United States DC Circuit

Judgment enjoining defendant's from authorizing the lethal take of any more gray wolves for depredation control purposes by the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources is vacated where: 1) the case was rendered moot when the gray wolf was taken off the protected species list, and the Endangered Species Act no longer prohibits taking of the species; 2) vacatur was warranted since one of the parties seeking appellate relief was not the party responsible for mooting the case.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/17/2008
• Decided 06/03/2008
• Published 06/03/2008

Judges

• Before:  HENDERSON, Circuit Judge, and EDWARDS and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ronald M. Spritzer, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, argued the cause for the federal appellants.  Andrew C. Mergen and M. Alice Thurston, Attorneys, were on brief.  R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant United States Attorney, entered an appearance., Anna M. Seidman argued for Safari Club International and Safari Club International Foundation.  Douglas S. Burdin was on brief.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sanne H. Knudsen argued for the appellees.  Brian B. O'Neill, Richard A. Duncan, and Jonathan R. Lovvorn, were on brief.  Patricia R. Lane entered an appearance.