WILDEARTH GUARDIANS v. U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR

CV 14-270-M-DLC Consolidated with Case No. 14-272-M-DLC.

205 F.Supp.3d 1176 (2016)

WILDEARTH GUARDIANS, a non-profit organization; Conservation Northwest, a non-profit organization; Oregon Wild, a non-profit organization; Cascadia Wildlands, a non-profit organization; and Wilderness Workshop, Plaintiffs, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, a federal department; Sally Jewell, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Interior; Daniel Ashe, in his official capacity as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a federal agency, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Montana, Missoula Division.

Signed September 7, 2016.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 16 U.S.C. § 1538
Cause: 16 U.S.C. § 1538 Endangered Species Act
Nature of Suit: 893 Environmental Matters
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Mellgren , Eugene, OR, Matthew Kellogg Bishop , Helena, MT, Sarah K. McMillan , Wildearth Guardians, Missoula, MT, Timothy M. Bechtold , Bechtold Law Firm, Missoula, MT, Douglas P. Hayes , Eric E. Huber , Boulder, CO, Jason T. Morgan , Seattle, WA, Vanessa Soriano Power , Seattle, WA, Matthew D. Sandler , Denver, CO, Rebecca Kay Smith , Missoula, MT, Ryan P. Steen , Seattle, WA, for Plaintiffs.

Lesley K. Lawrence-Hammer , U.S. Department of Justice-E.N.R.D. General Litigation, Washington, DC, Mark Steger Smith , Office of the U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT, for Defendants.


ORDER

Before the Court are cross-motions for summary judgment1 in these consolidated cases challenging the United States Fish & Wildlife Service's (the "Service") revised designation...

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