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Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) Lakes and BMG Wildfire Timber Salvage Sale, Santa Fe Forest
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, Plaintiffs WildEarth Guardians and Santa Fe Forest Watch hereby move this Honorable Court for issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order to temporarily enjoin the Lakes and BMG Wildfire Timber Salvage Sale in the Santa Fe National Forest. A memorandum brief in support of this motion is filed concurrently herewith. The memorandum demonstrates that Plaintiffs will suffer immediate and irreparable harm unless the challenged timber sale is immediately enjoined pending further review of the merits by this Court.
View the Temporary Restraining Order 1/14/04 (PDF)
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, Plaintiffs WildEarth Guardians and Santa Fe Forest Watch hereby move this Honorable Court for issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order to temporarily enjoin the Lakes and BMG Wildfire Timber Salvage Sale in the Santa Fe National Forest. A memorandum brief in support of this motion is filed concurrently herewith. The memorandum demonstrates that Plaintiffs will suffer immediate and irreparable harm unless the challenged timber sale is immediately enjoined pending further review of the merits by this Court.
View the Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order 1/9/04 (PDF)
Memorandum Brief in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Temporary Restraining Order – Lakes and BMG Wildfire Timber Salvage Sale in the Santa Fe National Forest (Lakes Sale)
WildEarth Guardians’ submits a Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to enjoin ground-disturbing work in connection with a timber sale in the Santa Fe National Forest known as the Lakes and BMG Wildfire Timber Salvage Sale (“Lakes Sale”). WildEarth Guardians has pursued all available administrative remedies to no avail. Specifically, WildEarth Guardians filed an administrative appeal in which it raised the legal issues that are now the subject of this lawsuit. In its administrative appeal, WildEarth Guardians contended (amongst other things) that the Lakes Sale would have an adverse effect on a threatened species — the threatened Mexican spotted owl — which has not been sufficiently analyzed and accounted for during the planning and decision-making process for the timber sale.
View the Memorandum Brief 1/9/04 (PDF)