State of North Dakota et al v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

,17+(81,7('67$7(6',675,&7&2857
)257+(',675,&72)1257+'$.27$
6WDWHRI1RUWK'DNRWDHWDO
25'(5	3ODLQWLIIV
YV
5HJLQD0F&DUWK\LQKHULQKHURIILFLDO
FDSDFLW\DV$GPLQLVWUDWRURIWKH8QLWHG
&DVH1RFY	6WDWHV(QYLURQPHQWDO3URWHFWLRQ$JHQF\
'HIHQGDQW
7KLVFDVHFRQFHUQVFODLPVE\WKH3ODLQWLIIVWKDWWKH(3$IDLOHGWRSHUIRUPDQRQGLVFUHWLRQDU\
DFWLRQXQGHUWKHIHGHUDO&OHDQ$LU$FW86&†HWVHT6SHFLILFDOO\WKH3ODLQWLIIVDOOHJH
WKH(3$KDVIDLOHGWRGHVLJQDWHDUHDVRIWKHFRXQWU\DVDWWDLQLQJQRWDWWDLQLQJRUXQFODVVLILDEOH
XQGHUWKHUHYLVHG1DWLRQDO$PELHQW$LU4XDOLW\6WDQGDUGIRUVXOIXUGLR[LGHDVUHTXLUHGE\6HFWLRQ
† G 	 	% RIWKH&OHDQ$LU$FW
$FWLRQVKDYHEHHQILOHGDJDLQVWWKH(3$LQWKUHHGLIIHUHQWIHGHUDOGLVWULFWFRXUWVVHHNLQJWR
FRPSHO WKH (3$ WR SHUIRUP WKH QRQGLVFUHWLRQDU\ GXW\ DW LVVXH 7KH 6LHUUD &OXE DQG 1DWXUDO
5HVRXUFHV'HIHQVH&RXQFLO,QFILOHGWKHILUVWFRPSODLQWLQWKH1RUWKHUQ'LVWULFWRI&DOLIRUQLDRQ
$XJXVW6LHUUD&OXEHWDOY0F&DUWK\1'&DO&DVH1RFY6,7KH3ODLQWLIIV
LQWKLVDFWLRQILOHGWKHLUFRPSODLQWRQ6HSWHPEHU7KH6WDWHRI1RUWK&DUROLQDILOHGD
FRPSODLQWLQWKH(DVWHUQ'LVWULFWRI1RUWK&DUROLQDRQ2FWREHU6WDWHRI1RUWK&DUROLQDY
0F&DUWK\('1&&DVH1RFY)
7KH1RUWK&DUROLQDFDVHZDVVWD\HGSHQGLQJWKHRXWFRPHRIWKH&DOLIRUQLDFDVH7KHDERYH
HQWLWOHGDFWLRQZDVOLNHZLVHVWD\HGRQ0D\WKLV&RXUWJUDQWHGGHIHQGDQW¶VPRWLRQWRKROG
Case 1:13-cv-00109-DLH-CSM Document 31 Filed 04/19/19 Page 1 of 2

,7,66225'(5('
'DWHGWKLVWKGD\RI$SULO
/s/ Charles S. Miller, Jr.
&KDUOHV60LOOHU-U0DJLVWUDWH-XGJH
8QLWHG6WDWHV'LVWULFW&RXUW
WKLVPDWWHULQDEH\DQFHVWD\HGWKLVPDWWHUSHQGLQJIXUWKHURUGHUDQGGLUHFWHGWKHSDUWLHVWRILOHD
MRLQWVWDWXVUHSRUWZLWKLQGD\V 'RF1R
2Q6HSWHPEHUWKHSDUWLHVILOHGD-RLQW6WDWXV5HSRUW0RUHWKDQIRXU\HDUVKDYH
VLQFHSDVVHG$FFRUGLQJO\WKHSDUWLHVDUHGLUHFWHGILOHDQRWKHUMRLQWVWDWXVUHSRUWZLWKLQGD\V
XSGDWLQJWKLV&RXUWRQWKHSRVWXUHRIWKH&DOLIRUQLDFDVH
Case 1:13-cv-00109-DLH-CSM Document 31 Filed 04/19/19 Page 2 of 2