Legal Opinion
Loggerhead Turtle v. County Council of Volusia County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 3, 1998No. 97-2083PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Chief Judge:
The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caret-ta) and green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) with appellants Shirley Reynolds and Rita Alexander (collectively the Turtles) challenge the district court’s dismissal of their case brought pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-1544 (1994). They present: (1) an issue of first impression, whether the incidental take permit exception to the ESA’s “take” prohibition applies to an activity performed as a purely mitigatory measure upon which the issuing agency conditions the permit; (2) an issue of standing, whether…
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3Cited by13 opinions
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