Sequoia ForestKeeper v. United States Forest Service
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SEQUOIA FORESTKEEPER, et al. No. 1:21-cv-01041-DAD-BAM Plaintiffs, v. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION
FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, (Doc. No. 7) Defendant.
16 This matter is before the court on a motion for a preliminary injunction brought by plaintiffs Sequoia ForestKeeper (“SFK”) and Earth Island Institute (“Earth Island”) (collectively, “plaintiffs”) against defendant United States Forest Service (“USFS” or “agency”). A hearing on this motion was originally scheduled for August 3, 2021; however, on July 30, 2021, following entry of the court’s order granting plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order (Doc. No. 7) and in consultation with the parties, the court took this matter under submission to be decided on the papers without holding a hearing. (Doc. Nos. 19, 21, 22.) The court now adopts the reasoning set forth in its July 23, 2021 order granting plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary 25 …