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GORDON v. STATE OF TEXAS

No. 97-40864.

153 F.3d 190 (1998)

John B. GORDON; et al., Plaintiffs, John B. Gordon; Marie Gordon; K.M. Shipley; T.E. Moor, III; Glenn David Moor; Marian Caffrey Campbell; Billy Bryant, et ux; Ann Bryant; Roy Steinhagen; Kim Steinhagen; Charles Fontenier; Wanda Fontenier; James D. Hearn; Sandra Hearn; Patrick A. Green; Theresa Green; Ralph Sauer; Margaret Jo Sauer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE OF TEXAS, c/o Honorable Antonio Garza, Secretary of State; Gulf Coast Rod & , Gulf Coast Rod & Reel Club; County of Galveston; Texas General Land Office; Texas Parks & Wildlife; Gulf Coast Rod, Reel and Gun Club; Wayne Stupka; David Desormeaux; Floyd W. Morrison, Jr.; John Eberling, Jr., Defendants-Appellees. K.M. SHIPLEY; et al., Plaintiffs, K.M. Shipley; T.E. Moor, III; Glenn David Moor; Marian Caffrey Campbell; Billy Bryant, et ux; Ann Bryant, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE OF TEXAS; Galveston County; Gulf Coast Rod, Reel and Gun Club; Texas Parks & Wildlife; General Land Office; Texas General Land Office, Defendants-Appellees. Roy STEINHAGEN; et al., Plaintiffs, Roy Steinhagen; Kim Steinhagen; Charles Fontenier; Wanda Fontenier, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Patrick A. Green; Theresa Green; Ralph Sauer; Margaret Jo Sauer, Intervenor-Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GULF COAST ROD, REEL AND GUN CLUB; Texas Parks & Wildlife, Defendants-Appellees. James D. HEARN; Sandra Hearn, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GULF COAST ROD, REEL AND GUN CLUB; Wayne Stupka; David Desormeaux; Robert H. Kent, Floyd W. Morrison, Jr.; John Eberling, Jr., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 25, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Martin Green, William A. McNeill, Beaumont, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Liz Bills, Natural Resources Div., Austin, TX, for State of Texas and Texas Parks & Wildlife.

David R. Walker, Chester Joseph Makowski, Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, Houston, TX, for Gulf Coast Rod, Reel and Gun Club, Stupka, Desormeaux, Morrison, Eberling and Kent.

Barry C. Willey, Galveston County Legal Dept., Galveston, TX, for County of Galveston.

Paul D. Palmer, Austin, TX, for Texas General Land Office and General Land Office.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, HIGGINBOTHAM and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

This case involves several lawsuits brought by beachfront property owners in Galveston, Texas, against both public and private defendants. The suits allege that the defendants' conduct contributed to the dramatic erosion problems that the plaintiffs are now experiencing on their properties. The plaintiffs state a variety of claims seeking both injunctive and monetary relief. The district court dismissed the lawsuits, concluding...

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