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O re go n N atural D es ertA ss oci at i on and W es t ern W at er sheds P roj ec t ( c o lle c tiv e lyO N D A ) ap p e a l th e d is tr ic t c o u rt’s g r a n t o f s u m m a ryju d g m e n t in favo r of the B ureau o f L and M anagem ent(B L M ) and B L M offi ci al s. T he di stri ct c ourthe l d tha tO N D A ’ s N a t i ona l E nvi r onm e nt a l P r ot e c t i on A c t( N E P A ) c ha l l e nge t o B L M ’ s M arch 2 0 1 0 d eci si o n s reg ard i n g g razi n g m an ag em en ti n th e L o u se C a ny on G e ogr aphi c M a na ge m e ntA r e aof s outhe a s t e rn O r e gon w a s r e nde r e d m oot b y B L M ’ s su b seq u en tD ecem b er 2 0 1 0 g razi n g m an ag em en td eci si o n s. B ecau se O N D A ’ s c ha l l e nge i s notm oot , w e r e ve r s e a nd r e m a nd. 1. T he B L M ’ s D e c e m be r2010 de c i s i ons l e f tc ha l l e nge d c ondi t i ons f r om the M a r c h 2 0 1 0 d e c is io n s s till in e f f e c t: ( 1 ) c o n d itio n s o n th e u s e o f a lr e a d y - b u ilt rang e proj ec t s and (2) c on di t i on s on the re i ss uance of graz i ng perm i t s. B oth h ad i ni t i a l l ybe e n author i z e d bythe B L M i n i t s J ul y2005 gr a z i ng m a na ge m e nt de c i s i ons . I n i t s J une 2010 a m e nde d c om pl a i nt , O N D A c ha l l e nge d the us e of a lr e a d y - b u ilt r a n g e p r o

je c ts b yr e q u e s tin g th a t th e c o u rt e n te ra n in ju n c tio n to r e m ove de s i gna t e d pr oj e c t s . O N D A a l s o c ha l l e nge d the r e i s s ua nc e of gr a z i ngE v e n if O N D A d idn o t a d e q u a te lyc h a lle n g e th e tw o c o n d itio n s in its 1 am en d ed co m p l ai n t , th e p art i es o ffered su ffi ci en tev i d en ce reg ard i n g th o se c ondi t i ons a tthe s um m a ryj udgm e nts t a ge . T he di s tr i c tc ourtc oul d the n a l l ow O N D A t o am end i t s praye r f or re l i ef t o ref l ec tthe i ss ues pre se nt ed atsum m ary j u d g m en tan dm eetth e ap p l i cab l e p l ead i n g st an d ard s. 3 pe rm i t s byr e que s t i ng tha tthe M a r c h 2010 de c i s i ons ( w hi c h r e ne w e d the J ul y2005 deci si on s t o rei ss ue the grazi ng perm i t s) be se tas i de. 1 W hi l e B L M ar gu es thatthe D ec em ber 201 0 d ec i si on s s up er se ded the M ar ch 2010 de c i s i ons , the D e c e m be r2010 de c i s i ons onl yr e a f f i rm e d the pa rt s of

the M a r c h 2010 de c i s i ons tha tgove rne d us e of a l r e a dy - bui l tr a nge pr oj e c t s a nd the i s s ua nc e of

gr a z i ng pe rm i t s . B e c aus e thos e s a m e c ondi t i ons a r e s t i l l i n e f f e c ta nd th e sam e co n tro v ersi es ex i staft er th e i ssu an ce o f th e D ecem b er 2 0 1 0 d eci si o n s, O N D A ’ s N E P A c ha l l e nge t o the M a r c h 2010 de c i s i ons w a s notm oot e d by s u p e r s e d in g a g e n c yd e c is io n s . Se e Ke s c o li v . B a b b itt , 101 F . 3d 1304, 1308–09 (9th C i r. 19 96 ). 2. E f f e c t i ve r e l i e f

w oul d be a va i l abl e t o r e m e dyB L M ’ s a l l e ge d vi ol a t i ons of N E P A s t e m m i ng f

r om the M a r c h 2010 de c i s i ons ( a s r e a f f i rm e d bythe D e c e m be r2010 de c i s i ons ) . E f f e c t i ve r e l i e f

i s a va i l abl e t o r e m e dythe ha rm s f r om the a l r e a dy - bui l tr a nge pr oj e c t s . T he di s tr i c tc ourtc oul d or de rB L M t o m i t i ga t e the d a m a g e c au s e db yth o s e p r o je c ts c o n s tru c te din v io la tio n o f N E P A . See O r. Na tu r a l Re s . Co u n c i l

v . U . S. BLM, 4 7 0 F .3 d8 1 8 , 8 2 0

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i s a l s o a va i l abl e t o r e m e dythe ha rm s f r om i s s ui ng the g r a z in g p e rm its . G r a z in g is c u rr e n tlyc o n d u c te din a c c o r d a n c e w ith th e c o u rtap p r o v e d2 0 0 2 in te r im g r a z in g m a n a g e m e n t s tr a te g y . H o w e v e r , f o ra n yg r a z in g to ta k e p la c e a t a ll, it m u s t b e au th o r iz e db yag r a z in g p e rm it. See 4 3 C. F. R. § 4 13 0. 2(a) . If

B L M vi ol at ed N E P A w hen i tm ade the M ar ch 20 10 deci si on s ( that r e a f f i rm e d the r e i s s ua nc e of

the gr a z i ng pe rm i t s i n the J ul y2005 de c i s i ons ) , the di s tr i c tc ourtc oul d e nd s uc h author i z a t i on a nd the r e byha l ta nygr a z i ng thr ough e n jo in in g th e M a r c h 2 0 1 0 d e c is io n s . T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt c o u lda ls o o r d e rB L M “to devel op t ac t i cs t o m i t i gat e the dam age c ause d b y [ any N E P A ] vi ol at i on [s ] , such as m ov i ng or re m ov i ng l i vest ock from the al l otm ent s s o the l and can repai r i t se l f. ” Fores t G ua rdi an s v . U

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Serv . , 3 2 9 F .3 d1 0 8 9 , 1 0 9 4 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 3 ) . O N D A ’s c h a lle n g e is th e r e f o r e n o t m o o t. 3. O N D A r e que s t s tha tw e di r e c tthe di s tr i c tc ourtt o i s s ue ape rm a ne nt i nj unc t i on t o e ns ur e tha tB L M c om pl i e s w i th N E P A . H ow e ve r , the appr opr i a t e ne s s a nd s c ope of a n i nj unc t i on “ r a i s e [ s ] i nt e ns e l yf a c tua l i s s ue s , a nd f o rth a t r e a s o n s h o u ldb e d e c id e din th e f ir s t in s ta n c e b yth e d is tr ic t c o u rt.” A laska W i lde rne s s R e c r e at i on & T our is m A s s ’ n v . Morr is on , 67 F . 3d 72 3, 73 2 (9th C i r. 1995) ( i nt e rna l quot a t i on m a rks om i tt e d) . B L M di d nots ubm i te vi de nc e “ a s t o the s c ope of pe rm a ne nti nj unc t i ve r e l i e f ” t o the di s tr i c tc ourt , a nd s o the r e c or d ha s not5

b e e n f u lly“d e v e lo p e din [ th a t] r e s p e c t.” N a tu ra l R es. D ef . C o u n ci l v. U . S. Fo rest Serv . , 42 1 F . 3d 79 7, 81 6 n . 29 (9th C i r. 20 05 ). T h u s , w e r e m a n dth is c a s e to th e d is tr ic t c o u rt f o rc o n s id e r a tio n o f

th e m e r its of O N D A ’ s N E P A c ha l l e nge . O n r e m a nd, the c ourts houl d a ddr e s s the appr opr i a t e ne s s of

O N D A ’ s r e que s t e d i nj unc t i ve r e l i e f a nd the pr ope rs c ope of a ny grant ed i nj un ct i ve re l i ef . RE V E RS E D A ND RE MAND E D.