Migratory Bird Treaty Act Case Documents

These are some of the documents associated with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act cases.

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)