SPORTSMEN'S WILDLIFE DEF. FUND v. U.S. DEPT. OF INT.

Civil No. 96-B-1637.

949 F.Supp. 1510 (1996)

SPORTSMEN'S WILDLIFE DEFENSE FUND, a non-profit corporation; Western Slope Environmental Resource Council, a non-profit citizens group; Theresa Hamilton, an individual; Richard Saxton, an individual; and David Huerkamp, an individual, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; Bruce Babbitt, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of the Interior; United States Fish and Wildlife Service; Mollie Beattie, in her official capacity as Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; John Mumma, in his official capacity as Director of the Colorado Division of Wildlife; Laurie Mathews, in her official capacity as Director of the Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation; Ari Zavaras, in his official capacity as Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections; and Roy Romer, in his official capacity as the Governor of the State of Colorado, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Colorado.

December 26, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colin Deihl, Earthlaw, University of Denver School of Law, Denver, CO, for Plaintiffs.

Maurice G. Knazier, Attorney General's Office, John A. Lizza, First Asst. Attorney General, Timothy J. Monahan, Steven O. Sims, Assistant Attorney Generals, Natural Resources Section, Bob Clark, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Denver, CO, Thomas R. Graf, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Lakewood, CO, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BABCOCK, District Judge.

This is an action asserting claims for violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (P-R Act); 16 U.S.C. § 669 et seq., the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (LWCF Act); 16 U.S.C. § 460l et seq., and the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA); 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq. Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343(a...

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