PORTLAND AUDUBON SOC. v. LUJAN

Civ. No. 87-1160-FR.

712 F.Supp. 1456 (1989)

PORTLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY, Headwaters, Lane County Audubon Society, Oregon Natural Resources Council, the Wilderness Society, Sierra Club, Inc., Siskiyou Audubon Society, Central Oregon Audubon Society, Kalmiopsis Audubon Society, Umpqua Valley Audubon Society, Natural Resources Defense Council, Plaintiffs, v. Manuel LUJAN, Jr., in his official capacity as Secretary, United States Department of Interior, Defendant, and Northwest Forest Resource Council, Huffman & Wright Logging Co., Freres Lumber Co., Inc., Lone Rock Timber Co., Inc., Scott Timber Co., Clear Lumber Manufacturing Corp., Yoncalla Timber Products, Inc., Cornett Lumber Company, Inc., the Association of O & C Counties and Benton County, Douglas County, Inc., dba Douglas County Forest Products Company, Medford Corporation, and Rogge Forest Products, Inc., Defendants-Intervenors.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

May 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor M. Sher, Todd D. True, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs Portland Audubon Soc., Headwaters, The Wilderness Soc., Sierra Club, Inc., Siskiyou Audubon Soc., Cent. Oregon Audubon Soc., Kalmiopsis Audubon Soc., Umpqua Valley Audubon Soc., and Nat. Resources Defense Council.

Michael D. Axline, John E. Bonine, Western Nat. Resources Law Clinic, University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Or., for plaintiffs Lane County Audubon Soc. and Oregon Nat. Resources Council.

Charles H. Turner, U.S. Atty., Thomas C. Lee, Asst. U.S. Atty., Portland, Or., Roger W. Nesbit, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., Portland, Or., for defendant Manuel Lujan, Jr.

Mark C. Rutzick, Robert D. Nesler, Preston, Thorgrimson, Ellis & Holman, Portland, Or., for defendants-intervenors, Northwest Forest Resource Council, Huffman & Wright Logging Co., Freres Lumber Co., Inc., Lone Rock Timber Co., Inc., Scott Timber Co., Clear Lumber Mfg. Corp., Yoncalla Timber Products, Inc., Cornett Lumber Company, Inc., Douglas County, Inc., dba Douglas County Forest Products Co., Medford Corp., and Rogge Forest Products, Inc.

Phillip D. Chadsey, Stoel, Rives, Boley, Jones & Grey, Portland, Or., for defendants-intervenors, The Ass'n of O & C Counties and Benton County.


OPINION

FRYE, Judge:

The matters before the court are the cross-motions for summary judgment filed by the plaintiffs (# 149) and the defendant, Manuel Lujan, Jr., in his official capacity as Secretary, United States Department of Interior, hereinafter referred to as Bureau of Land Management (BLM) (# 161).

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs, Portland Audubon Society, Headwaters, Lane County Audubon Society, Oregon Natural Resources Council, The Wilderness...

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