EAJA Awards (#32831)

Dine Citizens Against Ruining the Environment v. Bernhardt
1:15-cv-209-JB
U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Kyle Tisdel
791,709.53
Court
https://www.doi.gov/solicitor/transparency/attorneys-fees
Plaintiffs alleged violations of the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), 42 U.S. C. §§ 4321 et seq., and its implementing
regulations, made reviewable pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. §701 et seq. Plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary injunction on May 11, 2015.
The Tenth Circuit vacated certain oil and gas drilling decisions of the BLM for failure to comply with NEPA.