Navajo Nation v. U.S. Forest Service

• Decision Date: 17 October 2007
• Docket Number: No. 06-15436.,No. 06-15455.,No. 06-15371.,06-15371.,06-15436.,06-15455.
• Parties: NAVAJO NATION; Havasupai Tribe; Rex Tilousi; Dianna Uqualla; Sierra Club; White Mountain Apache Nation; Yavapai-Apache Nation; The Flagstaff Activist Network, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Hualapai Tribe; Norris Nez; Bill Bucky Preston; Hopi Tribe; Center for Biological Diversity, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE; Nora Rasure, in her official capacity as Forest Supervisor, Responsible Officer, Coconino National Forest; Harv Forsgren, appeal deciding office, Regional Forester, in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees, Arizona Snowbowl Resort Limited Partnership, Defendant-intervenor-Appellee. Navajo Nation; Hualapai Tribe; Norris Nez; Bill Bucky Preston; Havasupai Tribe; Rex Tilousi; Dianna Uqualla; Sierra Club; White Mountain Apache Nation; Yavapai-Apache Nation; Center for Biological Diversity; The Flagstaff Activist Network, Plaintiffs, and Hopi Tribe, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. United States Forest Service; Nora Rasure, in her official capacity as Forest Supervisor, Responsible Officer, Coconino National Forest; Harv Forsgren, appeal deciding office, Regional Forester, in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees, Arizona Snowbowl Resort Limited Partnership, Defendant-intervenor-Appellee. Hualapai Tribe; Norris Nez; Bill Bucky Preston, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. United States Forest Service; Nora Rasure, in her official capacity as Forest Supervisor, Responsible Officer, Coconino National Forest; Harv Forsgren, appeal deciding office, Regional Forester, in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.
• Court: U.S. Court of Appeals — Ninth Circuit

506 F.3d 717

NAVAJO NATION; Havasupai Tribe; Rex Tilousi; Dianna Uqualla; Sierra Club; White Mountain Apache Nation; Yavapai-Apache Nation; The Flagstaff Activist Network, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Hualapai Tribe; Norris Nez; Bill Bucky Preston; Hopi Tribe; Center for Biological Diversity, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE; Nora Rasure, in her official capacity as Forest Supervisor, Responsible Officer, Coconino National Forest; Harv Forsgren, appeal deciding office, Regional Forester, in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees, Arizona Snowbowl Resort Limited Partnership, Defendant-intervenor-Appellee.

Navajo Nation; Hualapai Tribe; Norris Nez; Bill Bucky Preston; Havasupai Tribe; Rex Tilousi; Dianna Uqualla; Sierra Club; White Mountain Apache Nation; Yavapai-Apache Nation; Center for Biological Diversity; The Flagstaff Activist Network, Plaintiffs, and Hopi Tribe, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. United States Forest Service; Nora Rasure, in her official capacity as Forest Supervisor, Responsible Officer, Coconino National Forest; Harv Forsgren, appeal deciding office, Regional Forester, in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees, Arizona Snowbowl Resort Limited Partnership, Defendant-intervenor-Appellee.

Hualapai Tribe; Norris Nez; Bill Bucky Preston, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. United States Forest Service; Nora Rasure, in her official capacity as Forest Supervisor, Responsible Officer, Coconino National Forest; Harv Forsgren, appeal deciding office, Regional Forester, in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 06-15371.

No. 06-15436.

No. 06-15455.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

October 17, 2007.

Louis Denetsosie, Esq., Attorney General Navajo Nation Department of Justice, Window Rock, AZ, Howard M. Shanker, The Shanker Law Firm Plc, Tempe, AZ, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Jack F. Trope, Esq., Rockville, MD, Terence M. Gurley, Window Rock, AZ, Laura Lynn Berglan, Esq., Tuba City, AZ, for Plaintiffs.

Anthony S. Canty, Esq., Lynelle Kym Hartway, Esq., Kykotsmovi, AZ, Plaintiff Hopi Tribe.

Rachel Dougan, Esq., Lane Mcfadden, Esq., Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.

Janice M. Schneider, Esq., Bruce Babbitt, Latham & Watkins, LLP, Philip A. Robbins, Esq., Washington, DC, Paul G. Johnson, Esq., Jennings Strouss & Salmon, Plc, Phoenix, AZ, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee.

Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge.

ORDER

Upon the vote of a majority of nonrecused regular active judges of this court,¹ it is ordered that this...