Legal Opinion
Sierra Club, Etc. v. Clayton K. Yeutter, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1991No. 88-6041PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Defendants-appellants Clayton Yeutter, et al. (the government) appeal two injunc-tive orders of the district court in favor of plaintiff-appellees Sierra Club, et al.
Facts and Proceedings Below
This litigation concerns the red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW), a species of woodpecker that has garnered a position on the endangered species list, as provided by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-43; see also 50 C.P.R. § 17.11 (1989) (listing endangered species). The RCW lives mainly in isolated areas of national forests in the southern regions of the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De GuineeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Irwin v. Department of Veterans AffairsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Camp v. PittsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Sierra Club v. EspyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Harris Corporation v. Ericsson, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2005
- Strahan v. CoxeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Sierra Club v. Mike Espy, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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