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Litigation

WildEarth Guardians v. Steele

Date
2019
Geography
Montana
Part of
WildEarth Guardians v. Steele

About this case

Filing year
2019
Status
Motion to alter or amend judgment denied.
Geography
Docket number
9:19-cv-00056
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States District of Montana (D. Mont.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Endangered Species Act and Other Wildlife Protection Statutes
Principal law
United States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)United States → Endangered Species Act (ESA)
At issue
Challenge to the revision of the Flathead National Forest Land Management Plan in northwestern Montana, including for failing to consider or account for impacts of climate change on grizzly bears.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
12/10/2021
Decision
Motion to alter or amend judgment denied.
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06/24/2021
Decision
Parties' motions for summary judgment granted in part and denied in part and provisions of the 2017 BiOp that violated the Endangered Species Act remanded without vacatur.
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The federal district court for the District of Montana largely rejected challenges to federal approvals of revisions to the Flathead National Forest Land Management Plan in northwestern Montana but remanded without vacatur for additional analysis of certain issues under the Endangered Species Act. Those issues included the revised plan’s impact on the national grizzly bear population. The opinion did not specifically address the plaintiffs’ allegations that the federal defendants failed to account for climate change impacts on grizzly bears.
07/30/2020
Complaint
Second amended complaint filed.
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08/07/2019
Complaint
First amended complaint filed.
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Summary

Challenge to the revision of the Flathead National Forest Land Management Plan in northwestern Montana, including for failing to consider or account for impacts of climate change on grizzly bears.