Federal Appeals Judge halts NV wild-horse round (via Martin Griffiths AP)

Okay, folks, here is the latest on the Triple B Roundup lawsuit:

MARTIN GRIFFITHS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
July 15, 2011
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal appeals judge on Friday night granted a temporary injunction to halt a government roundup of about 1,700 wild horses from the range in Nevada.

Judge Richard Paez of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the order after U.S. District Judge Howard McKibben earlier in the day denied a motion to stop the federal Bureau of Land Management’s removal of mustangs from public lands near the Utah line.

Paez’s order will remain in effect until a three-judge panel on which he sits has a chance to review the horse advocacy group Cloud Foundation’s emergency motion for injunctive relief pending resolution of the group’s appeal of McKibben’s ruling.

“To allow for further consideration on the merits of the emergency motion, the court grants temporary injunctive relief,” Paez wrote in his order. “Appellees are enjoined from the roundup of wild horses in the … (affected) areas until further order of the court.”

BLM spokesman Doran Sanchez said the order was being reviewed by the agency’s legal counsel and he could not comment further on it. Continue reading >>
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Special thanks to Arlene who has stayed on top of this literally all day and all night for us.

Judge grants Temporary Injunction in Triple B Roundup

Updated Saturday, July 16th, 8:22 AM

Rachel Fazio, attorney for plaintiffs, The Cloud Foundation, Craig Downer and Lorna Moffatt, went to the Ninth Circuit Court with an emergency motion immediately after getting the negative ruling today at 4 PM by U.S. District Court Judge McKibben in Reno. The Ninth Circuit has granted a temporary injunction while they review the merits of the motion. So, the wild horses of the planned Triple B roundup will have a brief reprieve. The hope is that the three Judges who look at the case will stop the roundup until the Appeal has been heard in August and September.

“We are so grateful Rachel Fazio is fighting in the courts to stop this roundup.” states Anne Novak, spokesperson for TCF. “As soon as she heard the judge’s decision she was on it fast–filing for a TRO in the 9th Circuit so a three-judge panel can decide the fate of the more than 1.700 wild horses roaming freely on 1.7 million acres of public land. Let’s hope they can see through the BLM spin.”

See Ninth Circuit Court Order:

Ninth_Circuit_Temporary_Injunctive_Order

A special thank you to Carla for her speedy updates, and Anne for the quote for The Cloud Foundation.