On Wednesday, November 28th, Yosemite National Park representatives Kevin Cann, Bill Delaney, Mark Butler, Kristina Rylands, Elexis Mayer, Scott Gediman, and Linda Dahl joined Department of Justice Attorneys Charles Shockey and David Shilton at the hearing in Pasadena in front of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in the matter of the Merced River Plan litigation. Mr. Shilton represented the Department of the Interior and Yosemite in the appeal of the U.S. District Court's decision regarding the 2005 Merced River Plan. The panel of judges listened to arguments from the park and the plaintiffs, "Friends of Yosemite Valley" and "Mariposans for the Environment and Responsible Government".
For more information go to the Park Planning website http://www.nps.gov/yose/planning/litigation