EAJA Awards (#32850)

Wildearth Guardians v. Hoover (Furbearer CITES and ESA sec 7 consultation Lynx Incidental Take Statement)
9:16-cv-00065-DWM
U.S. Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Wildearth Guardians, Peter M.K. Frost, Matthew K. Bishop, and Sarah McMillan
145,000.00
Court
https://www.doi.gov/solicitor/transparency/attorneys-fees
Plaintiff’s lawsuit alleges violations of the National
Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) and the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) related to Federal Defendants’ actions to implement the 1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (“CITES”).
Lost on ESA sec 7 claim, no clear trigger for reinitiation of consultation