Climate United Fund v. Citibank, N.A.; EPA

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Climate United Fund v. Citibank, N.A.; EPA

Opinion

                  United States Court of Appeals
                                 FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
                                          ____________
No. 25-5122                                                     September Term, 2024
                                                                            1:25-cv-00698-TSC
                                                           Filed On: April 28, 2025
Climate United Fund, et al.,

               Appellees

       v.

Citibank, N.A.,

               Appellee

Environmental Protection Agency and Lee M.
Zeldin, in his official capacity as
Administrator, United States Environmental
Protection Agency,

                  Appellants
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Consolidated with 25-5123

       BEFORE:        Pillard, Katsas, and Rao, Circuit Judges

ORDER

      Upon consideration of the emergency motion for stay, the responses thereto,
and the reply, it is

      ORDERED that consideration of the motion for stay be consolidated with
consideration of the merits of these appeals. It is

      FURTHER ORDERED, on the court’s own motion, that these appeals be
expedited. The following briefing schedule and format will apply:

       Brief(s) of Appellants                                 May 5, 2025
       (not to exceed a total of 13,000 words,
       to be divided as Appellants deem fit)

       Joint Appendix                                         May 5, 2025
                 United States Court of Appeals
                            FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
                                     ____________
No. 25-5122                                                September Term, 2024

       Brief(s) of Appellees                             May 12, 2025
       (not to exceed a total of 13,000 words,
       to be divided as Appellees deem fit)

       Reply Brief(s) of Appellants                      May 15, 2025
       (not to exceed a total of 6,500 words,
       to be divided as Appellants deem fit)

     The Clerk is directed to calendar these cases for oral argument before this panel
on May 19, 2025, at 9:30 a.m.

       Appellants should raise all issues and arguments in the opening brief. The court
ordinarily will not consider issues and arguments raised for the first time in the reply
brief.

       To enhance the clarity of their briefs, the parties are urged to limit the use of
abbreviations, including acronyms. While acronyms may be used for entities and
statutes with widely recognized initials, briefs should not contain acronyms that are not
widely known. See D.C. Circuit Handbook of Practice and Internal Procedures 43-44
(2024); Notice Regarding Use of Acronyms (D.C. Cir. Jan. 26, 2010).

        Parties are strongly encouraged to hand deliver the paper copies of their briefs to
the Clerk's office on the date due. Filing by mail may delay the processing of the brief.
Additionally, counsel are reminded that if filing by mail, they must use a class of mail
that is at least as expeditious as first-class mail. See Fed. R. App. P. 25(a). All briefs
and appendices must contain the date that the case is scheduled for oral argument at
the top of the cover. See D.C. Cir. Rule 28(a)(8). It is

      FURTHER ORDERED that the administrative stay entered by the court on April
16, 2025, remain in effect pending further order of the court.

                                       Per Curiam

                                                         FOR THE COURT:
                                                         Clifton B. Cislak, Clerk

                                                 BY:     /s/
                                                         Michael C. McGrail
                                                         Deputy Clerk

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