Legal Opinion
Marbled Murrelet v. Babbitt
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1996No. 95-16504PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Pacific Lumber Company wanted to harvest trees on a portion of its land in an old-growth forest known as Owl Creek. The Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) brought suit in its own name and in the name of the marbled murrelet to enjoin Pacific Lumber’s proposed logging plan. EPIC' alleged that the logging would result in a “take” of marbled murrelets in violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531 et seq. After an eight-day bench trial, the district court issued a permanent injunction enjoining Pacific Lumber from harvesting…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter, Communities for Great Ore.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Joseph R. Bolker v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- National Wildlife Federation, Great Bear Foundation v. Burlington Northern Railroad, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by52 opinions
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