Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project v. Pence

OPINION

FRYE, District Judge.

The matters before the court are 1) the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment (# 45); 2) the defendant-intervenors’ motion for summary judgment (#52); and 3) the federal defendants’ motion for summary judgment (# 57).

BACKGROUND

On January 7, 1998, the plaintiffs, Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project and Oregon Natural Resources Council, filed this action against the defendants, F. Carl Pence, in his official capacity as Supervisor, Malheur National Forest, and the United States Forest Service (the Forest Service), challenging the Badger Timber Sale located in the…