State of Maine v. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

D. Me. · 1:25-cv-00324 · 2025 · CourtListener

District1st Cir.

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No. 1:25-cv-00324

Assigned to: Stacey D. Neumann
Referred to: Karen Frink Wolf
Cause: 05:0701 Maritime Subsidy Board
Nature of suit: 899 Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Defendant
Jury demand: None
Date filed: 2025-06-17
Last filing: 2026-09-03
Terminated: 2026-09-03

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D. Me. · No. 1:25-cv-00324 · Docket on CourtListener

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2026-07-15 ORDER granting 45 Motion to Stay By MAGISTRATE JUDGE DAVID M. COHEN. (COHEN, DAVID) (Entered: 07/15/2026)#46

Timeline

2025-06-17 Filed: D. Me., No. 1:25-cv-00324
2026-09-03 Closed: D. Me., No. 1:25-cv-00324

Filings on file (8 in 5 docket entries)

Filings on file
Date	No.	Document	Type	Pages	Source
2025-06-17	1	COMPLAINT against LAURA GRIMM, HOWARD LUTNICK, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PAYMENT OF FILING FEE DUE WITHIN 48 HOURS. IF FILING FEE IS BEING PAID WITH A CREDIT CARD COUNSEL ARE INSTRUCTED TO LOGIN TO CMECF AND DOCKET Case Opening Filing Fee Paid FOUND IN THE Complaints and Other Initiating Documents CATEGORY. CHECK PAYMENTS DUE WITHIN 48 HOURS., filed by STATE OF MAINE, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES. (Service of Process Deadline 9/15/2025) Fee due by 6/23/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A: Grant Termination Letter, # 2 Exhibit B: Notice of Funding Opportunity, # 3 Exhibit C: Updated Narrative and Summary for DMR Grant Application, # 4 Exhibit D: Notice of Award, # 5 Exhibit E: Secretary Rollins Letter to Governor Mills, # 6 Exhibit F: SOM v. USDA Settlement Agreement, # 7 Exhibit G: Notice of Award with Termination Endorsement, # 8 Exhibit H: NOAA Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants Funding Notice, # 9 Exhibit I: Letter to Senator Collins)(lcb) (Entered: 06/18/2025)	Filing	25	PDF CL

	1-1	COMPLAINT against LAURA GRIMM, HOWARD LUTNICK, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PAYMENT OF FILING FEE DUE WITHIN 48 HOURS. IF FILING FEE IS BEING PAID WITH A CREDIT CARD COUNSEL ARE INSTRUCTED TO LOGIN TO CMECF AND DOCKET Case Opening Filing Fee Paid FOUND IN THE Complaints and Other Initiating Documents CATEGORY. CHECK PAYMENTS DUE WITHIN 48 HOURS., filed by STATE OF MAINE, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES. (Service of Process Deadline 9/15/2025) Fee due by 6/23/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A: Grant Termination Letter, # 2 Exhibit B: Notice of Funding Opportunity, # 3 Exhibit C: Updated Narrative and Summary for DMR Grant Application, # 4 Exhibit D: Notice of Award, # 5 Exhibit E: Secretary Rollins Letter to Governor Mills, # 6 Exhibit F: SOM v. USDA Settlement Agreement, # 7 Exhibit G: Notice of Award with Termination Endorsement, # 8 Exhibit H: NOAA Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants Funding Notice, # 9 Exhibit I: Letter to Senator Collins)(lcb) (Entered: 06/18/2025)	Exhibit A: Grant Termination Letter	2	PDF CL
	1-5	COMPLAINT against LAURA GRIMM, HOWARD LUTNICK, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PAYMENT OF FILING FEE DUE WITHIN 48 HOURS. IF FILING FEE IS BEING PAID WITH A CREDIT CARD COUNSEL ARE INSTRUCTED TO LOGIN TO CMECF AND DOCKET Case Opening Filing Fee Paid FOUND IN THE Complaints and Other Initiating Documents CATEGORY. CHECK PAYMENTS DUE WITHIN 48 HOURS., filed by STATE OF MAINE, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES. (Service of Process Deadline 9/15/2025) Fee due by 6/23/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A: Grant Termination Letter, # 2 Exhibit B: Notice of Funding Opportunity, # 3 Exhibit C: Updated Narrative and Summary for DMR Grant Application, # 4 Exhibit D: Notice of Award, # 5 Exhibit E: Secretary Rollins Letter to Governor Mills, # 6 Exhibit F: SOM v. USDA Settlement Agreement, # 7 Exhibit G: Notice of Award with Termination Endorsement, # 8 Exhibit H: NOAA Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants Funding Notice, # 9 Exhibit I: Letter to Senator Collins)(lcb) (Entered: 06/18/2025)	Exhibit E: Secretary Rollins Letter to Governor Mills	3	PDF CL
	1-9	COMPLAINT against LAURA GRIMM, HOWARD LUTNICK, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PAYMENT OF FILING FEE DUE WITHIN 48 HOURS. IF FILING FEE IS BEING PAID WITH A CREDIT CARD COUNSEL ARE INSTRUCTED TO LOGIN TO CMECF AND DOCKET Case Opening Filing Fee Paid FOUND IN THE Complaints and Other Initiating Documents CATEGORY. CHECK PAYMENTS DUE WITHIN 48 HOURS., filed by STATE OF MAINE, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES. (Service of Process Deadline 9/15/2025) Fee due by 6/23/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A: Grant Termination Letter, # 2 Exhibit B: Notice of Funding Opportunity, # 3 Exhibit C: Updated Narrative and Summary for DMR Grant Application, # 4 Exhibit D: Notice of Award, # 5 Exhibit E: Secretary Rollins Letter to Governor Mills, # 6 Exhibit F: SOM v. USDA Settlement Agreement, # 7 Exhibit G: Notice of Award with Termination Endorsement, # 8 Exhibit H: NOAA Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants Funding Notice, # 9 Exhibit I: Letter to Senator Collins)(lcb) (Entered: 06/18/2025)	Exhibit I: Letter to Senator Collins	3	PDF CL
2025-10-01	18	MOTION to Stay in Light of Lapse in Appropriations by LAURA GRIMM, HOWARD LUTNICK, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Responses due by 10/22/2025. (OSBORN, JOHN) (Entered: 10/01/2025)	Filing	3	PDF CL
2025-10-02	19	RESPONSE to Motion re 18 MOTION to Stay in Light of Lapse in Appropriations filed by MAINE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES, STATE OF MAINE. Reply due by 10/16/2025. (DAFOE, JACK) (Entered: 10/02/2025)	Filing	2	PDF CL
2026-04-14	33	ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS granting in part and denying in part 15 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and dismissing as moot 32 Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Authority. By JUDGE STACEY D. NEUMANN. (jgd) (Entered: 04/14/2026)	Order on Motion for Leave to File AND Order on Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction	26	PDF CL
2026-09-03	51	CONSENT ORDER REGARDING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTAND RELEASE re: 50 Motion to Dismiss By JUDGE STACEY D. NEUMANN. (mjlt) (Entered: 09/03/2026)	Order on Motion to Dismiss	9	PDF CL

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