Headwaters, Inc. v. Bureau Of Land Management

914 F.2d 1174 20 Envtl. L. Rep. 21 ,378 HEADWATERS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, MEDFORD DISTRICT; David A. Jones, District Manager, in his official capacity; Croman Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, Association of O & C Counties, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee. No. 89-35688. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 9, 1990. Decided Sept. 10, 1990. Charles G. Levin, Ashland, Or., for plaintiff-appellant. Angus E. Crane, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Michael E. Haglund, Haglund & Kirtley, and Phillip D. Chadsey, Stoel Rives Boley Jones & Grey, Portland, Or., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before WALLACE, FERGUSON and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. WALLACE, Circuit Judge: 1 Headwaters, Inc. (Headwaters) appeals from a judgment in favor of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Croman Corp., and intervenor Association of O & C Counties. Following a bench trial, the district court held that the BLM sale of certain timber resources in southern Oregon did not violate the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and various related…