Legal Opinion
California Forestry Association v. United States Forest Service and Jack Ward Thomas, Chief, United States Forest Service
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 31, 1996No. 96-5039PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.
KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, California Forestry Association (CFA), seeks to enjoin the United States Forest Service (Forest Service) from relying on a study produced by the Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project (SNEP). CFA claims that SNEP failed to comply with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. app. 2. The district court granted the Forest Service’s motion for summary judgment, 1 holding that SNEP is not subject to FACA because the study it produced was primarily intended for the…
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