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Litigation

Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Date
2021
Geography
District of Columbia
Part of
Center for Biological Diversity v. Haaland

About this case

Filing year
2021
Status
Case closed and parties directed to make future filings in another case (Center for Biological Diversity v. Bernhardt, No. 20-cv-573).
Geography
Docket number
1:21-cv-01045
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → D.D.C.
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Endangered Species Act and Other Wildlife Protection Statutes
Principal law
United States → Endangered Species Act (ESA)
At issue
Lawsuit to compel classification of nine species as endangered or threatened and designation of critical habitat for 10 listed species.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
02/11/2022
Status Report
Joint status report and second joint motion to continue stay filed.
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07/22/2021
Motion
Joint motion to enter into mediation and to stay proceedings filed by the parties.
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04/15/2021
Complaint
Complaint filed.
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Center for Biological Diversity filed an Endangered Species Act lawsuit in federal court in the District of Columbia to compel the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to classify nine species as endangered or threatened and to designate critical habitat for 10 listed species. The complaint alleged that the 19 species (five insects, 11 plants, a mammal, and two aquatic species) “are at risk of extinction due to habitat degradation and destruction, climate change, and other threats.”

Summary

Lawsuit to compel classification of nine species as endangered or threatened and designation of critical habitat for 10 listed species.