Alliance for the Wild Rockies; Native Ecosystems Council v. Jane L. Cottrell

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent*
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ALLIANCE FOR THE WILD ROCKIES;
NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS COUNCIL,
Plaintiffs - Appellants,
v.
JANE L. COTTRELL, in her official
capacity as acting Regional Forester;
UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE,
an agency of the United States Department
of Agriculture,
Defendants - Appellees.
No. 09-35756
D.C. No. 9:09-cv-00107-DWM
O R D E R *
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Montana
Donald W. Molloy, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted February 2, 2010
Seattle, Washington
FILED
JUN 24 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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Hon. Michael W. Mosman, United States District Judge for District of**
Oregon sitting by designation.
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Before: W. FLETCHER and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges, and MOSMAN, **
District Judge.
We reverse the order of the district court denying Plaintiffs-Appellants’
motion for a preliminary injunction.
We remand this action to the District Court for the District of Montana, with
direction to enter a preliminary injunction ordering Defendants forthwith to cease
implementation of the Rat Creek Salvage Project.
An opinion will follow in due course.

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