Legal Opinion
Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Savage
District Court, D. Montana
Decided March 25, 2019No. CV 15-54-M-DLCPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDana L. Christensen, Chief Judge
Before the Court is Plaintiff Alliance for the Wild Rockies's Motion to Vacate Record of Decision. (Doc. 93.) The motion is opposed by the Federal Defendants,1 the Defendant-Intervenors, and Amici the State of Montana and the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho. (Docs. 104, 105, 107, & 108.) Because this case presents the "rare circumstances" justifying remand without vacatur, the Plaintiff's motion will be denied. Fla. Power & Light Co. v. Lorion , 470 U.S. 729, 744, 105 S.Ct. 1598, 84 L.Ed.2d 643 (1985).
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Alliance for the Wild Rockies ("Alliance") brought this lawsuit in 2015 to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Florida Power & Light Co. v. LorionSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Earth Island Institute v. CarltonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- California Communities Against Toxics v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
- Pollinator Stewardship Council v. U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Christopher Savage, Kootenai National Forest Supervisor, Faye Krueger, Regional Forester of Region One of the U.S. Forest Service, United States Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and United States Fish & Wildlife Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior; Kootenai Forest Stakeholder Coalition, a Montana Corporation, and Lincoln County, a political subdivision of the State of MontanaDistrict Court, D. Montana · 2025
- Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. SavageDistrict Court, D. Montana · 2019
- Backcountry Horsemen of Missoula v. MartenDistrict Court, D. Montana · 2025
- Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Forest ServiceDistrict Court, D. Montana · 2023
- Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. U.S. Forest Service, et al.District Court, D. Montana · 2025
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