Portland Audubon Society v. Babbitt

998 F.2d 705 37 ERC 1907 , 23 Envtl. L. Rep. 21 ,142 PORTLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Bruce BABBITT, * in his official capacity as Secretary, United States Department of Interior, Defendant-Appellant, and Northwest Forest Resource Council, et al., Intervenors-Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 92-36616, 92-36617 and 92-36666. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 4, 1992. Decided July 8, 1993. Ellen J. Durkee, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellant. Michael D. Axline, Western Environmental Law Clinic, University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, OR, for plaintiffs-appellees, Lane County Audubon Soc. and Oregon Natural Resources Council. Victor M. Sher, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Inc., Seattle, WA, for plaintiffs-appellees. Mark C. Rutzick, Preston, Thorgrimson, Shidler, Gates & Ellis, Portland, OR, for defendants-intervenors-appellants for Northwest Forest Resource Council, et al. Kevin Q. Davis, Stoel, Rives, Boley, Jones & Grey, Portland, OR, for defendants-intervenors-appellants The Association of O & C Counties and Benton County. Appeal from the United States District Court for the…