Legal Opinion
Portland Audubon Society v. Hodel
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1989No. Nos. 88-3854, 88-3855 and 88-3787PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Chief Judge:
Plaintiff environmental groups appeal the dismissal under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) of their action against defendant Donald Hodel, Secretary of Interior, and others. Certain intervenors also challenge the district court’s denial of their motion to intervene on one of the plaintiffs’ claims. We reverse in part and remand for trial.
The plaintiffs oppose the logging of old-growth fir timber. The Oregon director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is in the process of selling for harvesting a large number of tracts of old-growth timber located in seven management…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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