Sovereign Inupiat for a Living Arctic et al v. Bureau of Land Management et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
SOVEREIGN IÑUPIAT FOR A LIVING
ARCTIC, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, et
al.,
Defendants,
and
CONOCOPHILLIPS ALASKA, INC., et
al.,
Intervenor-Defendants.
Case No. 3:23-cv-00058-SLG
ORDER RE PENDING MOTIONS AND BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR MOTION
FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
Before the Court at Docket 22 is Plaintiffs’ Motion to Expedite Consideration of
Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction. Also
before the Court at Docket 26 is the parties’ Stipulated Motion to Expedite and Set
Schedule for Motions for Preliminary Injunction. Upon due consideration, the motions
are each GRANTED as follows: The briefing schedule for the motion for preliminary
injunction in this case and the related Case No. 3:23-cv-00061-SLG is set as follows:
1. Plaintiffs shall file their motions for preliminary injunctive relief on or before
March 16, 2023.
2. Defendants 	and 	any 	Intervenor-Defendant(s) 	shall 	each 	file 	a 	single
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Case No. 3:23-cv-00058-SLG, Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic, et al. v. BLM, et al.
Order re Pending Motions and Briefing Schedule for Motion for TRO and Preliminary Injunction
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combined response brief to the motions on or before March 24, 2023.
3. Plaintiffs in each case may file a single brief in reply to the opposition briefs
on or before March 28, 2023.
4. The Court acknowledges the parties’ joint request for a ruling on the
preliminary injunction motions not later than April 3, 2023, and the Court
will endeavor to accommodate that request.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this 17th day of March, 2023, at Anchorage, Alaska.
/s/ Sharon L. Gleason
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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