Some of the Crew at the 2009 Carnegie Rally
Although the green’s attack on the CA OHV grants program continues to be a hot issue, a local newspaper did a story on the recent lawsuit settlement (a big OHV win) at Carnegie SVRA.
June 29, 2012 Tracy Press Article
http://www.tracypress.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Recreation+area+to+remain+open%20&id=19144209#cb_post_comment_19144209What the story fails to highlight is that the plaintiffs had to pay about $500K of their own legal fees.
That is huge win for OHV since the courts often grant “paid in full” tax-payer funded legal fees to environmental lawyers.This story draws attention to the fact that this country needs tort reform. Here is a recent DOJ report that shows millions of dollars were paid to CBD – the main anti-OHV litigation firm in the country.
DOJ Report
http://naturalresources.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=301242PS - Here is another article with a green spin including sharp comments from Congressman John Garamendi's sister who lives next to the park and has fought to close it.
http://www.independentnews.com/news/article_edc89080-c15c-11e1-aae2-0019bb2963f4.html#.T-3A5SPaGL4.facebook
They too forgot to mention that the greens had to pay 500K of their own legal fees.
Thanks for your interest!
