Utah Monuments Plaintiffs: Intervention Order Does Not Require A Response

Mealey's (April 18, 2023, 1:32 PM EDT) -- SALT LAKE CITY — Utah municipalities suing the Biden administration for its decision to reinstate the dimensions of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments filed a brief in federal court contending they are not required to respond to a brief filed by parties which were denied the right to intervene because the order that denied them permission was non-dispositive and the plaintiffs are not required or authorized to respond to proposed intervenors’ objections unless the court orders them to do so....