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WildEARTH GUARDIANS v. U.S. FOREST SERVICE

Civil Action No. 1:11-cv-03171-AP.

WILDEARTH GUARDIANS, POWDER RIVER BASIN RESOURCE COUNCIL, and SIERRA CLUB, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, THOMAS TIDWELL, in his official capacity as Chief of the United States Forest Service, MARIBETH GUSTAFSON, in her official capacity as the Acting Regional Forester of the United States Forest Service, and BRIAN FEREBEE, in his official capacity as the Deputy Regional Forester of the United States Forest Service, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Colorado.

April 24, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WildEarth Guardians, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Christopher Soules , University of Colorado School of Law-Campus Box 404.

Powder River Basin Resource Council, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Christopher Soules , University of Colorado School of Law-Campus Box 404.

Sierra Club, Plaintiff, represented by Michael Christopher Soules , University of Colorado School of Law-Campus Box 404.

United States Forest Service, Defendant, represented by Marissa Ann Piropato , U.S. Department of Justice-DC-ENRD-#663.

Tom Tidwell, in his official capacity as the Chief of the United States Forest Service, Defendant, represented by Marissa Ann Piropato , U.S. Department of Justice-DC-ENRD-#663.

Maribeth Gustafson, in her official capacity as the Acting Regional Forester of the U.S. Forest Service, Defendant, represented by Marissa Ann Piropato , U.S. Department of Justice-DC-ENRD-#663.

Glenn Casamassa, in his official capacity as Acting Deputy Regional Forester of the U.S. Forest Service, Defendant, represented by Marissa Ann Piropato , U.S. Department of Justice-DC-ENRD-#663.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN L. KANE, Senior District Judge.

WildEarth Guardians, Powder River Basin Resource Council, and Sierra Club brought this action against the United States Forest Service, Chief Thomas Tidwell, Regional Forester Maribeth Gustafson, and Deputy Regional Forester Brian Ferebee for allegedly violating several environmental laws by approving a United States Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") lease for surface coal mining in the Thunder...

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