SPORTSMEN'S WILDLIFE v. U.S. DEPT. OF INTERIOR

No. 96-B-1637.

40 F.Supp.2d 1192 (1999)

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.

March 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colin C. Deihl, Faegre & Benson LLP, Denver, CO, Dawn McKnight, Earthlaw, Denver, CO, for Plaintiffs.

Maurice G. Knaizer, Attorney General's Office, John A. Lizza, First Assistant Attorney General, Timothy J. Monahan, Steven O. Sims, Assistant Attorney Generals, Denver, CO, Robert D. Clark, United States Attorney's Office, Denver, CO, Thomas R. Graf, U.S. Department of the Interior, Lakewood, CO, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BABCOCK, District Judge.

This action was brought originally to enjoin prospectively the state defendants from any further construction of a prison within the boundaries of the West Rifle Creek State Wildlife Area (Wildlife Area) or the Rifle Gap State Park (State Park). The complaint originally concerned claims for violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (P-R Act); 16 U.S.C. &...

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