Pit River Tribe v. Bureau of Land Management

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 PIT RIVER TRIBE; NATIVE No. 2:19-cv-2483 KJM AC

COALITION FOR MEDICINE LAKE

HIGHLANDS DEFENSE; MOUNT

SHASTA BIOREGIONAL ECOLOGY

CENTER; and QUALITY ORDER

ENVIRONMENT,

15 Plaintiffs, 16 v.

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

THE INTERIOR; CALPINE

CORPORATION; and CPN TELEPHONE

FLAT, INC.,

20 Defendants. 21 This case arises under the Administrative Procedures Act (“APA”) and challenges leases issued by the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”). The case is before the court on plaintiffs’ motion to authorize discovery outside the administrative record. ECF No. 116. The matter was taken under submission on the papers. ECF No. 119. The parties filed a comprehensive joint statement pursuant to the Local Rules of this court. ECF No. 120. The parties have met their meet and confer obligations. Id. at 4. Having considered all the briefing, the undersigned GRANTS plaintiff’s motion. I. Relevant Background The…