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· 8/25/2009

California Ex Rel. Lockyer v. U.S. Department of Agriculture

Citations

  • 575 F.3d 999
  • 2009 WL 2386403

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • requiring an EIS, EA, or categorical exclusion to comply with NEPA
  • “Any possible effect, whether beneficial, benign, adverse or of an undetermined character, triggers the formal consultation requirement....”
  • “An agency’s finding that its action will have no effect on listed species or critical habitat obviates the need for consultation.”
  • described by Plaintiffs as: “treating an order reinstating a prior rule after a vacatur as an injunction”
  • “consultation is required whenever a federal action ‘may affect listed species.’ ”
  • “In determining the scope of an injunction, a district S 18 court has broad latitude, and it must balance the equities between the parties and give due regard 19 || to the public interest.”

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Judges: Beezer, Bybee, Bea

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