Legal Opinion

Friends of Yosemite v. Kempthorne

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 26, 2008No. 07-15124Published

1Opinion of the Court

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT FRIENDS OF YOSEMITE VALLEY;  MARIPOSANS FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE GROWTH (“MERG”), Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DIRK KEMPTHORNE, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Interior; THE NATIONAL PARK No. 07-15124 SERVICE; JONATHAN B. JARVIS, in his official capacity as Regional  D.C. No. Director of the Pacific West CV-00-06191-AWI Region, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; MICHAEL J. TOLLEFSON, in his official capacity as Superintendent, Yosemite National Park, National Park Service, Department of the…

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  3. High Sierra Hikers Association v. BlackwellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  4. Sierra Club v. BabbittCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  5. Westlands Water District San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior United States Bureau of Reclamation Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region United States Department of Commerce Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, Yurok Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor, and Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees. Westlands Water District San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior United States Bureau of Reclamation Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region United States Department of Commerce Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, and Yurok Tribe Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendants-Intervenors v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees. Westlands Water District San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior United States Bureau of Reclamation Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region United States Department of Commerce Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, Yurok Tribe Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors. Westlands Water District San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. United States Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior United States Bureau of Reclamation Eluid Martinez, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Lester A. Snow, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Michael Spear, Operations Manager of the California/nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region United States Department of Commerce Donald Evans, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at Commerce Rebecca Lent, Dr., Regional Administrator of the U.S. Marine Fisheries Service, Yurok Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant, and Hoopa Valley Tribe, Defendant-Intervenor v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Northern California Power Association, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004

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