RIO GRANDE SILVERY MINNOW v. KEYS

No. CV 99-1320 JP/RLP-ACE.

469 F.Supp.2d 973 (2002)

RIO GRANDE SILVERY MINNOW, et al., Plaintiffs, v. John W. KEYS, III, et al., Federal Defendants, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, et al., Defendants-Intervenors.

United States District Court, D. New Mexico.

April 19, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alletta d'Andelot Belin, Steve Sugarman, Belin & Sugarman, Santa Fe, NM, Laurence J. Lucas, Land & Water Fund of the Rockies, Boise, ID, for Plaintiffs.

Bradley S. Bridgewater, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environmental & Natural Resources Division, Denver, CO, Mark A. Brown, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Wild Life & Marine Resources Section, Washington, DC, Andrew A. Smith, John W. Zavitz, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, for Federal Defendants.

Charles T. DuMars, Christina Bruff DuMars, David Seeley, Law & Resource Planning Associates, Albuquerque, NM, for Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District.

Robert M. White, Michael I. Garcia, Albuquerque City Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Maria O'Brien, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, Albuquerque, NM, Jay F. Stein, Stein & Brockman, PA, Santa Fe, NM, for City of Albuquerque.

Fred Abramowitz, John E. Stroud, Abramowitz, Franks & Stroud, Albuquerque, NM, Karen L. Fisher, Frances C. Bassett, New Mexico Attorney's Office, Water Environment Utility Division, Santa Fe, NM, Stephen R. Farris, New Mexico Attorney. General's Office, Santa Fe, NM, Peggy E. Montano, Trout, Witwer & Freeman, PC, Denver, CO, Daniel R. Rubin, State of New Mexico, Interstate Stream Commission, Santa Fe, NM, for State of New Mexico.

Thomas A. Simons, IV, Frank M. Bond, Faith Kalman Reyes, Simons & Slattery, LLP, Santa Fe, NM, Fred J. Waltz, Taos, NM, for Rio Chama Acequia Association.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PARKER, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by Plaintiffs from administrative action by a federal agency, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service ("FWS"), in issuing a final Biological Opinion ("BO") on two endangered species found in the middle Rio Grande basin, the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow (hybognathus amarus) and the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (empidonax...

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