Center for Biological Diversity v. National Marine Fisheries Service et al

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Case Number:

8:13-cv-00221

Court:

Florida Middle

Nature of Suit:

Environmental Matters

Judge:

Mary S. Scriven

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  1. September 13, 2013

    FWS Settles With Enviro Group Over Fla. Coral Protection

    The National Marine Fisheries Service settled a suit in Florida federal court Friday with an environmental group that claimed the agency had failed to create a recovery plan for elkhorn and staghorn corals as required under the Endangered Species Act.

  2. January 25, 2013

    Feds Failed To Protect Endangered Fla. Coral: Enviro Group

    The Center for Biological Diversity sued the National Marine Fisheries Service on Wednesday in Florida federal court, saying the agency has failed to create a recovery plan for elkhorn and staghorn corals as required when it protected them under the Endangered Species Act in 2006.