Jones v. United States

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:

I. Overview

Plaintiffs are former holders of an unpatented mining claim on federally-owned land. The Interior Board of Land Appeals affirmed the decision of the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) holding that their claim was voided by operation of law. Plaintiffs challenged that decision in the district court on constitutional grounds. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the government and plaintiffs timely appealed. We review de novo the district court’s grant of summary judgment. King v. AC & R Advertising, 65 F.3d 764, 767 (9th Cir. 1995). We have…