Laguna Hermosa Corporation v. B. E. Martin

SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:

INTRODUCTION

This case reaches us on an appeal by the United States, representing B. E. Martin, the Regional Director of the Bureau of Reclamation. The district court entered a declaratory judgment extending the Concession Agreement of Laguna Hermosa Corporation (“Laguna”) with Napa County (“the County”), the United States’ predecessor in interest. The United States claims that the district court lacked jurisdiction, and that the United States could not be estopped on the facts of this case. We affirm.

FACTS

Laguna is a concessionaire providing public use facilities at Lake…