Legal Opinion
Robert B. Lara v. The Secretary of the Interior of the United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1987No. 86-3954PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:
Robert Lara appeals a judgment invalidating two mining claims and half of a third claim. Lara contends that the administrative decisions affirmed by the district court are not supported by substantial evidence and are based on improper legal standards.
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BACKGROUND
Lara purchased two twenty-acre placer mining claims, Madeline No. 1 and Madeline No. 2, in southern Oregon in 1971. In 1973, this land was withdrawn from the operation of the federal mining laws and is thus no longer subject to mineral entry. Lara purchased the twenty-acre Sunshine claim in 1975. The northern…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- McKart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. Winston Bryant McConneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. ColemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Andrus v. Charlestone Stone Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Chrisman v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- United States v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Clouser v. EspyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- A & W Smelter & Refiners, Inc. v. ClintonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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