Legal Opinion

Lazy J Ranches Limited Partnership v. United States of America and United States Forest Service

District Court, D. Montana

Decided January 22, 2026No. 2:23-cv-00067Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BUTTE DIVISION LAZY J RANCHES LIMITED CV 23–67–BU–DLC PARTNERSHIP, Plaintiff, ORDER vs. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, Defendants. Before the Court are Plaintiff Lazy J Ranches Limited Partnership’s (“Lazy J”) motion for summary judgment (Doc. 29) and Defendants United States of America and United States Forest Service’s (collectively, “USFS”) motion for summary judgment (Doc. 32). The Parties dispute the scope of a 1979 easement (“the Easement”) between USFS and Lazy J’s predecessors in interest. The…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Blazer v. WallMontana Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Public Lands Access Ass'n v. Board of County CommissionersMontana Supreme Court · 2014
  5. Woods v. ShannonMontana Supreme Court · 2015

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