Thursday, July 15, 2010

Honesty Rocks!

Dear Readers,
As a plaintiff in the lawsuit to halt the BLM's deadly winter round-up of the Calico Mountain mustangs, I sat in Federal Court in Washington, D.C. and heard Judge Friedman recommend against the round-up. BLM did it anyway. There were no consequences.
Earlier this week, in Federal Court in Reno, Nevada, Judge Larry Hicks recommended BLM halt the deadly summer round-up of the Tuscarora mustangs before the court hearing today at 2:30 pm. BLM Director Bob Abbey ordered the round-up proceed this morning at dawn, but the court caught wind of it. This time, Judge Hicks acted, as you can read below:

Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order So Wild Horse Suit Can Be Heard


BLM Director Abbey’s attempt to resume roundup prior to hearing blocked


Reno NV (July 15, 2010)—The Cloud Foundation learned that United States District Judge Larry R. Hicks yesterday granted an immediate injunction preventing continuation of the Tuscarora Wild Horse Roundup in NE Nevada by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) until further order of the court. Cloud Foundation Herd-Watch Program Coordinator Laura Leigh filed a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to halt the already fatal Tuscarora Roundup in Elko County Nevada on July 12. One dozen wild horses, including three foals, have died as a result of the BLM’s July 10 roundup of 228 animals staged on private land with public oversight prohibited. Originally BLM Director Bob Abbey suspended the roundup until July 18 but the court learned late yesterday that Abbey had authorized roundup crews to resume the removal operation eight hours before the scheduled hearing. Based on this change in BLM’s position, Judge Hicks granted Leigh the TRO.


The hearing for Laura Leigh v. Ken Salazar (3:10-cv-00417-LRH-VPC) will be held Thursday, July 15 at the US District Court, 400 S. Virginia Street in Reno, beginning at 2:30 p.m.

And I'll be there.
Honesty rocks,
Terri

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Comments: Terri I am so glad you will be there, Thank you & tell Laura, Elyse & Craig hello & we all thank & appreciate them & you.
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