Legal Opinion
National Wildlife Federation v. Burford
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 30, 1989No. 87-4375PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
The National Wildlife Federation (“NWF”), Montana Wildlife Federation, Northern Plains Resource Council, and the Powder River Basin Resource Council appeal the district court’s entry of summary judgment on count 1 of their amended complaint. Count 1 alleged that the Secretary of the Interior violated 30 U.S.C. § 201(a)(1) (1982) by accepting coal lease bids that fell below fair market value (“FMV”).1 The district court properly held that NWF had standing to bring its suit and properly concluded that the Secretary had acted within the law in selling the leases. We affirm the…
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