United States First Circuit

In plaintiffs' motion to enjoin Maine state officials from allowing the use of any foothold traps, claiming that the relief was necessary to prevent incidental takes of Canadian lynx, a threatened species, in these traps, district court's denial of the motion is affirmed where: 1) the district court's denial of a permanent injunction was not an abuse of discretion as plaintiffs failed to show irreparable harm because it did not prove that any single Canadian lynx has suffered serious physical injury or death from an incidental take in a foothold trap; and 2) the district court did not abuse its discretion in deciding not to issue a declaratory judgment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/20/2010
• Published 10/20/2010

Judges

• LYNCH

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric R. Glitzenstein, Christopher C. Taub