HAWKINS v. HAALAND

No. 20-5074.

991 F.3d 216 (2021)

Gerald H. HAWKINS, Individually and as a Trustee of the CN Hawkins Trust and Gerald H. Hawkins and Carol H. Hawkins Trust, et al., Appellants v. Debra A. HAALAND, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 19, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Deerson argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Damien M. Schiff , Sacramento, and Dominic M. Carollo .

John L. Smeltzer , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Jeffrey Bossert Clark , Assistant Attorney General, Eric Grant , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Erika Kranz and Daron T. Carreiro , Attorneys.

Before: Rogers, Katsas and Rao, Circuit Judges.


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