Earth Island Institute v. United States Forest Service

351 F.3d 1291 EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, Sierra Pacific Industries, Intervenor-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE; Jack Blackwell, in his official capacity as Regional Forester for Region 5 of the United States Forest Service; John Berry, in his capacity as Forest Service Supervisor for the Eldorado National Forest, Defendants-Appellees. No. 02-16999. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 11, 2003 — San Francisco, California. Filed December 11, 2003. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Rachel Marie Fazio; John Muir Project; Cedar Ridge, California, CA, for plaintiff-appellant Earth Island Institute. David E. Martinek, David H. Dun, and Shelley C. Addison; Dun & Martinek; Eureka, California, CA, for intervenor-appellee Sierra Pacific Industries. Edmund F. Brennan; Office of the United States Attorney; Sacramento, California, CA, for defendant-appellees United States Forest Service, Jack Blackwell, and John Berry. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California; Morrison C. England, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-02-02119-MCE. Before: John T.…