Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Peterson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 11, 1985No. 84-3887PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs sought to enjoin construction of a timber road in a former National Forest roadless area. The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of defendant R. Max Peterson, Chief of the Forest Service, and plaintiffs appealed. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
We conclude that: (1) The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the Forest Service to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that analyzes the combined environmental impacts of the road and the timber sales that the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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- Kleppe v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Andrus v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by153 opinions
- 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
- National Wildlife Federation v. National Marine Fisheries ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- High Sierra Hikers Association v. BlackwellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Morongo Band of Mission Indians v. Federal Aviation Administration William Withycombe, Regional Administrator, FaaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. United States Forest ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
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