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Endangered Species Act Section 4 Deadline Litigation

OtherWinding DownMDL 2165

Pending actions

1

Historical total

40

Resolved / remanded

39

Share of caseload still pending3%

Winding Down. Few actions remain relative to the docket’s history. Of 40 lawsuits ever part of this litigation, 1 remain active.

About this litigation

Endangered Species Act Section 4 Deadline Litigation is a federal multidistrict litigation classified by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation as a Miscellaneous docket. It was centralized on June 8, 2010 before Emmet G. Sullivan, Sr. District Judge, in the D. District of Columbia.

As of the August 3, 2026 JPML report, 1 individual lawsuits are pending in this MDL. Cases coordinated in an MDL keep their separate identity — they are managed together only for pretrial proceedings. Learn how MDLs work.