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Litigation

Sierra Club v. Zinke

Date
2017
Geography
California
Part of
California v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management

About this case

Filing year
2017
Status
Motion for summary judgment filed by conservation and tribal groups.
Geography
Docket number
3:17-cv-03885
Court/admin entity
United States → N.D. Cal.United States → United States Federal Courts
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Other Statutes and Regulations
Principal law
United States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)
At issue
Challenge to U.S. Bureau of Land Management decision to postpone compliance dates for waste prevention rule.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
07/27/2017
Motion For Summary Judgment
Motion for summary judgment filed by conservation and tribal groups.
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The conservation and tribal groups filed a motion for summary judgment on July 27. Like the states, the groups argued that the Secretary of the Interior lacked authority to stay compliance dates for an already-effective rule and that he could not alter the compliance dates without notice-and-comment rulemaking.
07/10/2017
Complaint
Complaint filed.
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Summary

Challenge to U.S. Bureau of Land Management decision to postpone compliance dates for waste prevention rule.