United States Ninth Circuit

The Forest Service and Department of Fish & Wildlife complied with procedures set forth in the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act, in approving a lumber company's road-building project, including an easement through National Forest land.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/09/2002
• Decided 07/17/2003
• Published 07/17/2003

Judges

• TALLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before: BROWNING, FISHER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Douglas L. Honnold and Timothy J. Preso, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, Bozeman, MT, for plaintiffs-appellants Selkirk Conservation Alliance, et al.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephanie Tai, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the federal defendants-appellees., Scott W. Horngren, Haglund Kirtley Kelley Horngren & Jones LLP, Portland, OR, for defendant-appellee Stimson Lumber Company.