LAZY Y RANCH LTD. v. BEHRENS

No. 07-35315.

546 F.3d 580 (2008)

LAZY Y RANCH LTD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tracy BEHRENS; Marilyn Howard; Keith Johnson; Jim Risch; Lawrence Wasden; Winston Wiggins; Ben Ysursa; Does 1-20; George Bacon, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 26, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clay R. Smith, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, ID, for the defendants-appellants.

Laurence J. Lucas, Boise, ID, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: HARRY PREGERSON, WILLIAM C. CANBY, JR., and CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judges.


HALL, Circuit Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

This case arises from Lazy Y Ranch's attempt to lease grazing lands from the State of Idaho. The leases were auctioned by the State and although Lazy Y was the high bidder, the leases ultimately were awarded to other parties. Lazy Y filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that various state officials violated the Equal Protection Clause when they rejected its bids. In particular, Lazy Y alleged that the...

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