STATE OF NEVADA v. UNITED STATES

Civ. No. R-78-157 BRT.

547 F.Supp. 776 (1982)

STATE OF NEVADA, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, James Watt, Secretary of the Interior, Lynn Greenwalt, Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Kayler Martinson, Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Defendants, v. DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, INC., Intervenors.

United States District Court, D. Nevada.

September 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Bryan, Atty. Gen., Larry D. Struve, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Harry W. Swainston, Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, Nev., for plaintiff.

Shirley Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty., Lamond R. Mills, U. S. Atty., Reno, Nev., William E. Hill, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendants.

Paul A. Zevnik, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Washington, D. C., for intervenors.


ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT

BRUCE R. THOMPSON, District Judge.

This action is before the court on Nevada's motion for partial summary judgment and the Government's cross-motion for summary judgment. Although the briefs are lengthy and the arguments many, after careful study we have concluded that there is a clear path to a proper disposition.

The subject matter of the action is the Ruby Lake Wildlife Refuge and its regulation.

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