Opinion
CV 23-77-M-DWM
08-17-2023
WILDERNESS WATCH, ALLIANCE FOR THE WILD ROCKIES, GALLATIN WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION, and YELLOWSTONE TO UINTAS CONNECTION, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE, an agency of the U.S. Department of Interior, Defendant, and MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE AND PARKS, Defendant-Intervenor.
ORDER
DONALD W. MOLLOY, DISTRICT JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Federal Defendants seek to extend their deadline for filing a responsive pleading and submitting a proposed case management order. (Doc. 30.) Plaintiffs do not oppose the request, (id. at 2), but Defendant-Intervenor Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks objects on the ground that delay may prevent a merits decision before the next construction season, (Doc. 31). Ultimately, while Federal Defendants are given additional time now, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks' concern is valid and a schedule shall be set that permits for the resolution of the case before next summer's construction season.