District Of Columbia District Court
Judge:Trevor N Mcfadden
Case #: 1:20-cv-01230
Nature of Suit890 Other Statutes - Other Statutory Actions
Cause33:1365 Environmental Matters
Case Filed:May 12, 2020
Last checked: Sunday Nov 08, 2020 5:21 AM EST
Defendant
MARK T. ESPER
Represented By
Andrew I. Warden
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Defendant
TODD T. SEMONITE
Represented By
Andrew I. Warden
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Defendant
CHAD F. WOLF
Represented By
Andrew I. Warden
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Plaintiff
ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
Represented By
Anchun Jean Su
Center For Biological Diversity
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Brian Paul Segee
Center For Biological Diversity
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Anthony T. Eliseuson
Animal Legal Defense Fund
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Marc D. Fink
Center For Biological Diversity
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Plaintiff
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Represented By
Anchun Jean Su
Center For Biological Diversity
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Brian Paul Segee
Center For Biological Diversity
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Anthony T. Eliseuson
Animal Legal Defense Fund
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Marc D. Fink
Center For Biological Diversity
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Plaintiff
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
1130 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
Represented By
Anchun Jean Su
Center For Biological Diversity
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Brian Paul Segee
Center For Biological Diversity
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Anthony T. Eliseuson
Animal Legal Defense Fund
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Marc D. Fink
Center For Biological Diversity
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1. US border wall threatens wildlife, lawsuit says. (phys.org)
Submitted Wed 05/13/2020
Docket last updated: 6 hours ago
Thursday, March 24, 2022
23 23 motion Dismiss Thu 03/24 4:21 PM
Unopposed MOTION to Dismiss with prejudice by ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE.(Segee, Brian)
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
22 22 notice Notice of Settlement Thu 03/24 4:01 PM
NOTICE of Settlement by All Plaintiffs (Segee, Brian)
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order Order on Motion to Dismiss Thu 03/24 5:49 PM
MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of the22 Notice of Settlement, the Plaintiffs'23 Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED and this case is hereby DISMISSED with prejudice. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2). The Clerk of Court shall close this case. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 3/24/2022. (lctnm1)
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Friday, June 11, 2021
21 21 notice Notice (Other) Fri 06/11 6:49 PM
NOTICE of Completion of Border Wall Plans by the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security by MARK T. ESPER, TODD T. SEMONITE, CHAD F. WOLF(Warden, Andrew)
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Att: 1 Exhibit DoD Border Wall Plan,
Att: 2 Exhibit DoD Funding Plan,
Att: 3 Exhibit DHS Border Wall Plan
Friday, April 30, 2021
20 20 notice Notice (Other) Fri 04/30 6:00 PM
NOTICE of Decision by the Department of Defense to Cancel All Border Wall Projects Undertaken Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 284 and 10 U.S.C. 2808 by MARK T. ESPER, TODD T. SEMONITE, CHAD F. WOLF(Warden, Andrew)
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Att: 1 Exhibit DoD Action Memo & Tabs
Tuesday, December 01, 2020
19 19 notice Notice of Related Case Tue 12/01 9:44 AM
NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by All Defendants. Case related to Case No. 20-CV-03478.(Alexander, Tyler)
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Att: 1 1,
Att: 2 2
Thursday, September 24, 2020
18 18 notice Notice of Related Case Thu 09/24 10:18 AM
NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by All Defendants. Case related to Case No. 20-CV-02712 (RC). (Warden, Andrew)
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Friday, July 17, 2020
17 17 cmp Amended Complaint Fri 07/17 2:53 PM
AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND.(Segee, Brian)
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Att: 1 redline comparision with original complaint
16 16 service Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant Fri 07/17 2:43 PM
RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. MARK T. ESPER served on 7/15/2020; LIEUTENANT GENERAL TODD T. SEMONITE served on 7/16/2020; CHAD WOLF served on 7/15/2020 (Segee, Brian)
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15 15 service Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General Fri 07/17 2:41 PM
RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 07/16/2020. (Segee, Brian)
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14 14 service Summons Returned Executed as to US Attorney Fri 07/17 2:40 PM
RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 7/16/2020. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 9/14/2020. (Segee, Brian)
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Thursday, July 09, 2020
13 13 misc Status Report Thu 07/09 4:07 PM
Joint STATUS REPORT Regarding IIRIRA Claim by ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE. (Segee, Brian)
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Thursday, May 14, 2020
12 12 2 pgs order Order on Motion for Briefing Schedule Order on Motion to Stay Thu 05/14 12:20 PM
ORDER granting the parties'11 Joint Motion to Stay Briefing and Establish Procedures to Litigate FY 2020 Border Barrier Projects. See attached Order for details. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 5/14/2020. (lctnm1)
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utility Case Stayed Thu 05/14 3:15 PM
Case Stayed. (hmc)
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
11 11 motion Briefing Schedule Stay Wed 05/13 11:28 PM
Joint MOTION for Briefing Schedule , Joint MOTION to Stay by MARK T. ESPER, LIEUTENANT GENERAL TODD T. SEMONITE, CHAD WOLF(Warden, Andrew)
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
10 10 notice Notice of Appearance Wed 05/13 11:23 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew I. Warden on behalf of MARK T. ESPER, LIEUTENANT GENERAL TODD T. SEMONITE, CHAD WOLF (Warden, Andrew)
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
9 9 notice Notice of Appearance Tue 05/12 6:37 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Marc D. Fink on behalf of ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE (Fink, Marc)
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8 8 notice Notice of Appearance Tue 05/12 4:59 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Brian Paul Segee on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Segee, Brian)
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7 7 notice Notice of Appearance Tue 05/12 1:23 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Anthony T. Eliseuson on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Eliseuson, Anthony)
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6 6 order Standing Order Tue 05/12 1:06 PM
STANDING ORDER Establishing Procedures for Cases Before Judge Trevor N. McFadden. The parties are hereby ORDERED to read and comply with the directives in the attached standing order. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 5/12/2020. (lctnm1)
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5 5 service Electronic Summons Issued as to AUSA,USAG Tue 05/12 1:00 PM
SUMMONS (5) Issued Electronically as to MARK T. ESPER, LIEUTENANT GENERAL TODD T. SEMONITE, CHAD WOLF, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: #1 Notice and Consent)(adh, )
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4 4 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice Tue 05/12 11:10 AM
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Anthony T. Eliseuson, Animal Legal Defense Fund Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7115520. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY(Su, Anchun)
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Att: 1 Declaration of Anthony Eliseuson in Support of Pro Hac Vice Motion
3 3 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice Tue 05/12 11:08 AM
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Marc Fink, Center for Biological Diversity Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7115513. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY(Su, Anchun)
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Att: 1 Declaration of Marc D. Fink in Support of Pro Hac Vice Motion
2 2 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice Tue 05/12 11:06 AM
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Brian Segee, Center for Biological Diversity Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7115497. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY(Su, Anchun)
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Att: 1 Declaration of Brian Segee in Support of Pro Hac Vice Motion
1 1 cmp Complaint Tue 05/12 8:56 AM
COMPLAINT Center for Biological Diversity, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Defenders of Wildlife against All Defendants Mark Esper, in his official capacity as Secretary of Defense, Lieutenant General Todd Semonite, in his official capacity as Commander and Chief of Engineers, and Chad Wolf, in his official capacity as acting Secretary of Homeland Security ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-7114886) filed by CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND.(Su, Anchun)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 2 Notice of Related Civil Case,
Att: 3 Certificate LCvR26.1,
Att: 4 Summons U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia,
Att: 5 Summons Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense,
Att: 6 Summons Todd Semonite, Commander and Chief of Engineers,
Att: 7 Summons U.S. Attorney General,
Att: 8 Summons Chad Wolf, Secretary of Homeland Security
utility Case Assigned/Reassigned Tue 05/12 12:57 PM
Case Assigned to Judge Trevor N. McFadden. (adh, )
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order Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Tue 05/12 1:09 PM
MINUTE ORDER granting2 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click f or instructions. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 5/12/2020. (lctnm1)
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order Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Tue 05/12 1:10 PM
MINUTE ORDER granting3 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click fo r instructions. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 5/12/2020. (lctnm1)
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order Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Tue 05/12 1:11 PM
MINUTE ORDER granting4 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 5/12/2020. (lctnm1)
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