Legal Opinion
Fund for Animals v. Norton
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 9, 2003No. CIV.A.ECF 03-1710 EG, CIV.A.EDF 03-1102 EGPublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SULLIVAN, District Judge.
Pending before this Court is plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. Plaintiffs ask this Court to enjoin the State of Maryland from killing 525 mute swans over the remainder of this calendar year pursuant to a depredation permit issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) on August 11, 2003.
I. Parties
Plaintiff Fund for Animals is a national non-profit organization headquartered in New York City, NY, with a campaign office in Silver Spring, Maryland, and 200,-000 members nationwide. The organization is “committed to preserving animal…
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