Legal Opinion
Center for Biological Diversity v. Gale Norton, Secretary of the Department of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 20, 2001No. 00-16020PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
The Center for Biological Diversity (the “Center”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of the Interior (the “Secretary”). The district court rejected the Center’s effort to compel the Secretary to issue certain findings in response to petitions to list two species for protection under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq. We find that the Secretary improperly refused to make the necessary findings and therefore reverse the district court’s decision.
I. Background
The Endangered Species Act, enacted in…
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