United States Eleventh Circuit

Holding that majority of plaintiffs' claims, that U.S. Forest Service's changes to certain forest plans failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act, were not ripe for review is reversed as construction of ripeness doctrine used does not apply in NEPA suits.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/05/2006
• Published 09/05/2006

Judges

• CUDAHY, Circuit Judge:, Before ANDERSON, BARKETT and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric E. Huber, Sierra Club, Boulder, CO, Jonathan Lee Schwartz, Jon L. Schwartz, P.C., Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lisa E. Jones, Michael T. Gray, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Appellate Sect./Environ. & Nat. Res., Washington, DC, Robert David Powell, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees.