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FLATHEAD-LOLO-BITTERROOT CITIZEN TASK FORCE v. MONTANA

No. 23-3754.

FLATHEAD-LOLO-BITTERROOT CITIZEN TASK FORCE; WILDEARTH GUARDIANS, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE OF MONTANA; LESLEY ROBINSON; GREG GIANFORTE, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 23, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy M. Bechtold (argued), Bechtold Law Firm PLLC, Missoula, Montana, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Sarah M. Clerget (argued), Assistant Attorney General; Alexander R. Scolavino, III , Attorney; Kevin Rechkoff , Agency Counsel; Montana Department of Fish and Wildlife Parks, Helena, Montana; for Defendants-Appellants.

Matthew G. Monforton, Monforton Law Offices PLLC, Bozeman, Montana; Gary R. Leistico, Leistico & Esch PLLC, Clear Lake, Minnesota; for Amicus Curiae Montana Trappers Association, National Trappers Association, and Fur Takers of America, Inc.

Opinion by Judge Bennett; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Tallman

OPINION

In this case, we review the district court's order granting a preliminary injunction. The order limited wolf trapping and snaring1 in certain parts of Montana to January 1, 2024 through February 15, 2024—when, as the district court found, it is reasonably certain that...

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