Otay Mesa Property, L.P. v. United States Department of the Interior

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) OTAY MESA PROPERTY, L.P., et al., ) ) PLAINTIFFS, ) ) v. ) No. 13-cv-0240 (KBJ) ) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ) THE INTERIOR, et al., ) ) DEFENDANTS. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs Otay Mesa Property, L.P., Rancho Vista Del Mar, and Otay International, LLC (collectively “Otay Mesa” or “Plaintiffs”) own land in San Diego County, California, that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“the FWS”) has designated as a “critical habit” for the endangered Riverside fairy shrimp under the Endangered Species Act (“the ESA”), 16 U.S.C §§…