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Case 1:12-cv-01272-WJ-LFG Document 35 Filed 06/14/13 Page 1 of 7
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
THE NEW MEXICO OFF-HIGHWAY
VEHICLE ALLIANCE, a New Mexico
nonprofit corporation,
Petitioner,
v.
Civil Action No.1:12-cv-01272 WJ-LFG
UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE,
an agency of the United States
Department of Agriculture, THOMAS
TIDWELL, in his official capacity as
Chief of the United States Forest Service,
MARIA T. GARCIA, in her official
capacity as Santa Fe National Forest
Supervisor, GILBERT ZEPEDA, in his
official capacity as Southwestern Region
Deputy Regional Forester, UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE, and TOM VILSACK,
in his official capacity as Secretary of the
United States Department of Agriculture,
Respondents.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION TO INTERVENE
THIS MATTER comes before the Court upon a Motion to Intervene filed by the
Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians, and the Sierra Club (collectively, “the Center”), on February 11, 2013 (Doc. 19). Having reviewed the parties‟ briefs and applicable law, I find that the motion is not well-taken and shall be denied.
(insert six pages of discussion here)
Allowing the Center to intervene would “be an invitation to any member of the public who holds strong views about the outcome to seek to intervene.” Id. The Court is confident that the Forest Service will provide the Court with ample information and legal authority to support its position in this matter, and finds that additional briefing would not be helpful and perhaps may even distract from the issues at the center of this litigation. The motion is denied under Rule 24(b) as well.
THEREFORE,
IT IS ORDERED that the Center’s Motion to Intervene (Doc. 19) is hereby DENIED for reasons described in this Memorandum Opinion and Order.
Case 1:12-cv-01272-WJ-LFG Document 35 Filed 06/14/13 Page 1 of 7
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
THE NEW MEXICO OFF-HIGHWAY
VEHICLE ALLIANCE, a New Mexico
nonprofit corporation,
Petitioner,
v.
Civil Action No.1:12-cv-01272 WJ-LFG
UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE,
an agency of the United States
Department of Agriculture, THOMAS
TIDWELL, in his official capacity as
Chief of the United States Forest Service,
MARIA T. GARCIA, in her official
capacity as Santa Fe National Forest
Supervisor, GILBERT ZEPEDA, in his
official capacity as Southwestern Region
Deputy Regional Forester, UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE, and TOM VILSACK,
in his official capacity as Secretary of the
United States Department of Agriculture,
Respondents.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION TO INTERVENE
THIS MATTER comes before the Court upon a Motion to Intervene filed by the
Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians, and the Sierra Club (collectively, “the Center”), on February 11, 2013 (Doc. 19). Having reviewed the parties‟ briefs and applicable law, I find that the motion is not well-taken and shall be denied.
(insert six pages of discussion here)
Allowing the Center to intervene would “be an invitation to any member of the public who holds strong views about the outcome to seek to intervene.” Id. The Court is confident that the Forest Service will provide the Court with ample information and legal authority to support its position in this matter, and finds that additional briefing would not be helpful and perhaps may even distract from the issues at the center of this litigation. The motion is denied under Rule 24(b) as well.
THEREFORE,
IT IS ORDERED that the Center’s Motion to Intervene (Doc. 19) is hereby DENIED for reasons described in this Memorandum Opinion and Order.
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