ALLIANCE FOR WILD ROCKIES v. U.S. DEPT. OF AGRIC.

No. CV 11-76-M-CCL.

938 F.Supp.2d 1034 (2013)

ALLIANCE FOR the WILD ROCKIES, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, United States Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, United States Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Leslie Weldon, in her official capacity as Regional Forester of Region One of the U.S. Forest Service, United States Department of Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Interior, United States National Park Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Interior, and Christian Mackay, in his official capacity as Executive Director of the State of Montana Department of Livestock, Defendants, and Bill Myers, individually, Intervenor.

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

Order Denying Injunction Pending Appeal May 15, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca Kay Smith , Public Interest Defense Center, Timothy M. Bechtold , Bechtold Law Firm, Missoula, MT, for Plaintiff.

Alison D. Garner , Andrea E. Gelatt , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Coby Howell , Office of the U.S. Attorney, Portland, OR, Mark Steger Smith , Victoria L. Francis , Office of the U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT, for Defendants.

John E. Bloomquist , Rachel Ann Kinkie , Doney Crowley Bloomquist Payne Uda, Helena, MT, for Intervenor.


OPINION & ORDER

CHARLES C. LOVELL, Senior District Judge.

Now before the Court are cross-motions for summary judgment filed by the Plaintiff Alliance for the Wild Rockies ("AWR") and the Federal Defendants. For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff's motion is denied and Defendants' motion is granted in its entirety.1

AWR's motion for summary judgment asserts that the Federal Defendants' failure to address the environment...

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