Columbia River Refugia Orders 2025

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Columbia River Refugia Orders

February Order:

The Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Plaintiff’s Motion to Supplement the Administrative Record [65]. The Court will consider Plaintiff’s request to supplement Defendant NMFS’s Administrative Record concurrently with the Parties’ summary judgment motions. The Court finds that review of Plaintiff’s claim against Defendant EPA arising under the ESA is not limited to the administrative record. Within 30 days of this Opinion & Order, the parties shall file a joint status report and proposed case schedule addressing Plaintiff’s proposed discovery, dispositive motions, and Plaintiff’s motion to supplement the administrative record.

April Order:

The Court finds that limited discovery is appropriate in this matter. Expert disclosures and reports are due June 30, 2025. Expert rebuttal reports are due August 29, 2025. Expert depositions, if any, shall be completed by October 28, 2025. The deadline for all expert discovery is November 26, 2025. The Parties' joint proposed case schedule is due within 30 days of this Order.