Legal Opinion
Citizens for Better Forestry v. U.S. Department of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 9, 2009No. 07-16077PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:
The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), which includes the Forest Service, appeals - the district court’s award of attorneys’ fees to Citizens for Better Forestry and eleven other environmental groups (collectively, “Citizens”) under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A). In the underlying action, Citizens sought declaratory and injunctive relief against the USDA for its promulgation of a new national forest management rule. We reversed the district court’s dismissal of Citizens’ suit on standing and ripeness *1130grounds and…
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