In Defense of Endangered Species v. James M. Ridenour, Director, National Park Service

19 F.3d 27 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. IN DEFENSE OF ENDANGERED SPECIES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James M. RIDENOUR, Director, National Park Service, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-36777. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 3, 1994. * Decided March 2, 1994. Before: GOODWIN, SCHROEDER and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 In Defense of Endangered Species ("DES"), an environmental group, appeals a district court judgment denying its motion for a preliminary injunction and dismissing its action for lack of ripeness. DES sued pursuant to the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"), 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1533 (f), the National Environmental Policy Act, ("NEPA"), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 4322 , and the Administrative Procedures Act ("APA"), 5 U.S.C. Sec. 551 et. seq., seeking to prohibit federal agencies ("defendants") from considering alteratives which do not involve translocating wolves into the Yellowstone National Park area. The district court found…