Klamath National Forest

Ninth Circuit Rules against Karuk in Forest Cutting Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion in Karuk Tribe v. Stelle.

Briefs are here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Karuk Tribe v. Stelle — Klamath National Forest Timber Cut Challenge

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Here:

Karuk Opening Brief

Intervenor Answer Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Karuk Reply

Oral Argument video here. Audio here.

Karuk Tribe Complaint against National Marine Fisheries Service

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Karuk Tribe v. Stelle (N.D. Cal.):

Complaint

An excerpt:

This is a civil action against the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the United States Forest Service (“USFS”) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Plaintiffs allege NMFS violated the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) when it issued a Biological Opinion (“BiOp”) and Incidental Take Statement (“ITS”) for the Westside Fire Recovery Project on Forest Service lands in the Klamath River watershed. Plaintiffs further allege the USFS violated the National Environmental Policy Act and National Forest Management Act when it issued a Record of Decision (“ROD”) approving the Westside Fire Recovery Project on the Klamath National Forest.