Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center v. Stanislaus National Forest

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CENTRAL SIERRA ENVIRONMENTAL 1:17-cv-00441-LJO-SAB RESOURCE CENTER, et al., MEMORANDUM DECISION AND Plaintiffs, ORDER RE CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT v. (ECF Nos. 80, 85, and 86) STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST, et al.,

Defendants.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center (“CSERC”) and Sierra Forest Legacy

(together, “Plaintiffs”) bring this suit against Defendants Stanislaus National Forest, the U.S. Forest

Service (“Forest Service” or “USFS”), and Jason Kuiken, in his official capacity as Forest Supervisor

for the Stanislaus National Forest1 (together, “Federal Defendants”), challenging the cattle grazing

program for three livestock allotments in Stanislaus National Forest. ECF No. 57. Following briefing

and a decision on a motion to dismiss, Plaintiffs filed a Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”), bringing

claims under the…