Legal Opinion

Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone v. United States Department of Interior

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 18, 2010No. 07-16336PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PAEZ, Circuit Judge:

Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone of Nevada, a federally-recognized Indian tribe (“the Tribe”), the Western Shoshone Defense Project (“WSDP”), 1 and Great Basin Mine Watch (“GBMW”) 2 (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) appeal the district court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment, and the grant of summary judgment to the Department of the Interior (“DOI”), the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”), several officers of the BLM, and intervenor Cortez Gold Mines, Inc. (“Cortez”) (collectively, “Defendants”). 3 Plain tiffs contend that the BLM’s approval of Cortez’s…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Idaho Conservation League v. MummaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  3. Greenpeace Action v. FranklinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  4. Save the Yaak Committee, Donn Vance v. J.R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture R. Max Peterson, Chief, Forest Service Thomas Costin, Region I ForesterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  5. Morongo Band of Mission Indians v. Federal Aviation Administration William Withycombe, Regional Administrator, FaaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by68 opinions

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  3. Western Watersheds Project v. KraayenbrinkCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
  4. Barnes v. United States Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
  5. Western Watersheds Project v. Bob AbbeyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013

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