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Gwich’in Steering Committee v. U.S. Department of the Interior

Date
2019
Geography
Alaska
Part of
Gwich’in Steering Committee v. U.S. Department of the Interior

About this case

Filing year
2019
Status
Defendants' motion to transfer granted.
Geography
Docket number
3:19-cv-00208
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States District of Alaska (D. Alaska)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Freedom of Information Act → Lawsuits Brought by Plaintiffs Aligned with Environmentalist Interests
Principal law
United States → Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
At issue
Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking documents in response to nine requests for federal agencies' records related to implementation of an oil and gas leasing program on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
09/30/2019
Decision
Defendants' motion to transfer granted.
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07/31/2019
Motion
Complaint filed.
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Summary

Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking documents in response to nine requests for federal agencies' records related to implementation of an oil and gas leasing program on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.