Legal Opinion
Tucson Herpetological Society v. Salazar
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 18, 2009No. 07-16641PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
Conservation organizations and individual biologists (collectively “Plaintiffs”) contend that the Secretary of the Interior’s (the “Secretary”) decision to withdraw a rule proposing that the flat-tailed horned lizard (the “lizard”) be listed as a threatened species is contrary to the requirements of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA” or the “Act”), 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq., and the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. § 706. They appeal from the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the Secretary.
The district court had jurisdiction under…
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