Defenders of Wildlife v. Salazar

ORDER

DONALD W. MOLLOY, Chief Judge.

I. Introduction

This Order is not a final determination of any issue in the case. The Order only addresses the propriety of granting the extraordinary relief of a preliminary injunction. Winter v. Natural Res. Def. Council Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 129 S.Ct. 365, 374, 172 L.Ed.2d 249 (2008). Nor is the Order a complete analysis of the complex legal questions the parties raise. Because the absence of a ruling hangs like the Sword of Damocles, I am issuing this Order which will be followed by a fully reasoned decision on the Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary…