Legal Opinion
Strahan v. Roughead
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 26, 2012No. C.A. No. 08-10919-MLWPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WOLF, District Judge.
1. INTRODUCTION
This case involves the United States Navy’s obligations to protect four whale species (the “Federally Protected Whales”) under the Endangered Species Act (the “ESA”), 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq. Plaintiff Richard Max Strahan, proceeding pro se, seeks declaratory and injunctive relief against the defendants, Admiral Gary Roughead and Secretary Raymond E. Ma-bus of the United States Navy, and Leon Panetta, the Secretary of the United States Department of Defense (collectively the “Navy”).1 In essence, plaintiff contends that the Navy is…
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