High Sierra Hikers Ass'n v. United States Department of the Interior

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

RICHARD SEEBORG, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case challenges administrative actions and land management practices which allegedly impact the level of stock use in the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (“SEKI”). Plaintiff High Sierra Hikers Association (“HSHA”) asserts that defendants violated both the Wilderness Act and the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) by issuing a General Management Plan (“GMP”) which permits the use of horses and mules in wilderness areas without conducting the proper…