Sierra Club et al v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service et al

Track this case

Case Number:

2:20-cv-00013

Court:

Florida Middle

Nature of Suit:

Environmental Matters

Judge:

Sheri Polster Chappell

Firms

Companies

Government Agencies

Sectors & Industries:

  1. March 27, 2023

    Green Groups Seek Ruling In Florida Panther Suit

    Environmental groups are asking a Florida federal judge to rule that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to set limits for how many endangered Florida panthers could be injured or killed by traffic on a now-completed highway expansion project.

  2. March 21, 2023

    FWS Can't Doom Fla. Suit Over Road Project In Panther Lands

    A Florida federal judge denied a request Monday to dismiss a suit claiming a highway expansion project was greenlighted without adequate consideration of the endangered Florida panther, ruling that the suit is not mooted by the completion of the project.

  3. October 22, 2020

    Fla. Suit Over Road Project In Panther Lands Trimmed

    A Florida federal judge has cut one of two roads from litigation claiming a highway expansion project was greenlighted without adequate consideration of the Florida panther, after federal and state regulators officially revoked approvals for the road being cut.

  4. August 20, 2020

    Florida Can't Stop Challenge To Road Project In Panther Lands

    A Florida federal judge said Wednesday she would not dismiss parts of the Sierra Club's suit claiming the Florida Department of Transportation greenlit a highway expansion without considering its effects on the Florida panther because though the agency has since backed off, there is no indication it won't restart the project later.

  5. January 09, 2020

    Enviros Say Fla. Road Plans Threaten Endangered Panthers

    Federal and state agencies wrongly greenlighted plans expanding two Florida highways without fully considering the effects on the Florida panther, "one of the most endangered species in the world," the Sierra Club said Thursday in a Florida federal court suit.