Conservation Force, et al v. Salazar, et al, No. 10-5432 (D.C. Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseThis appeal was from the denial of a motion for attorneys fees and costs under the citizen-suit provision of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16 U.S.C. 1540(g)(4). Appellants sued the FWS, alleging that the agency violated the ESA by refusing to process applications for permits to import as hunting trophies Canadian wood bison, a listed species, for nearly nine years. The court affirmed the denial of appellants' motions for attorneys fees and costs where the agency's delay in processing the import permit applications was an instance of agency delay on a matter not subject to firm time constraints. Appellants' remaining argument lacked merit.
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