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655 F.2d 951 16 ERC 1449, 11 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,521 MONTANA WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION, NINE QUARTER CIRCLE RANCH,and the Wilderness Society, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, John McGuire, its chief; LewisHawkes, Gallatin National Forest Supervisor; United StatesFish and Wildlife Service; Harry Willoughby, its regionaldirector; Burlington Northern, Inc., a Delaware corporation;

ORDER DANA L. CHRISTENSEN, District Judge. Before the Court are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. For the reasons discussed below, Plaintiffs’ motion is granted and Defendants’ motion is denied. As threshold matters, Plaintiffs have standing to challenge the Forest Service’s failure to reinitiate section 7 consultation on the programmatic plan amendment at issue here, and the Court has juri

Opinion by Judge PAEZ; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge PREGERSON. OPINION PAEZ, Circuit Judge: In 2000, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) listed the Canada lynx, a snow-sturdy cousin to the bobcat, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (“ESA”), 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq. FWS designated critical habitat for the Canad

NORRIS, Circuit Judge: Environmentalists and a neighboring property owner seek to block construction by Burlington Northern of roads over parts of the Gallatin National Forest. They appeal from a partial summary judgment in the district court granting Burlington Northern a right of access to its totally enclosed timberlands. Montana Wilderness Association v. United States Forest Service, 496 F.Supp. 880 (D.Mont

496 F.Supp. 880 (1980) MONTANA WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION, Nine Quarter Circle Ranch, and the Wilderness Society, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE: John McGuire, its chief; Lewis Hawkes, Gallatin National Forest Supervisor; United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Harry Willoughby, its regional director; Burlington Northern, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; Bob Bergland, Secretary of Agriculture, Defendants. No. 79-29-Bu

SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge. I. CERTIFICATION OF QUESTIONS OF LAW Pursuant to Rule 44(c) of the Montana Rules of Appellate Procedure, we respect *706 fully request the Montana Supreme Court to exercise its discretion to adjudicate the following questions of Montana law:

546 F.Supp.2d 1088 (2008) FRIENDS OF the COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, INC., an Oregon non-profit corporation, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, Defendant. Civil No. 04-1332-ST. United States District Court, D. Oregon. March 3, 2008. *1091 Gary K. Kahn, Peggy Hennessy, R

175 F.3d 1149 GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION; Jackson Hole Alliance ForResponsible Planning; American Buffalo Foundation;Gallatin Wildlife Association; Defenders of Wildlife;David A. Ritchey, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.Bruce BABBITT, Secretary, United States Department ofInterior; Roger Kennedy, Director, National Park Service;Michael Finley, Superintendent, Yellowstone National Park;Daniel Glickman, Secretary, Unite

146 F.Supp.2d 1118 (2001) MONTANA WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION INC., Friends of the Bitterroot, Inc., and American Wildlands, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Hal Salwasser, Regional Forester for Region One, U.S. Forest Service, Jack Ward Thomas, Chief, U.S. Forest Service, Defendants, and Blue Ribbon Coalition, Inc.; Montana Snowmobile Association; Montana 4X4 Association; High

FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit PUBLISH December 30, 2020 Christopher M. Wolpert UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Clerk of Court

257 F.Supp.2d 133 (2003) SAN JUAN AUDUBON SOCIETY et al., Plaintiff's, v. WILDLIFE SERVICES, ANIMAL AND Pl.ANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE et al., Defendants. Civil Action No. 00-0785 (RMU). Doc. 61, 66. United States District Court, District of Columbia. March 31, 2003. *135 Matt Kenna, Kenna & Hickox PC, Durango, CO, Robert U

*234JUSTICE BAKER delivered the Opinion of the Court. ¶1 The Montana Wildlife Federation (MWF) and National Wildlife Federation (NWF) (collectively ‘Federations”) appeal the Sixteenth Judicial District Court’s order granting summary judgment to defendants Montana Board of Oil & Gas Conservation (Board o

FILED United States Court of Appeals PUBLISH Tenth Circuit UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS June 22, 2020 Christopher M. Wolpert

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NEIGHBORS AGAINST BISON SLAUGHTER, et al., Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 19-cv-3144 (BAH) v. Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, et al., Defendants.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS TO DISMISS NORTH DAKOTA’S AMENDED COMPLAINT AND TO DISMISS COUNTIES’ FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION IN THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT Daniel L. Hovland, Chief Judge Before the Court are two motions filed on behalf of the Defendant United States of America: “The United States of America’s Amended Motion to Dismiss North Dakota’s Amended Complaint for Lack of Jurisdiction” filed on Sept

546 F.Supp.2d 732 (2008) Sheila CLEVELAND, et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant. No. C 06-3853 PJH. United States District Court, N.D. California. April 18, 2008. *735 Michael Scott Henderson, Steven Orin Teal, Teal & Montgomery, Santa Rosa, CA, for Plaintiffs. Katherine Burke Dowling, Neill Tai T

311 F.Supp.2d 917 (2004) Lori OBERSON, Legal Guardian for Brian Musselman, an incapacitated person, and Kimberlee Musselman, Individually and as Natural Mother of Devon Musselman, a minor, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America; acting through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, and Does A-Z, inclusive, Defendant. and United States of America, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Jamie Louis Leinberger; Patrick B. Kalahar; and T

441 F.3d 703 Lori OBERSON, Legal Guardian for Brian Musselman, an incapacitated person; Kimberlee Musselman, individually and as the Natural Mother of Devon Musselman, a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants,v.UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICE, Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, andState of Montana, by and through the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks; West Yellowstone Chamber of

186 F.3d 1055 (8th Cir. 1999) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE,v.HAROLD M. ARMSTRONG, ALSO KNOWN AS "BO," APPELLANT.State of Minnesota; Amicus on Behalf of Appellant,Voyageurs Region National Park Association; The Wilderness Society; The National Parks and Conservation Association. Amici on Behalf of Appellee.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE,v.CARL E. BROWN, APPELLANT.State of Minnesota; Amicus on Behalf of Appel

HEANEY, Circuit Judge. Carl Brown and Harold “Bo” Armstrong were convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota for violating a National Park Service (NPS) regulation that prohibits conducting business operations on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park (VNP) without a permit. We affirm their convictions and the sentences imposed, except that the s