Legal Opinion
Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness v. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1995No. Nos. 94-1794, 94-1936PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
The Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness’ efforts to recover attorney’s fees incurred in litigation over the management of the Superior National Forest in Minnesota have produced this appeal and cross-appeal. The Friends disputed two portions of the Forest Service’s 1986 Land Resource Management Plan: (1) the continued use of motorized portages in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; and (2) the increase of below-cost timber sales in the Superior National Forest. The Friends appeal from the district court’s denial of attorney’s fees on the…
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