Legal Opinion
National Wildlife Federation v. Norton
District Court, E.D. California
Decided February 4, 2004No. CIV-S-03-0278 DFL/JFMPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER
LEVI, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs are various environmental organizations who challenge the Secretary of the Interior’s issuance of an incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act (“Act”) for the proposed Metro Air Park (“Metro”) development. The development is located adjacent to the Sacramento International Airport in an area of Sacramento known as North Natomas. 1 Based on Metro Air Park’s proposed Habitat Conservation Plan (“Plan”), the Secretary, through the Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”), issued an incidental take permit to the Metro Air Park…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Mead Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Barnhart v. WaltonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Sierra Club v. MarshCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by12 opinions
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