Legal Opinion
Fund for Animals v. Mainella
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 26, 2003No. CIV.A. 02-11855-PBSPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs 1 challenge hunting on the Cape Cod National Seashore (the “Seashore”) on the ground that the National Park Service (“NPS”) has failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq., and the implementing regulations, 40 C.F.R. § 1500.1 et seq. Plaintiffs also assert that NPS’s pheasant hunt program, 2 which releases non-native species into the Seashore ecosystem, violates NEPA as well as NPS’s own General Management Policies.
After hearing, the Court ALLOWS Plaintiffs’ motion for…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Humane Soc. of US v. JohannsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
- Sierra Club v. JewellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
- Sierra Club v. United States Department of AgricultureDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Fund for Animals v. MainellaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
- United States v. Commonwealth of Mass.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2010