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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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`Case No. 1:20-cv-2715-TJK
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`IOWA CITIZENS FOR COMMUNITY
`IMPROVEMENT, ANIMAL LEGAL
`DEFENSE FUND, ASSOCIATION OF
`IRRITATED RESIDENTS, INSTITUTE
`FOR AGRICULTURE AND TRADE
`POLICY, WATERKEEPER
`ALLIANCE, INC., and
`WATERKEEPER CHESAPEAKE,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL
`QUALITY and MARY NEUMAYR IN
`HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS
`CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL ON
`ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY,
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`Defendants.
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`DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
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`Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), Defendants move the Court to
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`dismiss Plaintiffs’ Complaint (ECF No. 1) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. As set forth in
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`the accompanying Memorandum in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, the Complaint
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`should be dismissed with prejudice because Plaintiffs lack standing and their claims are not ripe
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`for judicial review.
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`Dated: October 15, 2020.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Case 1:20-cv-02715-TJK Document 8 Filed 10/15/20 Page 2 of 3
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`JEFFREY BOSSERT CLARK
`Assistant Attorney General
`JONATHAN D. BRIGHTBILL
`Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General
`PAUL E. SALAMANCA
`Deputy Assistant Attorney General
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`/s/Barclay T. Samford
`BARCLAY T. SAMFORD
`NM State Bar No. 12323
`Senior Attorney
`U.S. Department of Justice
`Environment and Natural Resources Division
`Natural Resources Section
`999 18th Street, South Terrace, Suite 370
`Denver, CO 80202
`Tel: (303) 844-1475
`E-mail: clay.samford@usdoj.gov
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`CLARE BORONOW
`Trial Attorney
`U.S. Department of Justice
`Environment and Natural Resources Division
`Natural Resources Section
`999 18th Street, South Terrace, Suite 370
`Denver, CO 80202
`Tel: (303) 844-1362
`clare.boronow@usdoj.gov
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`ALLEN M. BRABENDER
`Attorney
`U.S. Department of Justice
`Environment and Natural Resources Division
`Appellate Section
`Post Office Box 7415
`Washington, D.C. 20044
`Tel: (202) 514-5316
`E-mail: allen.brabender@usdoj.gov
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`STEVEN W. BARNETT
`Attorney
`U.S. Department of Justice
`Environment and Natural Resources Division
`Law and Policy Section
`Post Office Box 7415
`Washington, D.C. 20044
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`Tel: (202) 514-1442
`E-mail: steven.barnett@usdoj.gov
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`MATTHEW R. OAKES
`Senior Counsel
`U.S. Department of Justice
`Environment and Natural Resources Division
`Law and Policy Section
`Post Office Box 7415
`Washington, D.C. 20044
`Tel: (202) 514-1442
`E-mail: matthew.oakes@usdoj.gov
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