Native Ecosystems Council v. Michael Dombeck

304 F.3d 886 NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS COUNCIL, a non-profit corporation; Bear Creek Council, a non-profit corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Michael DOMBECK, in his official capacity as Chief of the U.S. Forest Service; Daniel Glickman, in his capacity as Secretary of Agriculture; Kempter M. McMaster, in his official capacity as United States Fish & Wildlife Service Montana Field Supervisor; David Garber, In his official capacity as Supervisor of the Gallatin National Forest; Bruce Babbitt, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Interior, Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-35827. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 1, 2002. Filed September 16, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Jory C. Ruggiero, Beck, Richardson & Amsden, Bozeman, MT, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Thomas L. Sasonetti, Attorney General's Office, and David C. Shilton, Katherine J. Barton, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana; Jack D. Shanstrom, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-99-00160-JDS. Before: D.W. NELSON, THOMPSON and PAEZ, Circuit…