AWHPC v. Jewell, 847 F.3d 1174 (10th Cir. 2016)

Oct 24, 2016

OUTCOME: Won on appeal to the Tenth Circuit

Obtained a court order invalidating Bureau of Land Management decision to permanently remove federally protected animals from public lands without complying with the statutory procedures necessary to d ... o so.

Wyoming v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 839 F.3d 938 (10th Cir. 2016)

Oct 11, 2016

OUTCOME: Won in district court and on appeal to the Tenth Circuit

Successfully intervened and defended against lawsuit by State of Wyoming seeking to remove federally protected wild horses from public lands.

Public Employees for Envtl. Responsibility v. Hopper, 827 F.3d 1077 (D.C. Cir. 2016)

Jul 05, 2016

OUTCOME: Prevailed on appeal

Shearwater v. Ashe, 2015 WL 4747881 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 11, 2015)

Aug 11, 2015

OUTCOME: Prevailed on summary judgment

This case involved a challenge to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule increasing the maximum duration of programmatic permits to “take”bald and golden eagles incident to otherwise lawful activities ... from five years to thirty years, without engaging in environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act.

Center for Biological Diversity v. Jewell, 2014 WL 12618081 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 9, 2014)

Jan 09, 2014

OUTCOME: Defeated motion to dismiss and negotiated favorable settlement

I defeated the federal government's motion to dismiss this case, and then used that victory to obtain a very favorable settlement agreement for my clients and the natural environment. At issue was whe ... ther the National Park Service could open hundreds of miles of secondary off-road vehicle trails in Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve without analyzing the effects of that action under the Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and other federal environmental laws.

Defenders of Wildlife v. Salazar, 877 F. Supp. 2d 1271 (M.D. Fla. 2012)

Jul 10, 2012

OUTCOME: Prevailed on summary judgment

On behalf of a coalition of environmental organizations, we challenged the National Park Service's decision to open off-road vehicle trails in ecologically sensitive areas of the Big Cypress National P ... reserve, which impair water quality, pollute the ambient air, and harm wildlife. The court ruled in our favor on all counts, and vacated the trail opening decision to restore the status quo.

American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut, 131 S. Ct. 2527 (2011)

May 18, 2011

OUTCOME: Amicus partcipation

We submitted an amicus brief on behalf of several conservation organizations concerning the application of Article III and prudential standing doctrines in a common law case challenging greenhouse gas ... emissions as a public nuisance.

Showing Animals Respect and Kindness v. Department of the Interior, 730 F. Supp. 180 (D.D.C. 2010)

Aug 06, 2010

OUTCOME: Prevailed on summary judgment.

On behalf of a nonprofit organization, we obtained previously withheld records under the Freedom of Information Act related to the agency’s lax enforcement of federal environmental laws against a celeb ... rity musician and his co-conspirator.

Center for Biological Diversity v. BP America, Inc, No. 10-1866 (E.D. La. 2010)

Jul 07, 2010

OUTCOME: Prevailed via favorable settlement.

On behalf of several conservation groups, we reached favorable settlement under various environmental statutes requiring BP and the Coast Guard to significantly alter their in-situ burn operations in t ... he Gulf of Mexico to prevent deaths of sea turtles, as a result of cleanup efforts after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Monsanto v. Geertson Seed Farms, 130 S. Ct. 2743 (2010)

Apr 27, 2010

OUTCOME: Amicus participation

We submitted an amicus brief on behalf of several environmental groups regarding the need for evidentiary hearings under the Administrative Procedure Act and the application of irreparable injury under ... the National Environmental Policy Act, to inform the Court's consideration of in a case concerning an agency's obligations when deregulating genetically engineered crops.