Home/Case Law/Ninth Circuit/Greater Yellowstone Coalition Jackson Hole Alliance for Responsible Planning American Buffalo Foundation Gallatin Wildlife Association Defenders of Wildlife David A. Ritchey v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, United States Department of Interior Roger Kennedy, Director, National Park Service Michael Finley, Superintendent, Yellowstone National Park Daniel Glickman, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture Jack Ward Thomas, Chief, United States Forest Service Terry Medley, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and State of Montana Marc Racicot, Governor of the State of Montana, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees. Intertribal Bison Cooperative Defenders of Wildlife Greater Yellowstone Coalition Jackson Hole Alliance for Responsible Planning David A. Ritchey v. Bruce Babbitt, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Interior, Denis Galvin, in His Official Capacity as Acting Deputy Director of the National Park Service Michael Finley, in His Official Capacity as Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park Michael Dombeck, in His Official Capacity as Chief of the United States Forest Service Terry Medley, in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of Montana Laurence Peterson, in His Official Capacity as Executive Officer of the Montana Department of Livestock State of Montana, Department of Livestock, a State Agency Patrick J. Graham, in His Official Capacity as Director of Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks State of Montana, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
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No. 763737
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Greater Yellowstone Coalition Jackson Hole Alliance for Responsible Planning American Buffalo Foundation Gallatin Wildlife Association Defenders of Wildlife David A. Ritchey v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, United States Department of Interior Roger Kennedy, Director, National Park Service Michael Finley, Superintendent, Yellowstone National Park Daniel Glickman, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture Jack Ward Thomas, Chief, United States Forest Service Terry Medley, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and State of Montana Marc Racicot, Governor of the State of Montana, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees. Intertribal Bison Cooperative Defenders of Wildlife Greater Yellowstone Coalition Jackson Hole Alliance for Responsible Planning David A. Ritchey v. Bruce Babbitt, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Interior, Denis Galvin, in His Official Capacity as Acting Deputy Director of the National Park Service Michael Finley, in His Official Capacity as Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park Michael Dombeck, in His Official Capacity as Chief of the United States Forest Service Terry Medley, in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of Montana Laurence Peterson, in His Official Capacity as Executive Officer of the Montana Department of Livestock State of Montana, Department of Livestock, a State Agency Patrick J. Graham, in His Official Capacity as Director of Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks State of Montana, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
No. 763737 · Decided May 6, 1999
No. 763737·Ninth Circuit · 1999·
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Case Details
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
May 6, 1999
Citation
No. 763737
Disposition
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Greater Yellowstone Coalition Jackson Hole Alliance for Responsible Planning American Buffalo Foundation Gallatin Wildlife Association Defenders of Wildlife David A. Ritchey v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, United States Department of Interior Roger Kennedy, Director, National Park Service Michael Finley, Superintendent, Yellowstone National Park Daniel Glickman, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture Jack Ward Thomas, Chief, United States Forest Service Terry Medley, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and State of Montana Marc Racicot, Governor of the State of Montana, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees. Intertribal Bison Cooperative Defenders of Wildlife Greater Yellowstone Coalition Jackson Hole Alliance for Responsible Planning David A. Ritchey v. Bruce Babbitt, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Interior, Denis Galvin, in His Official Capacity as Acting Deputy Director of the National Park Service Michael Finley, in His Official Capacity as Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park Michael Dombeck, in His Official Capacity as Chief of the United States Forest Service Terry Medley, in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of Montana Laurence Peterson, in His Official Capacity as Executive Officer of the Montana Department of Livestock State of Montana, Department of Livestock, a State Agency Patrick J. Graham, in His Official Capacity as Director of Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks State of Montana, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is a decision of the Ninth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for Greater Yellowstone Coalition Jackson Hole Alliance for Responsible Planning American Buffalo Foundation Gallatin Wildlife Association Defenders of Wildlife David A. Ritchey v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, United States Department of Interior Roger Kennedy, Director, National Park Service Michael Finley, Superintendent, Yellowstone National Park Daniel Glickman, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture Jack Ward Thomas, Chief, United States Forest Service Terry Medley, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and State of Montana Marc Racicot, Governor of the State of Montana, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees. Intertribal Bison Cooperative Defenders of Wildlife Greater Yellowstone Coalition Jackson Hole Alliance for Responsible Planning David A. Ritchey v. Bruce Babbitt, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Interior, Denis Galvin, in His Official Capacity as Acting Deputy Director of the National Park Service Michael Finley, in His Official Capacity as Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park Michael Dombeck, in His Official Capacity as Chief of the United States Forest Service Terry Medley, in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of Montana Laurence Peterson, in His Official Capacity as Executive Officer of the Montana Department of Livestock State of Montana, Department of Livestock, a State Agency Patrick J. Graham, in His Official Capacity as Director of Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks State of Montana, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on May 6, 1999.
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