Legal Opinion
Survivors v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior
District Court, N.D. California
Decided May 15, 2018No. Case No. 16-cv-01165-JCSPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSEPH C. SPERO, Chief Magistrate Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
In this case, Plaintiffs Desert Survivors, Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians, and Western Watersheds Project challenge: 1) the decision of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("Service" or "FWS") to withdraw the proposed listing of the Bi-State Sage-Grouse as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531 - 1544 ; and 2) the Service's "Final Policy on Interpretation of the Phrase 'Significant Portion of its Range' in the Endangered Species Act" (the "SPR Policy"). Presently before the Court are…
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