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GARFIELD COUNTY v. U.S.

No. 20150335.

424 P.3d 46 (2017)

2017 UT 41

GARFIELD COUNTY, Kane County, and State of Utah, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America and Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Filed July 26, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean D. Reyes , Att'y Gen., Tyler R. Green , Solic. Gen., Anthony L. Rampton , Kathy A.F. Davis , Michael S. Johnson , T. Parker Douglas , John Robinson Jr. , Asst. Atty's Gen., Salt Lake City, for appellants Garfield County and State of Utah.

Shawn T. Welch , Richard D. Flint , Ryan R. Jibson , Salt Lake City, Robert C. Van Dyke , Kanab, for appellant Kane County.

John W. Huber , U.S. Att'y, John K. Mangum , Asst. U.S. Att'y, Salt Lake City, John C. Cruden , Asst. Att'y Gen., Joseph Hosu Kim , Joanna K. Brinkman , David C. Shilton , Washington, D.C., for appellee United States of America.

Brent V. Manning , Alan C. Bradshaw , Jess M. Krannich , Mitchell M. Longson , Salt Lake City, Jeffrey M. Gould , Washington, D.C., Brett De Jarnette , John C. Dwyer , Heather Dunn Navarro , Palo Alto, CA, Robert B. Wiygul , Ocean Springs, MS, Stephen H.M. Bloch , Joseph J. Bushyhead , Salt Lake City, for appellee Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance.

Troy L. Booher , Clemens A. Landau , Salt Lake City, for amici Taxpayer Association of Kane County, Ron Smith, and Jana Smith.

Hillary M. Hoffmann , South Royalton, VT, for amicus Natural Resources and Property Law Professors.

Heidi J. McIntosh , Denver, CO, for amicus Coalition to Protect America's National Parks and Park Rangers for Our Lands.

Chief Justice Durrant authored the opinion of the Court, in which Justice Durham and Justice Himonas joined.

On Certification from the United States District Court for the District of Utah

Introduction

¶ 1 This certified question emerges from a number of cases pending before several federal district courts concerning ownership of certain rights of way claimed by the State of Utah and...

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