Legal Opinion
Defenders of Wildlife v. Jewell
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2013-0919PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Re Document Nos.: 19, 33, 36, 39
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Granting Federal Defendants’ and Inter-venor Defendants’ Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment and Denying Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge
1. INTRODUCTION
In 2012, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS” or “Service”) withdrew a pro posed rule that would have listed the dunes sagebrush lizard as an endangered species. Subsequently, the Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity (“Plaintiffs”) brought suit against the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the FWS…
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