Oregon Natural Resources Council v. Madigan

980 F.2d 1330 23 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,245 OREGON NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL; Hells Canyon Preservation Council; Friends of Lake Fork; Ric Bailey, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Edward R. MADIGAN * , Secretary of Agriculture; U.S. Forest Service; Robert Richmond, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Supervisor, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-35325. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 9, 1992. Decided Dec. 9, 1992. Gary K. Kahn, Reeves & Kahn, Portland, Or., for plaintiffs-appellants. M. Alice Thurston, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before TANG, FERGUSON, and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. FERGUSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiffs Oregon Natural Resources Council, Hells Canyon Preservation Council, Friends of Lake Fork, and Ric Bailey (collectively "ONRC"), who are prevailing parties in this litigation, appeal the district court decision denying them attorney's fees and expenses. We reverse and remand for determination of the amount of fees and expenses. 2 ONRC brought this action for declaratory, injunctive, and mandamus relief against defendants…