Center for Biological Diversity v. Bernhardt

Center for Biological Diversity v. Bernhardt ↗

9:20-cv-00038United States District of Montana (D. Mont.)2 entries

Filing Date

Type

Action Taken

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Summary

07/02/2020

Settlement Agreement

Joint motion to dismiss filed by the parties pursuant to terms of stipulated settlement agreement.

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Conservation groups and federal defendants agreed to a dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to compel a final listing determination on the distinct population segment (DPS) of the North American wolverine in the lower 48 states. The federal defendants agreed to submit a final listing determination to the Federal Register by August 31, 2020. The federal district court for the District of Montana ruled in 2016 that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service erred by dismissing the threats of climate change and small population size when it withdrew a proposal to list the wolverine DPS as threatened.

03/18/2020

Complaint

Complaint filed.

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A lawsuit filed in the federal district court for the District of Montana asked the court to issue a final listing determination on the distinct population segment (DPS) of the North American wolverine. In 2016, the court found that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) had erred by dismissing the threats of climate change and small population size when it withdrew a proposal to list the wolverine DPS in the lower 48 states as threatened. The plaintiffs asserted that by failing to take final action since the court’s 2016 decision, the FWS had violated the Endangered Species Act statutory deadlines.