Ganoe

JUDGMENT

This case came on regularly for trial on July 20, 2010, at the United States District Court in Redding, California, the Honorable Craig M. Kellison, United States Magistrate Judge, presiding; the United States appeared by and through Matthew C. Stegman, Assistant United States Attorney; Joseph Cook, Certified Law Clerk, and Robert D. Sweetin, Certified Law Clerk; and the defendants, Brian Ganoe, Donald McKay and Mac McFarlin, appeared by and through retained counsel, David Young.

By way of an Information filed on August 3, 2009, the defendants are charged with violating § 261.9(a) in Count I, “damaging any natural feature or other property of the United States;” § 261.12(c) in Count II, “damaging and leaving in a damaged condition any such road, trail, or segment thereof;” § 261.12(d) in Count III, “blocking, restricting, or otherwise interfering with the use of a road, trail, or gate;” § 261.6(a) in Count IV, “cutting or otherwise damaging any timber, tree, or other forest product ...;” § 261.10(a) in Counts V through VIII, “constructing, placing, or maintaining any kind of road ... or other improvement on National Forest System lands or facilities without a…