Legal Opinion
Center for Biological Diversity v. Pirie
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 13, 2002No. CIV.A. 00-3044(EGS)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SULLIVAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) filed this lawsuit to prevent the use by the United States military of live fire training exercises on the island of Farallón de Medinilla (FDM) because such exercises allegedly kill and otherwise harm several species of migratory birds without a permit, in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), 16 U.S.C. § 703 et seq., and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 701 et seq. Defendants, the Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and the acting Secretary of the Navy, Robert…
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