Legal Opinion
Southwest Center for Biological Diversity v. Babbitt
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 25, 1996No. Civil Action 95-02138 (SS)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SPORKIN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on parties cross-motions for summary judgment. 1 Plaintiffs claim that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) should have found “warranted” plaintiffs’ petition to list as threatened or endangered the Queen Charlotte goshawk, a bird found in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. Plaintiffs contend that the FWS’s decision to find such a listing unwarranted improperly relied on illegal considerations and was arbitrary and capricious in ignoring the overwhelming evidence in favor of listing the goshawk.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Chemical Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Pacific States Box & Basket Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Ethyl Corp. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- City of Las Vegas v. LujanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Southwest Center for Biological Diversity v. BabbittCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
- Defenders of Wildlife v. BabbittDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1997
- Oregon Natural Resources Council v. DaleyDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1998
- Center for Biological Diversity v. MorgenweckDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2004
- Sierra Club v. BabbittDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1998
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