LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING

May 2009

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Federal Lawsuit Seeks Endangered Species Protection for Ashy Storm Petrel

On April 1, 2009, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) alleging that FWS has illegally delayed a determination on whether the ashy storm petrel, a seabird, is entitled to protection as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The lawsuit, Center for Biological Diversity v. Salazar et al, Case Number CV 09-01415 TEH, was filed in U.S. District Court, the Northern District of California, before Judge Thelton E. Henderson.