Legal Opinion
Conservation Congress v. United States Forest Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 13, 2013No. 12-16452PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
M. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
This case arises from a federal agency’s authorization of a timber sale, known as the Mudflow Vegetation Management Project (Mudflow Project or Project), and its potential effects on the Northern Spotted Owl’s (Owl) critical habitat. Plaintiff-Appellant Conservation Congress (CC) sued federal Defendants-Appellees, 1 alleging that they had failed to adequately evaluate the effects of the Mudflow Project on the Owl’s critical habitat, in violation of section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16 U.S.C. § 1536(a)(2), among other claims. 2 CC…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Earth Island Institute v. CarltonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Friends of the Wild Swan v. Chip WeberCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
- Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Jim PenaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
- Friends of the Santa Clara v. US Army Corps of EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- Conservation Congress v. Nancy FinleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
- Defenders of Wildlife v. Ryan ZinkeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
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