ELR Citation: ELR 20010
No(s). Civ. 81 2436 EFL (N.D. Cal. Jul 23, 1969)

Preliminary injunction granted restraining defendant federal officials from issuing "term" and "revocable" special use permits necessary for the construction of a private ski resort on over 1,000 acres of the Sequoia National Game Refuge and the Sequoia National Park, which are in and around Mineral King Valley. "Term" permits under 16 U.S.C. §497 are limited to 80 acres and 30 years. "Revocable" permits, never expressly authorized by Congress, appear here to have exceeded Forest Service regulations. Permission for access highway through the park appears to exceed Interior's authority. Plaintiff's standing affirmed. Ninth Circuit decision reversing district court appears at 1 ELR 20015.

Counsel for Sierra Club:
Leo E. Borregard
Leland R. Selna Jr.
Mathew P. Mitchell
Feldman, Waldman & Kline
2700 Russ Building
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 981-1300

Counsel for Walter Hickel:
Thomas L. McKevitt Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530
(202) 737-8200, ext. 2710

David Lindgren General Counsel's Office
Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
(202) 343-4506, ext. 4506