Legal Opinion
Wildearth Guardians v. Kempthorne
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 22, 2008No. Civil Action 08-472 (CKK)PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY, District Judge.
Plaintiff Wildearth Guardians brings this suit for declaratory and injunctive relief against Defendant Dick Kempthorne in his official capacity as Secretary of the Interior. Plaintiff filed its original Complaint in this matter on March 19, 2008, alleging that Secretary Kempthorne has failed to comply with his mandatory duty, under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531 et seq., to make a preliminary “90-day finding” on two separate ESA “listing” petitions submitted by Plaintiff. Subsequent to filing its Complaint in the…
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