Southwest Center for Biological Diversity v. Ken Berg, Carlsbad Field Supervisor

268 F.3d 810 (9th Cir. 2001) SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY; SAVE OUR FORESTS AND RANCHLANDS; CARMEL MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY, PRESERVE WILD SANTEE; IRON MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY; RAMONANS FOR SENSIBLE GROWTH; SAN DIEGO AUDUBON SOCIETY; SIERRA CLUB; HORNED LIZARD CONSERVATION SOCIETY; EARTH MEDIA; PRESERVE SOUTH BAY; SAN DIEGO HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY; WETLANDS ACTION NETWORK, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, v. KEN BERG, CARLSBAD FIELD SUPERVISOR; ANNE BADGLEY, ACTING REGIONAL DIRECTOR; GALE NORTON, * SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR; MICHAEL UBERUAGA, SAN DIEGO CITY MANAGER, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES, PARDEE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY; BUILDING INDUSTRY LEGAL DEFENSE FOUNDATION; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS; CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION; BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF SAN DIEGO, APPLICANTS IN INTERVENTION-APPELLANTS. No. 99-56627 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted May 8, 2001 Filed September 27, 2001 [Copyrighted Material Omitted][Copyrighted Material Omitted] John C. Eastman (argued), the Claremont Institute Center for ConstitutionalJurisprudence, Claremont, California, and Hugh Hewitt and William E. Halle,…