Libby Sturgeon Biological Opinion Court Documents
In 2007, CBD filed an amended complaint challenging USFWS's 2006 BiOp for Libby Dam operations for listed Kootenai white sturgeon, asking for re-consultation and finalization of the critical habitat designation.
In 2008, the parties (CBD, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, the State of Montana, USFWS and the Corps, as well as BPA) reached a settlement and submitted it to U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy for approval.
On Sept. 11, 2008, Judge Molloy dismissed the case without predjudice.