Federal Lawsuit Settlement

Manatee Federal Lawsuit Settlement PDF 41KB

Previous Court Orders, Rulings and Filings

March 18, 2003 Court Hearing on Stipulated Order

• Asst. Secretary of Interior Craig Manson Statement on U.S. District Court signing of Stipulated Order - March 18, 2003
• Service and Plaintiffs Proposed Stipulated Order filed Jan. 24, 2003 & signed by Court on March 18, 2003 - PDF 1.8MB
  • USFWS Permit Consultation Memorandum - Jan. 22, 2003 - PDF  439KB - RESCINDED MAY 7, 2003
    • Service Director Rescinds January 22, 2003 Memorandum on Permit Consultations
  • USFWS Law Enforcement Memorandum - Jan. 22, 2003 - PDF 265KB
  • National Park Service Manatee Conservation Memorandum - Dec. 23, 2002-  PDF 122KB

February 18, 2003 Court Filing

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• Intervenors Objection to Stipulated Order - PDF 778KB
  • Attachment 1 - Florida FWCC Letter dated February 10, 2003 - PDF - 54KB
  • Attachment 2 - Lee County Board of Commissioners Letter dated February 7, 2003 - PDF - 207KB
  • Attachment 3 - City of Cape Coral Letter dated February 10, 2003 - PDF - 105KB
  • Attachment 4 - City of Jacksonville Letter dated February 7, 2003 - PDF - 234KB
  • Attachment 5 - (FMRI's) Final Biological Status of the Manatee dated December 2002 - links to FMRI page
  • Attachment 6 - (FMRI's) Special Study of the Caloosahatchee River and Mullock Creek - links to FMRI page

See 08/10/01 Draft Rule for Manatee Protection Areas (PDF - 1.1MB) for maps and descriptions of previously proposed sites.

• September 3, 2002 - Combined response to Order to Show Cause - PDF 600KB
  • Exhibit (A) Lawsuit Settlement - PDF 41KB
  • Exhibits (B), (C) Letters To/From Plaintiffs' Counsel - PDF 146KB
  • Exhibit (D) - Declaration of Marshall P. Jones, Deputy Director, USFWS - PDF 526KB
    • Exhibit (D) Attach 1 - PDF 11KB
    • Exhibit (D) Attach 2 - PDF 390KB
    • Exhibit (D) Attach 3 - PDF 180KB
    • Exhibit (D) Attach 4 - PDF 25KB
    • Exhibit (D) Attach 5 - PDF  39KB
    • Exhibit (D) Attach 6 - PDF 81KB
    • Exhibit (D) Attach 7 - PDF 267KB
    • Exhibit (D) Attach 8 - PDF 131KB
    • Exhibit (D) Attach 9 - PDF 94KB
    • Exhibit (D) Attach 10 - PDF 814KB
• September 5, 2002 - DOI/FWS report to the Court regarding August 28, 2002 meeting - PDF - 13KB