ALLIANCE FOR WILD ROCKIES v. COOLEY

CV 21-136-M-DWM.

661 F.Supp.3d 1025 (2023)

ALLIANCE FOR the WILD ROCKIES and Native Ecosystems Council, Plaintiffs, v. Hilary COOLEY, in her official capacity as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator, et al., Defendants, and State of Idaho, Defendant-Intervenor.

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

March 14, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Rebecca Kay Smith , PUBLIC INTEREST DEFENSE CENTER, Timothy M. Bechtold , BECHTOLD LAW FIRM, Missoula, MT.

Attorneys for Defendants: Davis Aaron Backer , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Frances Bishop Morris , LeeAnn Kim , DOJ-Enrd, Washington, DC.

Attorney for Defendant-Intervenor: Owen H. Moroney , Idaho Office of the Attorney General, Boise, ID.


OPINION and ORDER

This case arises out of a dispute over the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's (the "Service") management of grizzly bear (ursus arctos horribilis) recovery in the Bitterroot Ecosystem of Montana and Idaho. Nearly forty years ago the Fish and Wildlife Service...

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