Legal Opinion
Heartwood, Inc. v. United States Forest Service
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided September 28, 1999No. 4:98-cv-04289PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
GILBERT, Chief Judge.
Pending before the Court are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment (docs. 20 & 21). Both parties responded (docs. 27 & 29) and replied (docs. 29 & 30).
This complaint is a three-count facial challenge to certain Categorical Exclusions (“CE’s”) promulgated by the Forest Service (“FS”), pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq. At issue are new policies and procedures to replace those originally published in the Federal Register in June, 1985, (50 FR 26078), as well as a particular CE regarding timber harvests on FS…
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