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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:4321 Review of Agency Action-Environment

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF 

CALIFORNIA ex rel. BILL LOCKYER,

et al.,

Plaintiffs, No. C05-03508 EDL consolidated with v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE; MIKE JOHANNS,

Secretary of the Department of Agriculture,

et al.,

Defendant(s).

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THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY, CALIFORNIA

WILDERNESS COALITION, et al.,

 No. C05-04038 EDL

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE

BRIEF

v.

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, an agency

of the United States Department of Agriculture;

DALE BOSWORTH, Chief of the United States

Forest Service, et al.,

Defendants.

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On August 18, 2006, Governor James E. Risch of Idaho moved for leave to file an amicus curiae

brief in support of federal Defendants. Plaintiffs oppose this motion to the extent that the proposed brief

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contains legal argument rather than strictly factual allegations and that the deadline for filing amicus

curiae briefs has passed. 

Plaintiffs’ objections are overruled. The proposed brief contains a largely factual update on the

petition process in Idaho, which was not addressed in any parties’ brief, with only a short legal argument

agreeing with Defendants’ position and not adding any new argument or authority. Therefore, there is

no prejudice in allowing this late-filed brief, and as far as the Court can tell, no response by Plaintiffs

is necessary. 

Good cause appearing, the motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief is granted. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 21, 2006 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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