Felis Concolor Euarctos Americanus Citizens Concerned for Wildlife v. U.S. Forest Service

952 F.2d 406 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Felis CONCOLOR; Euarctos Americanus; Citizens Concerned for Wildlife; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. U.S. FOREST SERVICE, Defendant-Appellee. No. 90-35593. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 6, 1991. Decided Jan. 3, 1992. Before TANG, O'SCANNLAIN and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Citizens Concerned for Wildlife, Wildlife Defense Northwest, Fund for Animals, and Catherine Koehn (collectively, "the Fund") appeal the magistrate judge's grant of partial summary judgment in favor of the United States Forest Service ("the Service"). 1 The magistrate judge determined that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 -4370c, did not require the Service to draft an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) before issuing special use permits allowing commercial guides to lead cougar and black bear hunts in Oregon national forests. The magistrate…