Legal Opinion
Spirit of the Sage Council v. Norton
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 11, 2003No. CIV.A. 98-1873 (EGS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SULLIVAN, District Judge.
This action challenges the validity of two administrative regulations promulgated by the Department of the Interior (“DOI”), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”), the Department of Commerce (“DOC”), and the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (collectively, “the Services”): the so-called “No Surprises Rule,” 63 Fed.Reg. 8,859 (Feb. 23, 1998) (codified at 50 C.F.R. §§ 17.22, 17.32, 222.2) and the “Permit Revocation Rule” (“PRR”), 64 Fed.Reg. 32,712, 32,714 (Jun. 17, 1999), (codified at 50 C.F.R. §§ 17.22(b), 17.32(b)).
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Colorado River Cutthroat Trout v. SalazarDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
- Humane Society of the United States v. KempthorneDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2008
- Spirit of the Sage Council v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
- Spirit of the Sage Council v. KempthorneDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007