Legal Opinion
Maine Audubon Society v. Purslow
District Court, D. Maine
Decided October 9, 1987No. Civ. 87-0297-BPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CYR, Chief Judge.
On September 4, 1987, the plaintiff, Maine Audubon Society, filed a complaint under the citizen suit provision of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1540(g)(1)(A), seeking to restrain defendants from further development of the defendants’ property as a residential subdivision, thus preserving the property as a bald eagle breeding habitat. 1 On September 9, the court held a hearing (at which the defendants chose not to appear) on the plaintiff’s motion for a temporary restraining order. Because a state court restraining order providing relief similar to that sought…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- City of Highland Park v. TrainCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Sierra Club, a Corporation v. Robert F. Froehlke, Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. United States Veterans AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Marbled Murrelet v. BabbittCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Strahan v. CoxeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1996
- Maine Audubon Society v. Emery PurslowCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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