Migratory Bird Treaty Act Case Documents
These are some of the documents associated with our efforts to protect and strengthen the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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NRDC v. U.S. Department of the Interior
- Complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief (May 24, 2018)
- Defendants’ motion to dismiss (November 20, 2018)
- NRDC Plaintiffs’ opposition to the motion to dismiss (January 11, 2019)
- Defendants’ reply in support of the motion to dismiss (March 22, 2019)
- Court order on the motion to dismiss (July 31, 2019)
- Environmental Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment (January 17, 2020)
- Declaration of Gary G. Mowad (January 17, 2020)
- Declaration of Albert M. Manville (January 17, 2020)
- States’ motion for summary judgment (January 17, 2020)
- Amicus brief of former Interior Department officials in support of plaintiffs (January 24, 2020)
- Defendants’ cross-motion for summary judgment (March 27, 2020)
- Environmental plaintiffs’ reply in support of motion for summary judgment (May 4, 2020)
- States’ reply in support of motion for summary judgment (May 4, 2020)
- Defendants’ reply in support of cross-motion for summary judgment (June 5, 2020)
- Plaintiffs’ joint appendix: Volume 1 (June 10, 2020)
- Plaintiffs’ joint appendix: Volume 2 (June 10, 2020)
- Plaintiffs’ joint appendix: Volume 3 (June 10, 2020)
- Plaintiffs’ joint appendix: Volume 4 (June 10, 2020)
- Court decision (August 11, 2020)
National Audubon Society v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief (January 19, 2021)
- Environmental plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment (September 3, 2021)
- Joint letter requesting dismissal (December 10, 2021)
- Court order dismissing the case (December 10, 2021)
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