2003)
2003-03-2114MOTION Leave to File Supplement to Motion for Summary Judgment re 12 MOTION for Summary Judgment , Memorandum in Support Thereof, Statement of Material Facts as to which there is no genuine issue and proposed Order by Forest Service and by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement to Motion for Summary Judgment# 2 Affidavit of Jan Wade Poling# 3 Exhibit A to Poling Decl.# 4 Exhibit B to Poling Decl.# 5 Exhibit C to Poling Decl.# 6 Affidavit of Mary Alston# 7 Exhibit A to Alston Decl.)(Zane, Daria) (Entered: 03/21/2003)
2003-04-0216MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 15 MOTION for Summary Judgment, 12 MOTION for Summary Judgment , Memorandum in Support Thereof, Statement of Material Facts as to which there is no genuine issue and proposed Order by Forest Service and , 13 MOTION for Summary Judgment by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. (Zane, Daria) (Entered: 04/02/2003)
2003-04-07MINUTE ENTRY ORDER granting 16 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 15 MOTION for Summary Judgment 12 . Responses now due by 4/9/2003; Replies now due by 4/25/2003. Signed by Judge Ricardo M. Urbina on 4/7/03. (Entered: 04/07/2003)
2003-04-0817NOTICE by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE re 12 MOTION for Summary Judgment , Memorandum in Support Thereof, Statement of Material Facts as to which there is no genuine issue and proposed Order by Forest Service and of Table of Authorities to Accompany Motion (Zane, Daria) (Entered: 04/08/2003)
2003-04-0818NOTICE by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE re 14 MOTION Leave to File Supplement to Motion for Summary Judgment re 12 MOTION for Summary Judgment , Memorandum in Support Thereof, Statement of Material Facts as to which there is no genuine issue and proposed Order by Forest Service and Table of Authorities (Zane, Daria) (Entered: 04/08/2003)
2003-04-0919RESPONSE to Defendants Motion for Summary Judgment filed by DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE. (Attachments: # 1 # 2 )(Leahy, Michael) (Entered: 04/09/2003)
2003-04-0920Memorandum in opposition to motion re 13 Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment filed by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Mary Alston# 2 Exhibit A to Alston Dec., 11/02 Letter and Ex. D to Fowler Dec.# 3 Affidavit of Rita Morgan# 4 Exhibit A, Morgan Dec; B, Poling Dec; A, Fowler Dec.# 5 Exhibit B, Morgan Dec.# 6 Affidavit of Jan Poling# 7 Exhibit A, Poling Dec; Ex. C, Fowler Dec.# 8 Exhibit B, Poling Dec.# 9 Exhibit C, Poling Dec.# 10 Affidavit of Andrea Fowler# 11 Exhibit A, Fowler Dec.# 12 Exhibit B, Fowler Dec.)(Zane, Daria) (Entered: 04/09/2003)
2003-04-15MINUTE ENTRY ORDER granting in part and denying in part 14 the defendants' motion to file a supplement to their motion for summary judgment. The motion is GRANTED in that the defendants may supplement their motion for summary judgment. The motion is DENIED in that the defendants may not file a second, supplemental motion for summary judgment, especially in light of the two errata filed more recently, docket numbers 17 and 18. In the place of the motion for summary judgment 12 , the supplement attached to the motion to supplement 14 , and the erratas [17, 18], the defendants shall file a superseding motion for summary judgment that incorporates all of the arguments and materials contained in the four documents. In doing so, the defendants shall not change the material, other than to consolidate it, because the plaintiffs have already responded to the various documents. The defendants shall file the superseding motion for summary judgment and shall withdraw docket numbers 12, 17, and 18 by April 28, 2003. Signed by Judge Ricardo M. Urbina on 4/15/03. (Entered: 04/15/2003)
2003-04-2121REPLY in support of motion re 13 Defendants' Reply Memorandum in Support of their Motion for Summary Judgment filed by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE. (Zane, Daria) Additional attachment(s) added on 4/22/2003 (aet, ). (Entered: 04/21/2003)
2003-04-2322ERRATA by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE. (Zane, Daria) (Entered: 04/23/2003)
2003-04-2523REPLY in support of motion re 15 Summary Judgment filed by DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE. (Attachments: # 1 # 2 )(Leahy, Michael) (Entered: 04/25/2003)
2003-04-2824MOTION for Summary Judgment Superseding by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Morgan Declaration# 2 Exhibit Exhibit A to Morgan Declaration# 3 Exhibit Exhibit B to Morgan Declaration# 4 Exhibit Poling Declaration# 5 Exhibit Exhibit A to Poling Declaration# 6 Exhibit Exhibit B to Poling Declaration# 7 Exhibit Exhibit C to Poling Declaration# 8 Exhibit Alston Declaration# 9 Exhibit Exhibit A to Alston Declaration)(Mayers, Oscar) (Entered: 04/28/2003)
2003-05-2825MOTION for oral argument by DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE. (aet, ) (Entered: 06/03/2003)
2003-07-2826NOTICE of Change of Address by Michael Thomas Leahy (Leahy, Michael) (Entered: 07/28/2003)
2003-11-1327NOTICE by DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE of Supplemental Authority (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Fed Reg Notice - Interim Final Rule Revising NFMA regs)(Leahy, Michael) (Entered: 11/13/2003)
2003-12-0428NOTICE of Appearance by Lydia Kay Griggsby on behalf of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE and UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE (Griggsby, Lydia) Modified on 12/3/2004 (cp, ). (Entered: 12/04/2003)
2004-03-3029ORDER granting in part and denying in part 13 the plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment, granting in part and denying in part 15 the defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment, denying 25 Motion for Hearing. Signed by Judge Ricardo M. Urbina on 3/30/04. (Entered: 03/30/2004)
2004-03-3030MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Ricardo M. Urbina on 3/30/04. (Entered: 03/30/2004)
2004-04-0631NOTICE of Appearance by William Rakestraw Cowden on behalf of all defendants (Cowden, William) (Entered: 04/06/2004)
2004-09-0732STATUS REPORT Joint submitted by DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE. (Leahy, Michael) (Entered: 09/07/2004)
2005-03-1533STIPULATION of Settlement and Request for Order of Dismissal by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE. (Cowden, William) (Entered: 03/15/2005)
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