Legal Opinion
Perkins v. Bergland
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 21, 1979No. 78-3659PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Two brothers, who grazed cattle on public land, sued the Department of Agriculture to challenge a reduction in their grazing permits. They appeal a summary judgment for the government.
Thomas and David Perkins hold permits entitling each of them to graze cattle within the Prescott National Forest. The permits are issued by the United States Forest Service, an arm of the Department of Agriculture, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. § 5807 *804(1976). In 1972, the Forest Supervisor, on recommendation of the local District Ranger, reduced Thomas’s permit from 517 to 250 head of cattle…
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