Legal Opinion
Western Watersheds Project v. Jewell
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 23, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2014-0742PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
This case is about two species of cacti that are dear to both the environmental groups bringing this action and, apparently, the cows grazing in Utah’s Capital Reef National Park. The groups have sued Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel and the National Park Service for allegedly endangering the existence of the cacti by permitting cattle to graze in the park. The Secretary and the Park Service have filed a motion to transfer venue, arguing that this is essentially a local dispute that belongs in Utah rather than…
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