United States DC Circuit

In an action to invalidate a Bureau of Land Management order, judgment for Plaintiff is reversed. Plaintiff failed to complete annual assessments of its mining lands under 30 U.S.C. section 28, and so its mining claims were void.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/23/2009
• Published 01/23/2009

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, GARLAND, and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Robert H. Oakley, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellants/cross-appellees.   With him on the briefs was Ellen J. Durkee, Attorney.  R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance., Donald L. Morgan argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellee/cross-appellant.