Legal Opinion

Fund for Animals v. Williams

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided September 26, 2005No. Civil Action 03-0677 (RMU)PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

URBINA, District Judge.

GRANTING Defendants and Defendant-Intervenors’ Motion for Partial Dismissal

I. INTRODUCTION

This case comes before the court on the defendants and defendant-intervenors’ motion for partial dismissal. The plaintiffs allege that the Fish and Wildlife Service (the “FWS”) violated the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 4321, et. seq., and the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. § 706, by not preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) or an Environmental Assessment (“EA”) prior to publishing its goals in the 2000-2005…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Lujan v. National Wildlife FederationSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Friends of the Earth, Blue-Water Network Division v. United States Department of the InteriorDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
  2. Food and Water Watch v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
  3. Vargus v. McHughDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
  4. GETSON v. BLINKENDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2025
  5. Kantor v. AzarDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2021

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