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The Climate Litigation Database

California v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / California
Date
2018
Document type
Litigation
Part of
California v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management

About this case

Filing year
2018
Status
Administrative closure period extended until November 15, 2021.
Geography
Docket number
20-16157
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal CourtsUnited States → United States Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → NEPAFederal Statutory Claims → Other Statutes and Regulations
Principal law
United States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)United States → Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA)United States → Indian Mineral Leasing Act (IMLA)United States → Mineral Leasing Act (MLA)United States → National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
At issue
Challenge to BLM's repeal of 2015 regulations governing hydraulic fracturing on federal and tribal lands.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Summary
Document
08/16/2021
Decision
Administrative closure period extended until November 15, 2021.
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02/10/2021
Reply
Reply brief filed by State of California.
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10/28/2020
Amicus Motion/Brief
Brief filed by amicus curiae Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law in support of plaintiffs-appellants and reversal.
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10/21/2020
Brief
Opening brief filed by California.
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10/21/2020
Brief
Opening brief filed by Sierra Club et al.
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Summary

Challenge to BLM's repeal of 2015 regulations governing hydraulic fracturing on federal and tribal lands.