CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY v. DAVID BERNHARDT and U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

The Center for Biological Diversity has settled its lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service alleging that the agency failed to designate critical habitat for several endangered species in Hawaii. The settlement includes an agreement by the agency that it will make a critical habitat proposal for the species at issue by February of 2023. [To accompany Federal Case Law Update "CBD Settles Hawaii Endangered Species Suit" from Brooks Animal Law Digest Issue No. 19.]