Quinn
Earth Island Institute v. Quinn
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Tigar, J.
Re: ECF No.
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO SEVER AND GRANTING MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE
I. INTRODUCTION
Defendants Tom Quinn, supervisor for the Tahoe National Forest, Dean Gould, supervisor for the Sierra National Forest, and the United States Forest Service (“USFS”) (collectively, “Defendants”) move to sever the claims in this action and to transfer venue to the Eastern District of California. Federal Defendants’ Motion to Server Claims and Transfer Venue and Memorandum of Law in Support Thereof (“Mot.”), ECF No. 9.
The Court will grant the motion to transfer, and allow the motion to sever to be decided by the transferee court in the exercise of its case management authority.
II. BACKGROUND
A. Factual Background
. In July 2013, the Aspen fire burned approximately 22,300 acres of the Sierra National Forest within Fresno County in the Eastern District of California. Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”), ¶ 30 1 ; Environmental Assessment: Aspen Recovery and Refor-estry Project (“Aspen EA”) at 6 *Exh. A to Mot., ECF No. 9-2). In August 2013, the American fire burned approximately 22-28,000 acres of the Tahoe National Forest, within Placer County, also in…