PRYORS COALITION v. WELDON

No. CV-10-16-BLG-RFC.

803 F.Supp.2d 1184 (2011)

The PRYORS COALITION; Wildlands CPR; Eastern Wildlands Chapter of the Montana Wilderness Assoc.; Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society; The Frontier Heritage Alliance; The Beartooth Backcountry Horsemen; Richard Walton, an Individual; Susan W. Newell, an Individual; and Phil Jaquith, an individual, Jaquith, Plaintiffs, v. Leslie WELDON, in her official capacity as Regional Forester for the United States Forest; Mary Erickson, in her official capacity as Acting Forest Supervisor of the Custer National Forest; and the United States Forest Service, Defendants, and Treasure State ATV Assoc.; Montana Trail Vehicle Assoc.; Great Falls Trail Bike Riders Assoc.; Families for Outdoor Recreation; Citizens for Balanced Use; and the Blueribbon Coalition; Intervenor-Applicants.

United States District Court, D. Montana, Billings Division.

July 20, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Kellogg Bishop , Helena, MT, Sarah K. McMillan , Missoula, MT, for Plaintiffs.

Mark Steger Smith , Office of the U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT, for Defendants.

Robert T. Bell , Reep, Bell & Laird, P.C., Missoula, MT, Paul A. Turcke , Moore Smith Buxton & Turcke, Boise, ID, for Intervenor-Applicants.


ORDER

RICHARD F. CEBULL, Chief Judge.

Currently pending before the Court are the Parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. In bringing their Complaint, Plaintiffs are alleging that Defendants' implementation of the Record of Decision that sanctioned motorized vehicle use within the Beartooth Ranger District would threaten certain aspects of the unique and fragile ecological habitats found within the District. After review and consideration of the administrative...

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