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In re Washington Cattlemen’s Association

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / California
Year
2019
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
Center for Biological Diversity v. Haaland

About this case

Filing year
2019
Status
Ninth Circuit stayed order vacating amendments.
Geography
🇺🇸 United States → California
Docket number
22-70194
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US) → Endangered Species Act and Other Wildlife Protection Statutes (US)Federal Statutory Claims (US) → NEPA (US)
Principal law
United States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)United States → Endangered Species Act (ESA)United States → National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
At issue
Challenge to amendments to the Endangered Species Act regulations.

Documents

Filing Date
Document
Type
09/21/2022
Ninth Circuit stayed order vacating amendments.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed a district court’s order that vacated 2019 amendments to the Endangered Species Act regulations, including provisions that plaintiffs alleged would limit consideration of the effects of climate change and constrain designation of critical habitat for species whose current habitat is threatened by climate change. The Ninth Circuit stated that it was “apparent” that the district court “clearly erred” by vacating the amendments without ruling on their legal validity.
Decision
09/09/2022
Real parties in interest directed to file answers to petition for writ of mandamus.
Decision

Summary

Challenge to amendments to the Endangered Species Act regulations.