LARA v. SECRETARY OF INTERIOR OF U.S.

No. 86-3954.

820 F.2d 1535 (1987)

Robert B. LARA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The SECRETARY OF the INTERIOR OF the UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 8, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Lancefield, Portland, Or., for plaintiff-appellant.

Vicki L. Plaut, F. Henry Habicht II, Charles H. Turner, James L. Sutherland, Alan Brenner, Dirk D. Snel and Vicki L. Plaut, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant.

Before ANDERSON, FARRIS and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.


BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:

Robert Lara appeals a judgment invalidating two mining claims and half of a third claim. Lara contends that the administrative decisions affirmed by the district court are not supported by substantial evidence and are based on improper legal standards.

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BACKGROUND

Lara purchased two twenty-acre placer mining claims, Madeline No. 1 and Madeline No. 2, in southern Oregon in 1971. In 1973, this land was withdrawn...

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