United States DC Circuit

In a challenge to various aspects of the Forest Service's management of a national forest, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where Plaintiffs could not establish that the Forest Service violated any federal law or otherwise took action that was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/23/2009
• Decided 06/05/2009
• Published 06/05/2009

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark L. Pollot argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant. Robin W. Grover entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael T. Gray, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for federal appellee.  Mary G. Sprague, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered appearances., Timothy M. Bechtold was on the brief for intervenors-appellees.  Erin D. Lieberman entered an appearance.