Alpine Lakes Protection Society v. T. A. Schlapfer

518 F.2d 1089 7 ERC 2070 , 5 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,322 ALPINE LAKES PROTECTION SOCIETY, a Washington Corporation, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. T. A. SCHLAPFER, Regional Forester of Region Six of the United States Forest Service, individually and in his official capacity, and Pack River Company, a Washington Corporation, Defendants- Appellees. No. 75-1651. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. May 1, 1975. Malachy R. Murphy, Deputy Atty. Gen., Olympia, Wash., Robert E. Ordal, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants. Edward J. Parry, Robert M. Sweeney, Asst. U.S. Atty., Spokane, Wash., Wallace H. Johnson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Carl Strass, Glen R. Goodsell, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees. OPINION Before KOELSCH and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 Appellants' motion for injunction pending appeal is denied. 2 Although the important congressional policy expressed in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq., has been said to weight the scale in favor of those seeking the suspension of all action until the Act's requirements are met (see, e. g., Lathan v. Volpe (9th Cir. 1971) 455 F.2d 1111,…