Wild Equity Institute v. City and County of San Francisco, Civ. No. 11-958 (N.D. Cal.)
Case Summary:
Several organizations filed this suit in federal district court in California over the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department’s unlawful “take” of federally protected species at Sharp Park golf course, a city-owned course located within Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The Complaint alleges that in recent years, egg masses of the California red-legged frog have been jeopardized by the draining of wetlands to facilitate use of the golf course, and course operations also are causing the take of the endangered San Francisco garter snake, all in violation of the Endangered Species Act.
Plaintiffs: Wild Equity Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, National Parks Conservation Association, Surfrider Foundation, Sequoia Audubon, and Sierra Club
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Status:
March 03\02\11 – Complaint filed
April 04\26\12 – Court ruling that Plaintiffs have standing and temporarily staying the suit (the order posted on the blog today is the attachment)