UNITED STATES v. SMITH CHRISTIAN MIN. ENTERPRISES

Civ. No. 80-1079-RE.

537 F.Supp. 57 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. SMITH CHRISTIAN MINING ENTERPRISES, INC., Smith Enterprises, Inc.; William J. Smith, Sr.; William J. Smith, Jr.; Emma R. Smith; Jane E. Smith; David L. Smith; Aiden F. Smith; [Milo G. Smith]; Keith L. Smith; and Elnora A. Smith, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

December 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney A. Lezak, U. S. Atty., Thomas C. Lee, Asst. U. S. Atty., Portland, Or., for plaintiff.

W. Dean Fitzwater, James R. Cartwright, Portland, Or., for defendants.


REDDEN, Judge:

The United States brings this action against individual and corporate defendants to enjoin their allegedly unlawful use of Forest Service lands. The amended complaint alleges that the defendants have filed spurious mining claims and unlawfully reside, conduct operations and place structures on Forest Service lands. The defendants have counterclaimed against the United States. They seek a judgment declaring their claims valid and enjoining the United...

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