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RHODES v. JOHNSON

No. 97-3687.

153 F.3d 785 (1998)

Craig RHODES, Charlene Brown, Mark Donham, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James JOHNSON, District Ranger, Vienna District, Shawnee National Forest, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 27, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Buchele, Steven M. Siros (argued), Karen C. Bruntrager, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Andrew C. Mergen (argued), Department of Justice, Land & Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, William E. Coonan, Office of the United States Attorney, Civil Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MANION, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

The defendant is the U.S. Forest Service's District Ranger for the Vienna District of the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois. The plaintiffs are five neighbors of the Burke Branch Research Natural Area — part of the Shawnee National Forest — who use Burke Branch for such activities as hiking and nature photography. They seek declaratory and injunctive relief against the defendant, challenging his authority to burn one...

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