Montana Wilderness Ass'n v. United States Forest Service

MEMORANDUM OPINION

WILLIAM D. MURRAY, Senior District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs bring this action against several federal defendants and Burlington Northern, Inc., seeking a preliminary injunction and moving for partial summary judgment. The court denied the motion for preliminary injunction and will issue findings of fact and conclusions of law in a separate order.

This memorandum opinion is to address those legal issues raised by the various motions and cross-motions for partial summary judgment. Prior to addressing those issues, a brief explanation of the controversy will be…