JAYNE v. REY

Case No. 4:CV 09-015-BLW.

780 F.Supp.2d 1099 (2011)

Gerald JAYNE; Greater Yellowstone Coalition; the Lands Council; Natural Resources Defense Council; Sierra Club; and the Wilderness Society, Plaintiffs, v. Mark REY, Under Secretary for National Resources and Environment, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Gail Kimbell, Chief U.S. Forest Service; Rowan Gould, Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, in their official capacities, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Idaho.

January 29, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brad Michael Purdy , Brad M. Purdy , Attorney at Law, Boise, ID, Timothy J. Preso, EarthJustice, Bozeman, MT, for Plaintiffs.

Barclay T. Samford , Michael Richard Eitel , United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Div., Denver, CO, Beverly F. Li , US Department of Justice/Environment & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, Robert C. Grisham , Boise, ID, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM DECISION

B. LYNN WINMILL, Chief Judge.

INTRODUCTION

The Court has before it cross-motions for summary judgment. The Court heard oral argument and took the motions under advisement. For the reasons expressed below, the Court will grant the defendants' motion and deny the plaintiffs' motion.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

In the 1970s, the Forest Service began to develop an inventory of roadless areas within National Forests. The...

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