Legal Opinion
Tinoqui-Chalola Council of Kitanemuk & Yowlumne Tejon Indians v. United States Department of Energy
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 20, 2000No. 99-16384PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
The Southwest Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club (collectively “Southwest”) challenge the legality of the *1302Department of Energy’s (“DOE”) sale of Elk Hills to Occidental Petroleum (“Occidental”). Southwest contends the DOE violated section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq., by refusing to engage in consultation with the Fish & Wildlife Service (“FWS”) prior to completing the sale of Elk Hills and by failing to ensure that the sale would not jeopardize the continued existence of threatened and endangered species.…
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- Tinoqui-Chalola Council Of Kitanemuk And Yowlumne Tejon Indians v. United States Department Of EnergyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000