Legal Opinion
Wyoming Outdoor Council v. Dombeck
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 27, 2001No. CIV. A. 00-0725 (RMU). Document Nos. 9, 10, 16, 25PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
URBINA, District Judge.
Granting The Defendants’ Motion For Summary Judgment; Denying The Plaintiffs’ Motion For Summary Judgment
I. INTRODUCTION
This case pits the rights of oil and gas developers against the need to protect the threatened grizzly bear. The plaintiffs, a coalition of environmental groups, bring this action pursuant to the “citizen suit” provision of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531 et seq. They allege that the United States Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) (collectively “the defendants”) failed to follow proper…
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