Court Documents

The following documents describe lawsuits filed by the HSHA, and court decisions. These documents are in PDF format.

Year Description
2018 Settlement reached between the HSHA and the Park Service regarding the HSHA's Sequoia & Kings Canyon Freedom of Information Act lawsuit started in 2016 (August 2018)
2016 Lawsuit (opening complaint) filed by the HSHA against Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks for failure to adequately respond to the HSHA's Freedom of Information Act request (May 2016)
2012 District Court decision in High Sierra Hikers Association v. Dep't. of Interior et al. (Sequoia & Kings Canyon Nat'l Parks, General Management Plan and commercial permits; January 24, 2012)
2009 Lawsuit (opening complaint) filed by the HSHA to protect Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (September 2009)
2008 Final District Court Injunction in HSHA et al. v. Moore (Commercial Packstock Operations in the John Muir and Ansel Adams Wildernesses; May 8, 2008)
2007 District Court decision in High Sierra Hikers Ass'n et al. v. Weingardt et al. (Commercial Packstock Operations in the John Muir and Ansel Adams Wildernesses; October 30, 2007)
2006 Court decision in High Sierra Hikers Ass'n. et al., v. U.S. Forest Service (Emigrant dams; June 2006)
2004 Appeals Court decision in High Sierra Hikers Ass'n v. Blackwell (December 2004)
2002 Court decision in High Sierra Hikers Ass'n v. Powell (January 2002)
2001 Court decision in High Sierra Hikers Ass'n v. Powell (June 2001)
1995 Court decision in High Sierra Hikers Ass'n v. Kennedy (June 1995)