Montana Wildlife Federation v. Deb Haaland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 5 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MONTANA WILDLIFE FEDERATION; No. 20-35793

THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY;

NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY; D.C. No. 4:18-cv-00069-BMM

NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION;

MONTANA AUDUBON,

MEMORANDUM*

Plaintiffs-Appellees,

v.

DEB HAALAND, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Interior; DONATO JUDICE, in his official capacity as Montana Bureau of Land Management State Director; BUREAU

OF LAND MANAGEMENT; U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

Defendants,

STATE OF WYOMING; WESTERN

ENERGY ALLIANCE; STATE OF

MONTANA,

Intervenor-Defendants,

v.

ANSCHUTZ EXPLORATION

CORPORATION, Proposed Defendant- Intervenor,

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Movant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Brian M. Morris, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted June 9, 2021 Seattle, Washington

Before: GOULD, CLIFTON, and MILLER, Circuit…