FUND FOR ANIMALS, INC. v. THOMAS

No. 96-5298.

127 F.3d 80 (1997)

The FUND FOR ANIMALS, INC., et al., Appellants, v. Jack Ward THOMAS, Chief of the United States Forest Service, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 17, 1997


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric R. Glitzenstein, Washington, DC, argued the cause for the appellants. Katherine A. Meyer was on brief.

Jeffrey C. Dobbins, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued the cause for the federal appellees. Lois J. Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General, and Ellen J. Durkee, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, were on brief.

Paul A. Lenzini, Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Wyoming, argued the cause for appellee State of Wyoming.

William P. Horn and Douglas S. Burdin, Washington, DC, were on brief for amicus curiae Wildlife Conservation Fund of America. Thomas L. Albert entered an appearance.

Before: WILLIAMS, GINSBURG and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON.

KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

The appellants, five environmental groups and two individuals, challenge the national policy of appellee United States National Forest Service (Forest Service) which leaves regulation of game "baiting" on National Forest System (Forest System) lands to the states in which the lands lie.1 See Use of Bait in Hunting...

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