New Mexico Wildfire Sparks Suit Against Federal Government

By Crystal Owens · April 23, 2025, 6:47 PM EDT

The federal government is being hit with a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Forest Service's alleged failure to follow its own prescribed burn plan, saying the lapse eventually led to the destruction...

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Documents

Complaint

Case Information

Case Title

Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, Inc. et al v. United States

Case Number

Court

New Mexico

Nature of Suit

Torts to Land

Date Filed

April 21, 2025

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