United States Ninth Circuit
Turtle Island Restoration Network v. Dep't of State, 10-17059
In a suit alleging that the United States Department of State failed to satisfy its consultation and environmental assessment obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act in conducting annual certifications of countries exempted from the general ban on shrimp imports, the district court's dismissal of the plaintiff's claim on res judicata grounds is affirmed, where the claims arose from the same transactional nucleus of facts as those litigated in the plaintiff's earlier lawsuits challenging the State Department’s regulations implementing the certification process.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/17/2012
- Published 02/17/2012
Judges
- Kozinski
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Holley Horrell, David C. Shilton