State of Montana v. Talen Montana, LLC

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

STATE OF MONTANA, No. 23-3050 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 6:16-cv-00035- v.

DLC

TALEN MONTANA, LLC;

NORTHWESTERN

CORPORATION; UNITED OPINION

STATES OF AMERICA; UNITED

STATES FOREST SERVICE;

UNITED STATES BUREAU OF

RECLAMATION; UNITED

STATES BUREAU OF LAND

MANAGEMENT,

Defendants - Appellees.

STATE OF MONTANA, No. 23-3353 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 6:16-cv-00035- v. DLC

TALEN MONTANA, LLC;

NORTHWESTERN

CORPORATION,

Defendants - Appellants, STATE OF MONTANA V. TALEN MONTANA, LLC

and

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

UNITED STATES FOREST

SERVICE, UNITED STATES

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION,

UNITED STATES BUREAU OF

LAND MANAGEMENT,

Defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Dana L. Christensen, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted January 15, 2025 San Francisco, California

Filed March 4, 2025

Before: Holly A. Thomas, Salvador Mendoza, Jr., and Ana de Alba, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge de Alba

STATE OF MONTANA V. TALEN MONTANA, LLC …