DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE v. ENDANGERED SPECIES

No. 83-1019.

725 F.2d 726 (1984)

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, INC., Appellant, v. The ENDANGERED SPECIES SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Medine, Washington, D.C., with whom Brice M. Clagett, Stephen D. Barnes and Ellen Bass, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Albert M. Ferlo, Jr., Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Carol E. Dinkins, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dianne H. Kelly and Dirk D. Snel, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for federal appellees.

William A. Hutchins, Washington, D.C., with whom Paul A. Lenzini, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellee, Intern. Ass'n of Fish & Wildlife Agencies.

Paul A. Kiefer and Matthew D. Shannon, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee, Fur Conservation Institute of America. John C. Morrison, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellee, Fur Conservation Institute of America.

Stephen S. Boynton, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for appellees, Driscoll, et al.

Before WILKEY and BORK, Circuit Judges, and LUMBARD, Senior Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.


Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge LUMBARD.

LUMBARD, Senior Circuit Judge:

Defenders of Wildlife, Inc., appeals from an order of the District Court for the District of Columbia, June L. Green, J., granting federal defendants' motion1 to vacate that court's previously issued injunction. The injunction barred defendants from authorizing the export of bobcats until guidelines...

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