Earth Island Institute v. U.S. Forest Service

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE, et al., No. 2:19-cv-01271-MCE-DB Plaintiffs, v. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 This case arises out of the approval of the Three Creeks Project (the “Three Creeks Project” or the “Project”) in the Inyo National Forest (the “Forest”) by Defendants United States Forest Service and Margie B. DeRose, Acting District Ranger, Mono Lake and Mammoth Ranger District, Inyo National Forest, in her official capacity (“USFS,” “Forest Service,” or “Defendants”). According to Plaintiffs Earth Island Institute and Center for Biological Diversity (collectively “Plaintiffs”), the USFS violated the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), the National Forest Management Act (“NFMA”), the USFS’s Objection Regulations, and the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”). Plaintiffs seek to enjoin the Government from proceeding with the Project until they have complied with the applicable laws. …