CONNER v. BURFORD

No. CV-82-42-BU.

605 F.Supp. 107 (1985)

James R. CONNER; the Montana Wildlife Federation; the Madison-Gallatin Alliance, Plaintiffs, v. Robert BURFORD, in his official capacity as Director of the Bureau of Land Management; R. Max Peterson, in his official capacity as Chief Forester, United States Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Erwin Steuke, in his official capacity as Area Manager, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior; John R. Block, in his official capacity as Secretary of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture; Michael J. Penfold, in his official capacity as State Director of the United States Bureau of Land Management, State of Montana, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Montana, Great Falls Division.

March 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas France, Missoula, Mont., Robert A. Nelson, Helena, Mont., for plaintiffs.

Perry E. Wallace, Jr., Dept. of Justice, Land & Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C., Robert J. Brooks, Asst. U.S. Atty., Dist. of Mont., Butte, Mont., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HATFIELD, District Judge.

Before this court are motions for summary judgment by plaintiffs James R. Conner and the Montana Wildlife Federation and by defendants The Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and others, involving the issuance of oil and gas leases of vast areas of the Flathead and Gallatin National Forests. Jurisdiction over this action is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1331...

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