Fund for Animals v. Williams, 246 F. Supp. 2d 27 (D.D.C. 2003)
Case Summary:
Plaintiffs challenged the Fish and Wildlife Service's denial of an emergency listing petition for a swan population under the Endangered Species Act. The court agreed with plaintiffs, finding the denial arbitrary and capricious because there was no explanation as to why a certain swan population was not recognized as a population separate from another distinct swan population.
Plaintiffs: The Fund for Animals, Biodiversity Legal Foundation, Utah Environmental Congress, The Humane Society of the United States, Margaret Pettis and Mack Brav
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia