Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation v. United States Department of the Interior

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; GRANTING FEDERAL DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; GRANTING DEFENDANT-INTERVENOR OCOTILLO’S MOTION TO DISMISS AND FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

On May 14, 2012, Plaintiff filed a complaint against Federal Defendants challenging the United States Department of the Interior’s approval of the May 11, 2012 Record of Decision (“ROD”) approving the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility Project (“OWEF” or “Project”), a utility-scale wind power project in the Sonoran Desert in Imperial County, California. (Dkt. No. 1.) On August 31, 2012, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint which added causes of action concerning events subsequent to the Record of Decision (“ROD”). (Dkt. No. 70.) On September 24, 2012, Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment. (Dkt. No. 80.) On December 10, 2012, Federal Defendants and Defendant Intervenor Ocotillo Express filed an opposition and their cross-motions for summary judgment. (Dkt. Nos. Ill, 115.) On December 24, 2012, Plaintiff filed a reply to its motion for summary judgment and opposition to Federal Defendants’ cross-motion for summary judgment. (Dkt. No. 118.) Plaintiff also filed a reply in support…