Legal Opinion
Defenders of Wildlife v. Hall
District Court, D. Montana
Decided August 3, 2011No. CV 08-14-M-DWMPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DONALD W. MOLLOY, District Judge.
I. Introduction
The issue of wolf management has been heavily litigated in this court and others. 1 Plaintiffs filed this case on January 28, 2008. In April 2009, the case was stayed while multiple groups challenged the United States Fish & Wildlife Service’s decision to designate and partially remove protections from the Northern Rocky Mountains Gray Wolf Distinct Population Segment under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), 16 U.S.C. § 1536. On August 5, 2010, the delisting rule was vacated for the reasons set forth in that opinion and order. Defenders of…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Lujan v. National Wildlife FederationSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- United States v. SalernoSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by4 opinions
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