United States Seventh Circuit

The U.S. Forest Service complied with the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Forest Management Act in reaching a decision to implement a forest openings maintenance project, and did not act arbitrarily and capriciously in deciding that an environmental impact statement was not required.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/13/2002
• Decided 04/08/2003
• Published 04/08/2003

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, MANION, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas C. Buchele (argued), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, PA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephanie Tai (argued), John P. Almeida, Dept. of Justice, Environmental & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.