Legal Opinion
Hawksbill Sea Turtle v. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 22, 1997No. 96-7661UnknownCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER
This appeal from an order of the district court denying injunctive relief under the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"), 16 U.S.C. § 1536 et seq., presents a number of interesting questions under the ESA and under the law of collateral estoppel. The plaintiffs, who include (by their popular names) the Hawksbill Sea Turtle, the Green Sea Turtle, and the Virgin Islands Tree Boa, which are endangered or threatened species, and also a number of individuals who own real property and reside in the vicinity of Vessup Bay in the east end of St. Thomas (the habitat of these…
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