Legal Opinion
Marbled Murrelet v. Babbitt
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 7, 1999No. 98-15788PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the denial of attorney’s fees to the defendant in a lawsuit under the Endangered Species Act. A non-profit environmental group filed the suit and the defendant logging company prevailed. The district court considered the defendant’s claim for fees under two different standards that this court has used in the past to determine whether to award fees to a prevailing defendant in environmental cases. The district court ruled that the defendant in this case was *1093not entitled to fees under either standard. We affirm the denial and take this opportunity…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ruckelshaus v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Marbled Murrelet v. BabbittCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Center for Biological Diversity v. Marina Point Development Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Animal Welfare Institute v. Feld Entertainment, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2013
- Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center v. BabbittDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 2000
- Center for Biological Diversity v. ScarlettDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2006
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