Watt
County of Josephine v. Watt
Opinion
Opinion
Ingram, J.
DECISION
The motions before the Court are cross-motions for summary judgment and additional alternative motions of plaintiffs for specification of issues without substantial conflict under the provisions of Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(d) and for preliminary injunction.
PARTIES
The parties plaintiff are four southern Oregon counties: Josephine, Douglas, Klamath and Curry; Grants Pass and Josephine County Chamber of Commerce, a nonprofit corporation; North West Timber Association, a non-profit association; Southern Oregon Resources Alliance, a non-profit corporation; Rough & Ready Lumber Company, a corporation; Spaulding & Son, Inc., a corporation; and Elizabeth Van Gordon, an individual citizen of Oregon.
The parties defendant are James Watt, Secretary of the Interior of the United States; the United States Department of the Interior; Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, an agency and element, of the Department of the Interior; John R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture of the United States; the United States Department of Agriculture; and the United States Forest Service.
The State of California, the Environmental Defense Fund, Sierra Club, California Trout, and Save the American…