DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE v. U.S. DEPT. OF NAVY

No. CV 210-014.

895 F.Supp.2d 1285 (2012)

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, The Humane Society of the United States, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, Natural Resources Defense Council, Center for a Sustainable Coast, Florida Wildlife Federation, South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, North Carolina Wildlife Federation, Animal Welfare Institute, Ocean Mammal Institute, Citizens Opposing Active Sonar Threats, and Cetacean Society International, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF the NAVY, Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, and Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Georgia, Brunswick Division.

September 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine M. Wannamaker , Atlanta, GA, Dana F. Braun , Callaway, Braun, Riddle & Hughes, PC, Savannah, GA, Sierra B. Weaver , Defender of Wildlife, Anna E.J. Frostic , The Humane Society of the United States, Stephen E. Roady , Washington, DC, Stephen Zak Smith , Taryn G. Kiekow , Natural Resources Defense Counsel, Santa Monica, CA, for Plaintiffs.

Kevin W. McArdle , Guillermo A. Montero , Joanna Kathryn Brinkman , U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, Ruth H. Young , U.S. Attorney's Office, Savannah, GA, for Defendants.


ORDER

LISA GODBEY WOOD, Chief Judge.

Presently before the Court are Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment filed by the Plaintiffs and the Defendants in this action. See Dkt. Nos. 73, 76. Upon due consideration, Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED, and Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED.

INTRODUCTION

This action is predicated on alleged violations by one or more of the Defendants...

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