American Horse Protection Association, Inc. v. Watt

679 F.2d 150 12 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,761 AMERICAN HORSE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, INC., and The Humane Society of the United States, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James WATT, Secretary of the Department of Interior, Frank Gregg, Director, Department of Interior, Edward Hastey, Associate Director, Department of Interior, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 80-4522. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 15, 1982. Decided June 7, 1982. Russell J. Gaspar, Washington, D. C., argued, for plaintiffs-appellants; David M. Barrett, Joseph E. Schuler, Barrett, Hanna, Daly & Gaspar, Washington, D. C., on brief. David H. Shilton, Atty., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., argued, for defendants-appellees; Dirk Snel, Washington, D. C., on brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Before BROWNING, Chief Judge, SKOPIL and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 We are asked to review the district court's refusal to enjoin an "interim" wild-horse roundup prior to the filing of an Environmental Impact Statement. The facts are sufficiently outlined in prior opinions on this matter. American Horse Protection Ass'n v. Andrus, 460…