Council for Endangered Species Act Reliability v. Salazar et al

Filing 17

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE RE DISMISSAL in light of warranted but precluded finding. Show Cause Response due by 4/21/2010. Hearing on 15 motion to dismiss, currently set for 4/26/2010 is ORDERED OFF CALENDAR pending resolution of this OSC. Signed by Judge Oliver W. Wanger on 4/12/10. (Coffman, Lisa)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 Both of the ab o v e - c a p t i o n e d cases concern t h e Uni t e d States' Fish a n d Wil d l i f e Service's ("FWS") failure to issue a 12-mon t h fin d i n g i n res p o n s e to a petitio n seek i n g t o reclassi f y the delta smel t (hypomesus transpacificus) from "threate n e d " t o "end a n g e r e d " under the Endangered Spec i e s Act ("ESA"). The compla i n t s in b o t h cases seek issuance o f the See 1:09 - c v v. KEN SALA Z A R , e t al., Defend a n t s . v. KEN SALA Z A R , e t al., Defend a n t s . CENTER F O R BIO L O G I C A L DIVERSIT Y , Plaint i f f , 1:09-CV-2092 OWW DLB ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE DISMISSAL COUNCIL FOR EN D A N G E R E D SP E C I E S ACT RELI A B I L I T Y , Plaint i f f , 1:09-CV-2091 OWW DLB ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE DISMISSAL UNITED STATES DISTRICT CO U R T FOR THE EASTER N DISTRICT OF C A L I F O R N I A

required 12-mo n t h fi n d i n g by a date certain .

2 0 9 1 , Do c . 13 at ¶7; 1:09 - c v - 2 0 9 2 , Do c . 1 a t ¶6.

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On April 7, 20 1 0 , in a "N o t i c e of 12-month Petition Finding, " FWS conclu d e d : "reclassifying the delta smel t from a threat e n e d t o an e n d a n g e r e d species is warrante d but preclude d by o t h e r h i g h e r priority listing action s . " Reg. 17, 6 6 7 . 75 Fed.

In lig h t of this Notice, the partie s in the

above-ca p t i o n e d case s are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE IN WRITING ON OR BEFOR E WEDN E S D A Y , APRIL 21, 2010, WHY BO T H CASES SHOULD NOT BE D I S M I S S E D AS MOOT. If there is any substa n t i a l

dispute, the C o u r t w i l l s e t a consolidated hearin g on these matters. The hear i n g on the p e n d i n g motion to dismiss in Counci l for Enda n g e r e d Speci e s Ac t Reliabilit y v. S a l a z a r , 1:0 9 - c v 2 0 9 1 , cu r r e n t l y set for A p r i l 26, 2010, is ORDERE D OFF CALENDAR . It will b e re- s e t if appropriate upon resolution

of the o r d e r t o show caus e .

SO ORDER E D Dated: April 12, 20 1 0 /s/ O l i v e r W. Wanger Oliver W. Wang e r United S t a t e s District Judge

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