Order | Filed: August 11, 2026
| Entered: August 11, 2026
ORMAT NEVADA INC et al v. DOUG BURGUM et al
Environmental Matters | District Of Columbia
.Order
It is hereby ORDERED that the following schedule shall govern further proceedings:
(1) In accordance with LCvR 7(n), on or before August 27, 2026, Federal Defendants shall file a certified list of the contents of the administrative record with the Court, and Federal Defendants shall simultaneously serve an electronic copy of the full administrative record on Ormat and Defendant-Intervenors, along with an Excel index of the contents of the administrative record.
(2) On or before September 11, 2026, Ormat and Defendant-Intervenors shall submit to Federal Defendants any concerns regarding the scope and contents of the administrative record for informal resolution, and the Parties shall confer regarding any record disputes by September 25, 2026.
(3) The Parties shall file any motion to complete or supplement the administrative record on or before October 2, 2026.
(4) If no motion is filed regarding the content of the administrative record, the following deadlines for briefing shall apply:
(a) October 30, 2026 - Ormat's motion for summary judgment shall be filed. Ormat's memorandum in support of its motion for summary judgment shall be no longer than 45 pages.
(b) December 7, 2026 - Federal Defendants' response to Ormat's motion for summary judgment/cross-motion for summary judgment shall be filed. The response/cross-motion for summary judgment shall be no longer than 45 pages.
(c) December 14, 2026 - Defendant-Intervenors' response to Ormat's motion for summary judgment/cross-motion for summary judgment shall be filed. The response/cross-motion for summary judgment shall be no longer than 45 pages.
(d) January 15, 2027 - Ormat's combined reply in support of summary judgment and response to Federal Defendants and Defendant-Intervenors' motions for summary judgment shall be filed. Ormat's combined response/reply shall be no longer than 40 pages.
(e) February 12, 2027 - Federal Defendants' reply in support of its crossmotion for summary judgment shall be filed. The reply shall not exceed 25 pages.
(f) February 19, 2027 - Defendant-Intervenors' reply in support of its crossmotion for summary judgment shall be filed. The reply shall not exceed 25 pages.
(g) March 5, 2027 - Pursuant to LCvR 7(n)(2), Plaintiffs shall file the Parties' Joint Appendix.
(5) If a motion regarding the content of the administrative record is filed, the briefing deadlines in paragraph four (4) shall not apply. The Parties shall jointly file a proposed briefing schedule within 10 days of the Courts final order resolving any administrative record disputes.
SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Rudolph Contreras on 08/11/2026. (lcrc1)