Legal Opinion
Wilkenson v. Dept. of Interior of United States
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided May 2, 1986No. Civ. A. 81-M-1825, 82-M-2171PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MATSCH, District Judge.
These two lawsuits challenge the authority of the National Park Service (“NPS” or “Park Service”) to control access to a portion of a roadway within the boundaries of the Colorado National Monument (“Monu ment”). Jurisdiction over the controversy is provided by 28 U.S.C. § 1331 because the pivotal legal issues involve interpretation of pertinent federal statutes. John Wilkenson is a resident of a rural area of Mesa County, Colorado, commonly called Glade Park. It lies southwest of that portion of the Monument which is traversed by the subject…
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