Legal Opinion
Born Free USA v. Norton
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 8, 2003No. Civ.A.03-1497 JDBPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BATES, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, who include several organizations and two individuals interested in the welfare of elephants, bring this case against the United States Department of the Interior and the Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) (collectively, the “federal defendants”), challenging FWS’s decision to issue permits to the San Diego Zoo and the Lowry Park Zoo (collectively, the “zoos”) for the importation of eleven African elephants from Swaziland. Presently before the Court is plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent the import of the elephants…
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