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C. Marie Eckert, OSB No. 883490 

marie.eckert@millernash.com 

Suzanne C. Lacampagne, OSB No. 951705 

suzanne.lacampagne@millernash.com 

MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN LLP 

3400 U.S. Bancorp Tower 

111 S.W. Fifth Avenue 

Portland, Oregon 97204 

Telephone: (503) 224-5858 

Facsimile: (503) 224-0155 

Frank R. Volpe 

fvolpe@sidley.com 

Benjamin E. Tannen

btannen@sidley.com 

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 

1501 K Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

Telephone: (202) 736-8000 

Facsimile: (202) 736-8711 

Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendants 

National Association of Manufacturers 

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers 

American Petroleum Institute 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

DISTRICT OF OREGON 

EUGENE DIVISION

KELSEY CASCADIA ROSE JULIANA, et al.,

 Plaintiffs, 

 v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., 

 Defendants. 

 __________________________________________

Case No. 6:15-cv-01517-TC 

INTERVENOR-DEFENDANTS’ 

MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION OF 

ORDER FOR INTERLOCUTORY 

APPEAL 

Expedited Hearing Requested 

 

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MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION 

Intervenor-Defendants the National Association of Manufacturers, American Fuel & 

Petrochemical Manufacturers, and American Petroleum Institute (collectively, “the intervenordefendants”) respectfully move the Court to certify its November 10, 2016 Opinion and Order 

(“Order”) for interlocutory appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) due to its holding on the 

political question doctrine. See Dkt. 83. Specifically, the intervenor-defendants request that the 

Court certify the following question for interlocutory appeal: 

Whether the political question doctrine bars the plaintiffs’ claims that the federal 

government has violated their constitutional rights through alleged action or inaction 

concerning climate change for which the plaintiffs request wide-ranging injunctive relief 

that would reshape the United States’ climate change and energy policies without 

legislative or statutory authority. 

Pursuant to Local Rule 7-1, the intervenor-defendants have conferred with counsel for 

both the federal defendants and the plaintiffs regarding this motion, and have been advised that 

the federal defendants support the intervenor-defendants’ motion for certification of issues for 

interlocutory appeal while the plaintiffs oppose this motion. 

As discussed in the supporting memorandum of law, the Order satisfies the requirements 

of 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) because its holding that the political question doctrine does not bar the 

plaintiffs’ claims is “a controlling question of law.” Id. Second, “there is substantial ground for 

difference of opinion” concerning whether the political question doctrine bars the plaintiffs’ 

claims. Id. Finally, resolution of this legal issue will likely “materially advance the ultimate 

termination of th[is] litigation.” Id. 

The intervenor-defendants join the federal defendants’ Motion to Certify Order for 

Interlocutory Appeal, Dkt. 120, 120-1, including their request for expedited review of the 

motions for interlocutory appeal. The intervenor-defendants also join the federal defendants’ 

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Motion to Stay Litigation, Dkt. 121. 

WHEREFORE, the intervenor-defendants respectfully request that their motion for 

certification be granted. 

DATED this 10th day of March 2017. 

MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN LLP 

/s/ C. Marie Eckert_____________ 

C. Marie Eckert, OSB No. 883490 

marie.eckert@millernash.com 

Suzanne C. Lacampagne, OSB No. 951705 

suzanne.lacampagne@millernash.com 

3400 U.S. Bancorp Tower 

111 S.W. Fifth Avenue 

Portland, Oregon 97204 

Telephone: (503) 224-5858 

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 

/s/ Frank R. Volpe 

Frank R. Volpe 

fvolpe@sidley.com 

Benjamin E. Tannen 

btannen@sidley.com 

1501 K Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

Telephone: (202) 736-8000 

 Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendants 

 National Association of Manufacturers, 

 American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, 

 and American Petroleum Institute 

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Page 1 - Certificate of Service 

I hereby certify that I served the foregoing Motion for Certification of Order for 

Interlocutory Appeal on: 

Julia A. Olson

Wild Earth Advocates 

1216 Lincoln Street 

Eugene, Oregon 97401 

E-mail: juliaaolson@gmail.com 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

Daniel M. Galpern

Law Offices of Daniel M. Galpern 

1641 Oak Street 

Eugene, Oregon 97401 

E-mail: dan.galpern@gmail.com 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

Philip L. Gregory

Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP 

840 Malcolm Road 

Burlingame, California 94010 

E-mail: pgregory@cpmlegal.com 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

Sean C. Duffy

United States Department of Justice 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

Natural Resources Section 

P.O. Box 7611 

Washington, D.C. 20044 

E-mail: sean.c.duffy@usdoj.gov 

Attorney for Defendants 

Charles M. Tebbutt

Law Offices of Charles M. Tebbutt, P.C. 

941 Lawrence 

Eugene, Oregon 97401 

E-mail: charlie@tebbuttlaw.com 

Attorney for Amici Curiae Global Catholic 

Climate Movement and Leadership Council 

of Women Religious

Michelle A. Blackwell

Blackwell Law PC 

P.O. Box 10326 

Eugene, Oregon 97440 

E-mail: mblackwell@blackwell.law 

Attorney for Amicus Curiae John Davidson

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Travis Stephen Eiva

Zemper Eiva Law 

101 E. Broadway, Suite 303 

Eugene, Oregon 97401 

E-mail: travis@zempereiva.com 

Attorney for Amici League of Women 

Voters of the United States/League of 

Women Voters of Oregon

by the following indicated method or methods on the date set forth below: 

 CM/ECF system transmission. 

DATED this 10th day of March 2017. 

/s/ Benjamin E. Tannen 

Benjamin E. Tannen 

Of Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendants 

National Association of Manufacturers, 

American Fuel & Petrochemical 

Manufacturers, and American Petroleum 

Institute

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