JoseCuervo
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I wonder if the Blue Ribbers will ever win a court case??? Let me guess, they are going to appeal and the judge was biased??? Of course, now 4 judges have turned the Blue Ribbers out....
I just hope Dubya and the Blue Ribbers give some money to the Rental operators in West Yellowstone who bought the Fleets, based upon the smoke the Blue Ribbers and Dubya were blowing up their A$$es.....
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> Snowmobile phaseout to continue
By TED MONOSON
Lee Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected efforts to suspend a phaseout of snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks this winter.
Lawyers for Wyoming and the snowmobile industry sought an emergency stay of a lower court’s decision to impose an eventual ban of snowmobiles, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected that request.
“This is certainly a victory for Yellowstone because it ensures the Park Service stays on course with the snowmobile phaseout,” said Earthjustice lawyer Abigail Dillen. “We have had the status quo vindicated for the next few months.”
Dillen represented environmental organizations that opposed a Bush administration reversal of a Clinton administration phaseout of snowmobiles in the parks.
Barbara Miller, who represents the International Snowmobile Association, was not sure what the industry’s next move would be.
“We’re discussing options on how to salvage this season,” Miller said. “There are always options. Every day matters to our clients.”
The snowmobile season in the parks ends in the middle of March. The season started on Dec. 17.
Attempts to contact lawyers with Wyoming Attorney General Pat Crank’s office were unsuccessful.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan set a flurry of appeals in motion on Dec. 16, when he struck down Bush administration rules and replaced them with the Clinton era rules.
The Bush administration plan would have permitted 950 snowmobiles to enter Yellowstone each day and 400 to enter Grand Teton. Under the Clinton rules that are now in effect, 490 snowmobiles are able to enter Yellowstone and 50 can enter Grand Teton each day.
Dillen said it would have been unusual for the court to suspend Sullivan’s ruling because they only do that if there is a “drastic problem” with the ruling.
Both Dillen and Miller said that the decision to reject the emergency suspension of Sullivan’s order offered no insight on how the court would ultimately rule on the appeal.
“It has nothing to do with the ultimate merits of the case,” Miller said. “The stay standard is very high. The decision has absolutely zero reflection on how strong our case is.”
Dillen is optimistic that the appeals court will eventually uphold Sullivan’s ruling.
“We think the District Court got it right, and we have every confidence that the court of appeals will uphold their decision,” Dillen said.
In another effort to restore the Bush administration plan, U.S. District Court Judge Clarence Brimmer has granted Wyoming state lawyer’s request to reopen a separate case that is in his court in Cheyenne.
On Dec. 31, he agreed to reopen that lawsuit, but it is unclear how he will proceed with the case. The case was previously closed because Wyoming officials reached an agreement with the Bush Interior Department.
Although the case has been reopened, no action has been taken. Wyoming officials may eventually ask Brimmer to grant injunctive relief, which would immediately increase the number of snowmobiles permitted in the parks.
The snowmobile industry is the main plaintiff in the case in Brimmer’s court and although they did not ask for the case to be reopened they may join Wyoming’s efforts.
“That decision has not been made yet,” Miller said.
Dillen said Brimmer’s decision to reopen the case may just be a “procedural motion” and dismissed the effort. She noted that with Sullivan’s ruling and the panel of three appeals court judges, a total of four judges had considered the issue.
“From our point of view there have been four judges who have looked at this issue and decided the phaseout should go forward for this winter,” Dillen said.
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
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I just hope Dubya and the Blue Ribbers give some money to the Rental operators in West Yellowstone who bought the Fleets, based upon the smoke the Blue Ribbers and Dubya were blowing up their A$$es.....
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> Snowmobile phaseout to continue
By TED MONOSON
Lee Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected efforts to suspend a phaseout of snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks this winter.
Lawyers for Wyoming and the snowmobile industry sought an emergency stay of a lower court’s decision to impose an eventual ban of snowmobiles, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected that request.
“This is certainly a victory for Yellowstone because it ensures the Park Service stays on course with the snowmobile phaseout,” said Earthjustice lawyer Abigail Dillen. “We have had the status quo vindicated for the next few months.”
Dillen represented environmental organizations that opposed a Bush administration reversal of a Clinton administration phaseout of snowmobiles in the parks.
Barbara Miller, who represents the International Snowmobile Association, was not sure what the industry’s next move would be.
“We’re discussing options on how to salvage this season,” Miller said. “There are always options. Every day matters to our clients.”
The snowmobile season in the parks ends in the middle of March. The season started on Dec. 17.
Attempts to contact lawyers with Wyoming Attorney General Pat Crank’s office were unsuccessful.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan set a flurry of appeals in motion on Dec. 16, when he struck down Bush administration rules and replaced them with the Clinton era rules.
The Bush administration plan would have permitted 950 snowmobiles to enter Yellowstone each day and 400 to enter Grand Teton. Under the Clinton rules that are now in effect, 490 snowmobiles are able to enter Yellowstone and 50 can enter Grand Teton each day.
Dillen said it would have been unusual for the court to suspend Sullivan’s ruling because they only do that if there is a “drastic problem” with the ruling.
Both Dillen and Miller said that the decision to reject the emergency suspension of Sullivan’s order offered no insight on how the court would ultimately rule on the appeal.
“It has nothing to do with the ultimate merits of the case,” Miller said. “The stay standard is very high. The decision has absolutely zero reflection on how strong our case is.”
Dillen is optimistic that the appeals court will eventually uphold Sullivan’s ruling.
“We think the District Court got it right, and we have every confidence that the court of appeals will uphold their decision,” Dillen said.
In another effort to restore the Bush administration plan, U.S. District Court Judge Clarence Brimmer has granted Wyoming state lawyer’s request to reopen a separate case that is in his court in Cheyenne.
On Dec. 31, he agreed to reopen that lawsuit, but it is unclear how he will proceed with the case. The case was previously closed because Wyoming officials reached an agreement with the Bush Interior Department.
Although the case has been reopened, no action has been taken. Wyoming officials may eventually ask Brimmer to grant injunctive relief, which would immediately increase the number of snowmobiles permitted in the parks.
The snowmobile industry is the main plaintiff in the case in Brimmer’s court and although they did not ask for the case to be reopened they may join Wyoming’s efforts.
“That decision has not been made yet,” Miller said.
Dillen said Brimmer’s decision to reopen the case may just be a “procedural motion” and dismissed the effort. She noted that with Sullivan’s ruling and the panel of three appeals court judges, a total of four judges had considered the issue.
“From our point of view there have been four judges who have looked at this issue and decided the phaseout should go forward for this winter,” Dillen said.
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
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