Sierra Club v. Salazar

ORDER

RONALD B. LEIGHTON, District Judge.

In May 2012, the Washington Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) proposed, and the Fish & Wildlife Service approved, an amendment to a habitat conservation plan governing the logging of forests in southwest Washington. Plaintiffs brought suit alleging that Fish & Wildlife failed to take certain statutory steps under the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq. (“ESA”), before approving the amendment. Plaintiffs sent a notice of intent to sue, which is required by the ESA 60 days before filing suit. However, 35 days later, Plaintiffs filed…