Environmental Law
Environmental Protection
National Parks
High Sierra Hikers Association v. United States Department of the Interior et al.
Published: Feb. 18, 2012 | Result Date: Jan. 24, 2012 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 3:2009cv04621 Summary Judgment – Granted in Part
Court
USDC Northern
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Barbara N. Barath
(Morrison & Foerster LLP)
Defendant
Michael T. Pyle
(Office of the U.S. Attorney)
Facts
The High Sierra Hikers Association filed suit against the United States Department of the Interior for creating a management plan for the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks that did not make detailed findings about the environmental impacts of stock animals.
Result
The court ruled that the National Parks Service had violated the Wilderness Act but not the National Envrionmental Policy Act.
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