Legal Opinion
Rancho Viejo, LLC v. Norton
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 1, 2003No. 01-5373PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.
Concurring opinion filed by Chief Judge GINSBURG.
GARLAND, Circuit Judge:
Rancho Viejo is a real estate development company that wishes to construct a 202-acre housing development in San Diego County, California. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service determined that Rancho Viejo’s construction plan was likely to jeopardize the continued existence of the arroyo southwestern toad, which the Secretary of the Interior has listed as an endangered species since 1994. Rather than accept an alternative plan proposed by the Service, Rancho Viejo…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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