Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. Flowers
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 4, 2003No. Civil Action 02-1652 (RMU)PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
URBINA, District Judge.
Transferring the Action to the Southern District of Florida
I. INTRODUCTION
This matter is before the court on the defendants’ motion to transfer venue to the Southern District of Florida. The plaintiffs are the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the National Parks Conservation Association. They bring suit against the Army Corps of Engineers (“the Corps”) and the Fish and Wildlife Service (“the Service”) (collectively, “the defendants”) for allegedly violating several federal environmental statutes by issuing mining permits for…
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