Legal Opinion

Rock Creek Alliance v. United States Forest Service

District Court, D. Montana

Decided May 4, 2010No. CV 05-107-M-DWM, CV 08-028-M-DWMPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DONALD W. MOLLOY, District Judge.

I. Introduction

The Plaintiffs in these consolidated environmental record review cases are a coalition of environmental advocacy groups led by the Rock Creek Alliance. They seek review under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. §§ 701-706, of federal agency actions and the associated planning documents relating to the approval of the Revett Silver Company’s proposed mining operation near Rock Creek and the Clark Fork River in the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness on the Kootenai National Forest. The lead case, CV 05-107-M-DWM, names the United…

2Cases cited32 opinions

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Rock Creek Alliance v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
  2. Clark Fork Coalition v. Department of Environmental Quality, Revett Silver Co.Montana Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Save Our Cabinets v. United States Department of AgricultureDistrict Court, D. Montana · 2017
  4. Save Our Cabinets v. United States Fish & Wildlife ServiceDistrict Court, D. Montana · 2017
  5. Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Fish and Wildlife ServiceDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2020

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