ELR Citation: ELR 20292
No(s). 71-2514 (9th Cir. Mar 16, 1973)

On the basis of newly discovered evidence, the Ninth Circuit orders the district court to entertain the Sierra Club's motion for a new trial to determine the adequacy of a Forest Service timber cutting plan. The evidence is a report which recommends revision of the cutting plan to protect environmental values. In bears on whether the Forest Service gave sufficient consideration to the various purposes, other than timber, for which the national forests are to be administered under the Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act. Plaintiffs assert a public concern of substantial dimensions, and the defenses of failure to exhaust administrative remedies and laches do not bar the claim. For lower court opinion, see 1 ELR 20161. See also Note 3 ELR 50017.

Counsel for Plaintiffs
Warren A. Matthews
Matthews, Donne & Bailey
429 D St., Suite 201
Anchorage, AK 99501

Angus MacBeth
Natural Resources Defense Council
1515 West 44th St.
New York, NY 10036

Counsel for Defendants
G. Kent Edwards U.S. Attorney
Box 680
Anchorage, AK 99510

Manley B. Strayer
900 S.W. Fifth Avenue
Suite 2300
Portland, OR 97204

Before: MERRILL, DUNIWAY, and TRASK, Circuit Judges.