Legal Opinion

Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided July 11, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2022-1877Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY and HEALTHY GULF, Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 22-1877 (RDM) U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION The Center for Biological Diversity and Healthy Gulf (“Plaintiffs”) bring this suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, its Director, and the Secretary of the Interior (collectively, the “FWS”) under the Endangered Species Act,

16 U.S.C. § 1531

et seq. (“ESA”), and the Administrative Procedure Act,

5 U.S.C. § 551

et seq. (“APA”). Dkt. 11 (Am. Compl.). This case…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Bennett v. SpearSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Whitman v. American Trucking Assns., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
  5. Marshall County Health Care Authority v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993

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