RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS

January 2004

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Ninth Circuit Reverses District Court Ruling Related to Implementation of the Star Fire Restoration Plan
Earth Island Institute v. U.S. Forest Service

On December 11, 2003, the Ninth Circuit reversed a District Court decision denying the request of the Earth Island Institute and the Center for Biological Diversity for a preliminary injunction against implementation of the United States Forest Service (USFS) restoration project for two national forests located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.