Legal Opinion
Friends of Animals v. Ashe
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 23, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2013-1607PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Friends of Animals (“FOA”) brings this action against defendants Daniel M. Ashe (in his official capacity as Director of the United States Fish & Wildlife Service) and Sally Jewell (in her official capacity as Secretary of the Interior) (collectively, “FWS” or “the Secretary”). FOA alleges that FWS failed to make timely determinations on citizen petitions to list thirty-nine species as either endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Before the Court is [12] FWS’s motion to dismiss for lack of…
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