Aransas Project v. Shaw

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND VERDICT OF THE COURT

JANIS GRAHAM JACK, Senior District Judge.

This case was tried to the Court over an eight-day period on December 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, and 15, 2011.1 As required by Rule 52(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law thereon.2

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I. INTRODUCTION.......................................................722

II. STATUTORY FRAMEWORK.............................................726

A. The Endangered Species Act..........................................726

1. ESA § 9 prohibits…