SHAWNEE TRAIL CONSERVANCY v. U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

No. 99-3364.

222 F.3d 383 (2000)

SHAWNEE TRAIL CONSERVANCY, Illinois Trail Riders, Horsemen's Council of Illinois, Southern Illinois Campground and Ranch Owners Association, and Illinois Federation of Outdoor Resources, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, United States Forest Service, Daniel Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture, Michael P. Dombeck, Chief, United States Forest Service, Robert T. Jacobs, Regional Forester, Eastern Region (R-IX), United States Forest Service, and Louise Odegaard, Supervisor, Shawnee National Forest, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 25, 2000


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Pendley (argued), Mountain States Legal Foundation, Denver, CO, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Todd S. Aagaard (argued), Department of Justice, Land & Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, William E. Coonan, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Civil Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for defendants-appellees.

Before FLAUM, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

The Shawnee Trail Conservancy, the Illinois Trail Riders, the Horsemen's Council of Illinois, the Southern Illinois Campground and Ranch Owners Association, and the Illinois Federation of Outdoor Resources brought suit in federal district court under both the United States Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA"), 5 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., alleging that the defendants lacked the constitutional and statutory authority...

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