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Litigation

Sound Rivers, Inc. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Date
2018
Geography
North Carolina
Part of
Sound Rivers, Inc. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

About this case

Filing year
2018
Status
Joint stipulation of voluntary dismissal with prejudice filed.
Geography
Docket number
4:18-cv-00097
Court/admin entity
United States → E.D.N.C.United States → United States Federal Courts
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Endangered Species Act and Other Wildlife Protection StatutesFederal Statutory Claims → NEPA
Principal law
United States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)United States → Endangered Species Act (ESA)United States → National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
At issue
Challenge to highway through Piedmont North Carolina, including for failure to analyze greenhouse gas emissions and climate change and new federal rule "freezing" CAFE standards.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
09/17/2019
Stipulation
Joint stipulation of voluntary dismissal with prejudice filed.
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08/08/2019
Status Report
Status report filed by Federal Highway Administration and FHWA official.
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04/16/2019
Motion
Memorandum filed by plaintiffs in support of motion for clarification.
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04/10/2019
Decision
Federal defendants' motion for a voluntary remand granted.
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04/08/2019
Motion
Memorandum filed in support of federal defendants' motion for a voluntary remand or, in the alternative, for a stay of proceedings.
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10/24/2018
Complaint
Second amended complaint filed.
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05/23/2018
Complaint
Complaint filed.
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Summary

Challenge to highway through Piedmont North Carolina, including for failure to analyze greenhouse gas emissions and climate change and new federal rule "freezing" CAFE standards.