Sierra Club v. Norton

ORDER

BUTLER, Chief Judge.

I. Introduction

This action again brings before this court a contest between real estate development along the coast of Baldwin County, Alabama, and preservation of a federally-protected endangered species, Peromyscus polionatus ammobates, commonly known as the Alabama Beach Mouse. In its current procedural posture, the case presents a narrow issue (which in the nature of such matters is replete with acronyms): whether plaintiffs are entitled to a preliminary injunction in relation to their claim that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) violated the…