                             UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                             FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS, et al.,                               )
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            Plaintiffs,                   )
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      v.                                  )                  Civil Action No. 09-2222 (PLF)
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KEN SALAZAR, et al.,                      )
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            Defendants.                   )
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                                             ORDER

               For the reasons set forth in the Opinion issued this same day, it is hereby

               ORDERED that [40] [41] [42] [43] the pending cross-motions for summary

judgment are DENIED; and it is

               FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs’ complaint is DISMISSED for lack of

subject matter jurisdiction. The Clerk of the Court shall remove this case from the docket of the

Court. This is a final appealable order. See FED. R. APP. P. 4(a).

               SO ORDERED.


                                             /s/____________________________
                                             PAUL L. FRIEDMAN
                                             United States District Judge
DATE: May 24, 2010
