Legal Opinion
Hawksbill Sea Turtle v. Federal Emergency Management Agency
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided July 15, 1998No. CIV. A. 96-114, CIV. A. 97-187PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STANLEY S. BROTMAN, United States District Judge,
Sitting by Designation.
Presently before this Court are Plaintiffs' claims under Sections Seven ("Section 7") 1 and Nine ("Section 9") 2 of the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-1544, and their Applications for Permanent Injunctive Relief and Declaratory Relief.
INTRODUCTION AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In January 1996, a group of persons who own real property and reside in the vicinity of Vessup Bay, St. Thomas and who use and enjoy the waters' and shoreline of Vessup Bay, Muller Bay, Red Hook Bay, Pillsbury Sound, and adjacent waters…
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