Caward v. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Department of Mines

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BAILEY, Judge.

Appellant State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Oklahoma Department of Mines (Appellant or ODM) seeks review of the Trial Court’s order granting judgment to Appellee Lela A. Caward, d/b/a Duane’s Granite Pit (Ap-pellee or Operator) in Operator’s action for judicial review of an ODM administrative order directing forfeiture of Operator’s reclamation bond. Herein, ODM asserts error of the Trial Court (1) in reversing ODM’s order of forfeiture, (2) in considering evidence outside the administrative record in rendering the decision, and (3) in holding that a mining lessor may…