Opinion
Civil Action No. 11-cv-03139-MSK
05-24-2012
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS AND ANGLERS, Colorado Chapter, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE; MARK STILES, in his official capacity as Forest Supervisor for the San Juan National Forest; and THOMAS TIDWELL, in his official capacity as Chief of the United States Forest Service, Respondents, and COLORADO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE COALITION; TRAILS PRESERVATION ALLIANCE; SAN JUAN TRAIL RIDERS; PUBLIC ACCESS PRESERVATION ASS'N; and THE BLUE RIBBON COALITION, DUNTON HOT SPRINGS, INCL; DUNTON, LLC, limited liability company; TOWN OF RICO, COLORADO; RICO ALPINE SOCIEETY; and SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE, Respondent-Intervenors
Counsel Appearing: Michael Soules Boe Nicholson Andrew Nicewicz Alison Garner (by telephone) Jason Hill (by telephone) Paul Turcke (by telephone) Stephen Johnson (by telephone) Geoffrey Hickcox (by telephone)
HONORABLE MARCIA S. KRIEGER
Courtroom Deputy: Patricia Glover
Court Reporter: Paul Zuckerman
Counsel Appearing:
Michael Soules
Boe Nicholson
Andrew Nicewicz
Alison Garner (by telephone)
Jason Hill (by telephone)
Paul Turcke (by telephone)
Stephen Johnson (by telephone)
Geoffrey Hickcox (by telephone)
COURTROOM MINUTES
HEARING: Law and Motion
9:07 a.m. Court in session.
The Court address the request for a preliminary injunction hearing.
Statements from counsel Nicholson, Hill and Turcke.
No hearing will be set at this time.
The Court addresses the Motions to File Amicus Briefs (Doc. #31 and 33)
ORDER: Motions to File Amicus Briefs (Doc. #31 and 33) are GRANTED. The filing of amicus briefs will be according to the same schedule as the parties.
The Court addresses Motion to Supplement the record (Doc. #29) and Motion to Strike Testimony (Doc. #42)
ORDER: Motion to Supplement the record (Doc. #29) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
Motion to Strike Testimony (Doc. #42) is DENIED.
ORDER: Opening merits brief will be filed by June 22, 2012; response brief will be filed by July 20, 2012; response by Intervenors filed by July 27, 2012; reply brief will be filed by August 17, 2012.
If the Court deems oral argument necessary, it will set that hearing.
9:45 a.m. Court in recess.
Total Time: 38 minutes.
Hearing concluded.