United States Ninth Circuit
EARTH ISLAND INST. v. US FOREST SERV., 02-16999
In denying plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction against a forest restoration project, district court applied an improper legal standard of irreparable harm and failed to consider the broader public interest in environmental preservation. Plaintiffs demonstrated a reasonable probability of success on the merits of some of their claims.
Appellate Information
- Argued 02/11/2003
- Decided 12/11/2003
- Published 12/11/2003
Judges
- THOMAS, Circuit Judge., Before NOONAN, THOMAS, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Rachel Marie Fazio; John Muir Project; Cedar Ridge, CA, for plaintiff-appellant Earth Island Institute.
- For Appellees:
- David E. Martinek, David H. Dun, and Shelley C. Addison; Dun & Martinek; Eureka, CA, for intervenor-appellee Sierra Pacific Industries., Edmund F. Brennan; Office of the United States Attorney; Sacramento, CA, for defendant-appellees United States Forest Service, Jack Blackwell, and John Berry.