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Los Padres Forestwatch v. U.S. Forest Service

Ruling by

Sidney H. Stein

Lower Court

USDC Central District of California

Lower Court Judge

Patrick J. Walsh

dissenting Judge(s)

Ryan D. Nelson
Absent evidence demonstrating the U.S. Forest Service applied technical expertise to conclude timber cutting project should be approved, the court was forced to conclude the decision was arbitrary and capricious.



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