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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLORADO WILD PUBLIC LANDS, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 21-cv-2802 (CRC) U.S. FOREST SERVICE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In early 2021, Colorado Wild Public Lands (“COWPL”) submitted multiple Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) requests to the

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLORADO WILD PUBLIC LANDS, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 21-cv-2802 (CRC) UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER After weeks of negotiations, Plaintiff Colorado Wild Public Lands (“COWPL”) and Defendant United States For

KELLY, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff-Appellants Colorado Wild, Inc. and Heartwood, Inc. (collectively, the “Conservation Groups”) appeal from a final judgment in favor of Defendant-Appel-lee, United States Forest Service (“Forest Service”) and Intervenor-Defendant-Ap-pellee Intermountain Forest Association (“Intermountain”). The Conservation Groups challenge, pursuant to the Admini

523 F.Supp.2d 1213 (2007) COLORADO WILD, INC., and San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, A Federal Agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Defendant, and Leavell-McCombs joint venture, Intervenor-Defendant. Civil Action No. 06-cv-2089-JLK-DLW. United States District Court, D. Colorado. October 4, 2007.

299 F.Supp.2d 1184 (2004) COLORADO WILD, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, and Mark W. Stiles, San Juan National Forest Supervisor, Defendants. No. CIV.A.03-Z-2592 PAC. United States District Court, D. Colorado. January 30, 2004. *1185 *1186 Geoffrey Brent Hickcox, Kenna & Hickco

713 F.Supp.2d 1235 (2010) COLORADO WILD, a Colorado non-profit corporation, and WildEarth Guardians, a New Mexico non-profit corporation, Petitioners, v. Tom VILSACK, in his official capacity as the Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas Tidwell, in his official capacity as the Chief Forester of the U.S. Forest Service, Thomas Malecek, in his official capacity as District Ranger for the Rio Grande National Forest, and United States Forest Service, an a

KELLY, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff-Appellant Rocky Mountain Wild appeals from the district court’s determination of law that Defendant-Appellee U.S. Forest Service has no duty under the Freedom- of Information Act (FOIA) to disclose unseen documents in possession of third-party contractors. Rocky Mountain Wild, Inc. v. U.S. Forest. Serv., 230 F.Supp.3d 1

OPINION AND ORDER AFFIRMING AGENCY ACTIONS ' ALAN B. JOHNSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT This matter comes before the Court for decision upon the merits of .these three administrative appeals. The Court previously consolidated the cases for purposes of review. Case No. 12-CV-85-ABJ has been designated as the lead case. The petitioners have filed three separate opening briefs for consideration. The feder

ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR DETERMINATION OF LAW William J. Martinez, United States District Judge This is a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552. Plaintiff Rocky Mountain Wild, , Inc. (“Rocky Mountain Wild”) alleges that Defendant United States Department of Agriculture and its subsidiary, Defendant United States Forest Service (jointly, “the Forest Service”), have no

ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT . Wiley Y. Daniel, Senior United States District Judge I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND This case arises out of a request by the Plaintiff on February 27, 2014, to Defendant United States Forest Service (“Forest Service”) for certain agency records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, pertaining to the development

122 F.Supp.2d 1190 (2000) COLORADO WILD, INCORPORATED, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE; and Daniel Glickman, in his official capacity as Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, Defendants. and Dundee Realty, USA, Inc., Defendant Intervenor. No. CIV.A. 00-WY-697-CB. United States District Court, D. Colorado. November 30, 2000.

OPINION AND ORDER WILLIAM J. MARTÍNEZ, District Judge. This matter is before the Court on a Petition for Review of Agency Action (the “Petition”) challenging the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of the Handkerchief Mesa Timber Project, which authorized logging in certain areas of the Rio Grande National Forest in southwestern Colorado. The matter has been fully briefed (ECF No. 24, 26, 31), and Respondents

USCA4 Appeal: 21-1039 Doc: 89 Filed: 01/25/2022 Pg: 1 of 29 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 21-1039 WILD VIRGINIA; SIERRA CLUB; APPALACHIAN VOICES; WILDERNESS SOCIETY; PRESERVE CRAIG; SAVE MONROE; INDIAN CREEK WATERSHED ASSOCIATION,

PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 21-1039 WILD VIRGINIA; SIERRA CLUB; APPALACHIAN VOICES; WILDERNESS SOCIETY; PRESERVE CRAIG; SAVE MONROE; INDIAN CREEK WATERSHED ASSOCIATION, Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; JIM HUBBA

Appellate Case: 21-1169 Document: 010110791250 Date Filed: 12/30/2022 Page: 1 FILED United States Court of Appeals PUBLISH Tenth Circuit UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS December 30, 2022

OPINION W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: Alliance for the Wild Rockies (“Alliance”) brings suit under the National Forest Management Act (“NFMA”), the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), and the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) to enjoin the U.S. Forest Service (“Forest Service”) from constructing 4.7 miles of new roads in connection with a Forest Se

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge. Defendant United States Forest Service (USFS) issued a Decision Notice in October 1997 limiting cross-country off-road vehicle (ORV) use to designated roads and trails in roughly 217,184 acres of the Routt National Forest (disputed area). 1 Plaintiff Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition appea

495 F.3d 1162 (2007) FOREST GUARDIANS; Colorado Wild; Center for Native Ecosystems; Carson Forest Watch; K. Randall McKown; Gilbert Duran; and Alice Duran, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, Defendant-Appellee. Intermountain Forest Association; Intermountain Resources, LLC; and Mountain Valley Lumber Co., Inc., Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees. No. 07-1020. United States Court

THACKER, Circuit Judge: In this case, we address petitions seeking review of two federal agency decisions. The first is the Bureau of Land Management ("BLM")'s decision granting a right of way through federal land for construction and operation of a pipeline proposed by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC ("MVP"). The second is the United States Forest Service ("Forest Service")'s decision

Appellate Case: 22-1438 Document: 010111034959 Date Filed: 04/19/2024 Page: 1 FILED United States Court of Appeals PUBLISH Tenth Circuit UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS April 19, 2024