FRIENDS OF THE WILD SWAN v. U.S. FOREST SERVICE

No. CV 11-125-M-DWM.

FRIENDS OF THE WILD SWAN and others, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE and others, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Montana, Missoula Division.

April 4, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Friends of the Wild Swan, Plaintiff, represented by Matthew Kellogg Bishop , Western Environmental Law Center.

Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Plaintiff, represented by Matthew Kellogg Bishop , Western Environmental Law Center.

Montana Ecosystems Defense Council, Plaintiff, represented by Matthew Kellogg Bishop , Western Environmental Law Center.

Native Ecosystems Council, Plaintiff, represented by Matthew Kellogg Bishop , Western Environmental Law Center.

Deborah L.R. Austin, Defendant, represented by Daniel J. Pollak , U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & Mark Steger Smith , OFFICE OF THE U.S. ATTORNEY.

Leslie Weldon, Defendant, represented by Daniel J. Pollak , U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & Mark Steger Smith , OFFICE OF THE U.S. ATTORNEY.

United States Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Defendant, represented by Daniel J. Pollak , U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & Mark Steger Smith , OFFICE OF THE U.S. ATTORNEY.

Rowan W. Gould, Defendant, represented by Mark Steger Smith , OFFICE OF THE U.S. ATTORNEY.

United States Fish & Wildlife Service, Defendant, represented by Mark Steger Smith , OFFICE OF THE U.S. ATTORNEY.

The Wilderness Society, Amicus, represented by Matthew O. Clifford .

Montana Wood Products Association, Amicus, represented by Matthew O. Clifford .

National Wildlife Federation, Amicus, represented by Matthew O. Clifford .

Montana Wilderness Association, Amicus, represented by Matthew O. Clifford .

Seeley Lake Rural Fire District, Amicus, represented by Matthew O. Clifford .

Northwest Connections, Amicus, represented by Matthew O. Clifford .

Orville Daniels, Amicus, represented by Matthew O. Clifford .

Bill Wall, PhD, Amicus, represented by Matthew O. Clifford .

The WildWest Institute, Amicus, represented by Christopher Thaddeus Karr .

Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation, Amicus, represented by Candace F. West , MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION & Mark Phares , STATE OF MONTANA.

Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Amicus, represented by William A. Schenk , MONTANA FISH WILDLIFE AND PARKS.

Lewis & Clark County, Amicus, represented by Donald James McCubbin , OFFICE OF THE MISSOULA COUNTY ATTORNEY, K. Paul Stahl , OFFICE OF THE LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY ATTORNEY & Lewis K. Smith , SMITH LAW FIRM.

Missoula County, Amicus, represented by Donald James McCubbin , OFFICE OF THE MISSOULA COUNTY ATTORNEY, K. Paul Stahl , OFFICE OF THE LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY ATTORNEY & Lewis K. Smith , SMITH LAW FIRM.

Powell County, Amicus, represented by Donald James McCubbin , OFFICE OF THE MISSOULA COUNTY ATTORNEY, K. Paul Stahl , OFFICE OF THE LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY ATTORNEY & Lewis K. Smith , SMITH LAW FIRM.


ORDER

DONALD W. MOLLOY, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant United States Forest Service filed a second motion to dissolve the injunction in response to the Court's July 11, 2012 order. (Doc. 68.) That order included a remand to the Forest Service to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Assessment ("SEA") regarding the cumulative effects on lynx of the Colt Summit Restoration and Fuels Reduction Project ("the project" or "Colt Summit Project...

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