Battle Mountain Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians v. United States Bureau of Land Management

677 F. App'x 378

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: February 17, 2017
• Docket: 16-16016
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

ORDER **

The Battle Mountain Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians (“the Band”) moved for a preliminary injunction in the district court to prevent the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) “from issuing any authorizations or notices to proceed” relating to the construction of a power line authorized in a BLM Record of Decision, or “allowing or permitting any ground-disturbing activities related to the Power Line,” including “all earth work or work in preparation of or construction of foundations for power poles or other structures.” The district court denied the motion for a preliminary injunction and the Band appealed. Both the district court and this Court denied the Band’s motions for an injunction pending appeal, and the parties agree that construction of the power line has now been completed.

In light of the completion of construction of the power line, we dismiss this appeal from the denial of the preliminary injunction as moot. In Def. of Animals v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, 648 F.3d 1012, 1013-14 (9th Cir. 2011) (per curiam). The underlying action, however, is not moot, and our dismissal is without prejudice to the Band raising in the district court any applications for interlocutory relief arising out of the operation and use of the power line, and is not intended to affect the ability of the district court to order any appropriate relief on final judgment.

This order constitutes the mandate of this Court.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

** This order is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.