Legal Opinion
Pit River Tribe v. Bureau of Land Management
District Court, E.D. California
Decided February 13, 2004No. CIV-S-02-1314 DFL/JFMPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER
LEVI, Chief Judge.
The Pit River Tribe, joined by two other groups, challenges the decision-making process followed by the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) and the United States Forest Service in connection with a geothermal lease to Calpine Corporation on BLM lands near Medicine Lake, California. Calpine proposes to build a geothermal power plant on the lease lands, at a location known as Fourmile Hill. Plaintiffs ask the court to set aside the leases, thereby putting a stop to the proposed power plant. They bring suit under the National Environmental Policy…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Quechan Indian Tribe v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. California · 2008
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