MARBLED MURRELET v. BABBITT

No. 96-15617.

111 F.3d 1447 (1997)

MARBLED MURRELET, (Brachyramphus marmoratus); Northern Spotted Owl, (Strix Occidentalis Caurina); Environmental Protection Information Center, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Bruce BABBITT, Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior, Defendant, and Pacific Lumber Company, a Delaware Corporation; Scotia Pacific Holding Company, a Delaware Corporation; Salmon Creek Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jared G. Carter and Frank Shaw Bacik, Rawles, Hinkle, Carter, Behnke & Oglesby, Ukiah, California, for defendants-appellants.

Thomas N. Lippe, Law Offices of Thomas N. Lippe, San Francisco, California, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before: NORRIS, KOZINSKI and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges


WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge:

In an action filed on behalf of the marbled murrelet and the northern spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act ("ESA") and under the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA"), Appellee Environmental Protection Information Center ("EPIC") secured a preliminary injunction enjoining Appellants from conducting logging activities in Humboldt County, California pursuant to eight Timber Harvest Plans ("THPs").

The district court...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases